In a laboratory in Broomfield, Colorado, 98 atoms are suspended in midair, held in place by electric fields and cooled to temperatures close to absolute zero.

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A visual representation of tensor networks. (Lucy Reading-Ikkanda/Simons Foundation) Efforts to advance quantum computing are also ...

Nvidia claims to have kicked off the “quantum-GPU computing era,” unveiling a way for quantum computers to interconnect with classical systems. Revealed at the chip giant’s GTC event in Washington, ...

A new federal initiative to build a quantum supercomputer could transform everything from encryption to drug discovery, ...

Mikel Díez, Director of Quantum Computing at IBM Spain, explains how the new quantum systems will work alongside classical ones to offer new possibilities for problem-solving. The Basque city of San ...

While it's no replacement for either computer, the new device is a powerful alternative for addressing some very practical challenges. Reading time 3 minutes In a world of ever-improving computing ...

Using a powerful machine made up of 56 trapped-ion quantum bits, or qubits, researchers have achieved something once thought impossible. They have proven, for the first time, that a quantum computer ...

The point at which quantum computers outperform classical ones will arrive. The question is who controls the infrastructure ...

A public-private partnership in the Mountain West announced new results today that mark steady progress toward the Department ...