#quantum-computing

Massachusetts plans to invest up to $25 million in a new quantum research facility aimed at next-generation computing breakthroughs.

A new U.S. government plan to invest $2 billion in quantum computing companies is under fire from Rep. Zoe Lofgren, who argues the CHIPS and Science Act money was not authorized for this purpose.

Google used its I/O Dialogues stage to frame AI not as a single product wave but as a platform touching agents, science, robotics, quantum computing and filmmaking.

New research suggests spin qubits hosted in quantum dots can be moved from one dot to another without destroying quantum information, potentially combining the manufacturing advantages of electronic qubits with the flexi

Researchers used two IBM quantum computers and two major supercomputers to model a 12,635-atom molecule, a new record that underscores the promise of hybrid quantum-classical chemistry.

Researchers say a new error-mitigation approach called photon distillation can reduce noise before it derails calculations, potentially improving the path toward scalable photonic quantum computers.

A new analysis argues that quantum computers could gain practical advantages in machine learning by loading classical data in smaller batches, sidestepping a long-standing memory bottleneck.

New research and revised industry deadlines are pushing major technology companies closer to a post-quantum transition point, with Google and Cloudflare accelerating readiness targets to 2029

An IEEE Spectrum report highlights a MEMS photonics device small enough to project images at extreme miniaturization, with roots in quantum-computing hardware research.

A University of Sydney physicist has proposed an error-correction method aimed at reducing the number of physical qubits needed for large-scale fault-tolerant quantum computing.

Two new papers suggest utility-scale quantum attacks on elliptic curve cryptography may be less resource-intensive than previously thought, sharpening pressure on the transition to post-quantum security.

Six quantum computing teams are competing for a $5 million prize to prove that today's noisy quantum machines can solve real healthcare problems classical computers cannot — a competition that has already transformed how the field approaches hybrid quantum-classical computing.

Researchers have discovered a technique to stabilize and control electron spins at normally unstable magnetic equilibrium points using electric current — a finding that could unlock entirely new spintronic computing architectures.

Researchers have demonstrated that a superconducting quantum processor can perform at full capability with significantly fewer physical connections — addressing one of the most stubborn engineering obstacles in scaling quantum computers to useful sizes.

Physicists have discovered a novel quantum state that emerges when competing interactions leave atoms unable to settle into an ordered arrangement, opening new pathways in quantum materials research.

Physicists have developed a microscope that resolves the momentum-space structure of quantum materials with unprecedented clarity, opening new windows onto the quantum behaviors that underpin next-generation electronics.

Chinese researchers developed a quantum dot device that emits photon pairs with 98.3% purity, one of the highest ever achieved in a solid-state system, advancing quantum networking.

Researchers have discovered that subtly adjusting the ratio of tellurium and selenium in ultra-thin films can trigger a topological superconducting state critical for stable quantum computers. The breakthrough offers a more practical manufacturing route for next-generation quantum devices.

Researchers at Norway's NTNU have identified niobium-rhenium alloy as a promising triplet superconductor, a material capable of transmitting both electrical and spin currents with zero resistance. If confirmed, this discovery could pave the way for ultra-fast quantum computers that operate on almost no power.

An international team of physicists has successfully read information stored in Majorana qubits for the first time, using a quantum capacitance technique to measure the hidden states of these topologically protected quantum particles. The advance, published in Nature, marks a critical step toward fault-tolerant quantum computers.