In theory, quantum physics can bypass the hard mathematical problems at the root of modern encryption. A new proof shows how.

Researchers have successfully used a quantum algorithm to solve a complex century-old mathematical problem long considered ...

A Los Alamos scientist has shown that quantum computers can be used to “factorize” group representations, a mathematical ...

Since the 1990s, evidence has been growing that quantum computers should be able to solve a range of particularly complex ...

Lauda and his colleagues solve some of the problems with topological qubits by using a class of theoretical particles they ...

Quantum computing has been one of tech's most reliable running jokes for decades: always revolutionary, always five years ...

Quantum computing is widely believed to be a revolutionary new technology. In fact, it is a double-edged sword. If efficient ...

In March, D-Wave announced it performed a materials simulation using quantum technology. A few weeks later, Quantinuum published a paper in Nature detailing how it used the company’s six-qubit ...

Matter gets weird at the quantum scale, and among the oddities is the Efimov effect, a state in which the attractive forces ...

At Xanadu, Christian Weedbrook is using quantum technology to power breakthroughs in industries ranging from pharmaceuticals ...

Quantum computing is moving out of the lab and into real-world applications, with major institutions like JPMorgan Chase already demonstrating breakthroughs in cryptographic security. As this ...