Quantum Computing
Although still in their infancy, quantum computers are set to deliver an incredible leap forward in computing capabilities.
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Cosmic rays can destabilize quantum computers, MIT study warns
Progress on quantum computers may soon stall. Cosmic rays streaming to Earth can interfere with the integrity of information in quantum computers, and now an MIT team has shown just how vulnerable they are and what it might take to protect them. -
Landmark hot qubit research promises bigger, cheaper quantum computers
Current-gen quantum computing "qubits" need to be kept incredibly cold – below 0.1 Kelvin (-273.05 °C/-459.5 °F). But new "hot qubits" developed at UNSW can work 15 times hotter, opening the door to radically smaller, cheaper quantum computers. -
Information teleported between two computer chips for the first time
Scientists have achieved quantum teleportation between two computer chips for the first time, sending information between them without being physically or electronically connected. The feat opens the door for quantum computers and quantum internet. -
Quantum states in conventional electronics may beat end of Moore's law
Scientists have found a way to produce quantum states in ordinary, everyday electronics without exotic materials or equipment. This raises the possibility that quantum information technologies can be created using current devices. -
Google both has and hasn't achieved "quantum supremacy"
Google has announced that it has achieved “quantum supremacy,” the point where a quantum computer successfully performs an operation considered impossible for traditional computers. But rival IBM disagrees that this has been achieved at all. -
Schrodinger's superconductor naturally stable in two states at once
Researchers from Johns Hopkins University have found a superconducting material naturally stable in two states at once, which is useful for quantum computers. -
Physicists measure how long graphene qubits hover in "alive/dead" superposition
Practical quantum computers may be another step closer to reality, thanks again to graphene. The bits of information in quantum computers (qubits) can exist in two states at once, and now researchers have managed to record just how long that superposition state can last in a qubit made of graphene. -
IBM reveals prototype of its first commercial quantum computer processor
Having provided access to a quantum processor through the cloud for a year, IBM is revealing a new generation of processors. A 16-qubit processor will increase the processing power available through the cloud, while the second is twice as powerful again and designed for commercial applications. -
Nanoscale refrigerator helps quantum computers keep their cool
The next big breakthrough for electronics is likely to be quantum computers, but there are still plenty of hurdles to jump before they become a reality. A team from Aalto University in Finland may have cleared one of those obstacles, developing a “nanorefrigerator” to help cool components down. -
Predicting the future brings stability to quantum computing
Researchers have recently blasted through another quantum quandary, potentially bringing stability to the notoriously unstable world that exists in these computing systems. New Atlas spoke with one of the researchers to get more information about the potentially game-changing work. -
Voltage control method brings large-scale quantum computers within reach
Researchers at the University of Sussex claim to have produced a method that removes lasers from quantum logic gates, thereby removing one of the largest stumbling blocks to producing a workable, full-sized quantum computer system -
Slamming carbon out of diamonds with silicon creates quantum computing bridge
In one more step on the road to a functional quantum computer, researchers at Harvard University and Sandia Ion Beam Laboratory claim to have created the very first "bridge" that could effectively link strings of quantum computers together in a single networked unit.