No one yet knows which technology will power the quantum computers of the future, but the race to create them has already ...

The world's first portable, room-temperature quantum computer with more than 10 qubits utilizes flawed lab-made diamonds. The ...

Quantum computers hold great promise for applications from drug discovery to cybersecurity. Yet figuring out what would give ...

The White House Quantum Summit brought industry experts together to solve a tough problem before an aggressive 2028 deadline.

In the global race to build bigger and better quantum computers, researchers have taken a step forward. A new machine called ...

Using light to process quantum information is one of the most promising approaches to building future quantum computers.

The hardest idea in quantum mechanics to hold in a non-physicist’s head is that a thing can be in two states at once. Not ...

By leveraging quantum mechanics, this type of computing accelerates processing speeds and technological progress ...

Quantum computing should be viewed as a powerful new tool for solving specific classes of exceptionally difficult problems.​ ...

A number of companies, betting on various architectural approaches, are trying to build the first commercially viable quantum computer capable of significantly outperforming current systems. Oratomic, ...

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 ...