For all the hype surrounding quantum computers, the technology can sometimes appear to be a solution in search of a problem. Scientifically impressive, but not yet obviously useful in the real world.

Alphabet's Google Quantum AI recently announced a major technological advance in quantum computing. The company faces several strong competitors in the quantum chip market. Winning in quantum ...

Quantum Cloning: In quantum technology, the idea of copying information takes on a completely different meaning. Quantum ...

For the past year, I kept bringing the same story to my editor: quantum computers are on the edge of becoming useful for scientific discovery. Of course, that has always been the goal. The idea of ...

Tucked between a gymnasium and an inflatable amusement park, twenty-five miles north of midtown Manhattan, engineers are building some of the smallest quantum computers the world has ever seen. Based ...

The world could be caught off guard by quantum hackers before the end of this decade — much sooner than expected. This is the take-home message of two studies posted independently on 30 March, one a ...

In the world of quantum computing, some of the world’s most important tech giants are striving to achieve a permanent advantage over classical computing, solving problems that simply cannot be solved ...

If you’re picturing quantum computing as a giant red button that suddenly shuts off the internet, the reality is a little less theatrical and a lot more technical than that. The main danger isn't that ...

Quantum computing encryption is reshaping how we think about digital security in a world built on encrypted communication. Today's systems rely on mathematical complexity, but emerging quantum ...