This device is known as a Josephson junction. It’s the foundational building block of quantum computers and advances of it ...

Scientists have developed a new approach to correcting common quantum computing errors, which could pave the way for more ...

Quantum computing has long promised breakthroughs in chemistry, logistics, finance, and climate modeling, but the hardware ...

The Majorana 1 quantum computer was hailed as a significant breakthrough by Microsoft, but critics say the company has yet to ...

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In December 2024, Google's Willow chip became the first quantum processor to demonstrate "below threshold" error correction. That's the holy grail physicists have chased for 30 years. The chip showed ...

Fully functional quantum computers remain out of reach, but optimism across the field is rising. At the Q2B Silicon Valley conference in December, researchers and executives ...

You are watching a long-standing assumption in physics and engineering quietly fall apart. Researchers at Northwestern ...

Advances in quantum computing this year clarified timelines and forced a reassessment of Bitcoin’s future security.

Ultracold atoms have successfully mimicked a fundamental quantum effect normally found in electronic circuits.

A new microchip-sized device could dramatically accelerate the future of quantum computing. It controls laser frequencies ...

Researchers at USTC in China turned to microwave-based error correction to achieve a distance-7 logical qubit, much like ...