Quantum computers are coming. Or, at least, that’s what current predictions say. These machines harness the power of quantum mechanics, the set of rules governing how physics operates at atomic and ...

Four decades ago, physicists were theorizing that the mind-bending mechanics of quantum physics could be harnessed to make a new kind of computer that’s exponentially more powerful than conventional ...

A surge of funding and federal action is giving the once-futuristic technology a more immediate role in everything from ...

This article is part of a package on the future of quantum computing. Read about the most promising applications of these machines here and see an illustrated field guide to qubits here. Inside a ...

Researchers from the University of Waterloo's Faculty of Science and the Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) are prioritizing collaboration over competition to advance quantum computer development ...

By remotely accessing an IBM quantum computer, a research scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has successfully ...

A quiet transformation is unfolding in the way scientists design the materials that power modern technology. From faster ...

The U.S. and China are racing to develop computers based on the properties of quantum physics – with implications for science ...

The US government wants to get hold of a quantum computer good enough to contribute to scientific breakthroughs in just two ...

This technology may or may not be a big deal. Simultaneously.

President Trump on Monday directed the federal government to build a powerful quantum computer for scientific research and ...