Quantum supremacy has arrived – what happens to computing now?
30 October 2019
The claim that a quantum computer has done something a classical machine can't has generated plenty of excitement, but true quantum computing will take time to appear
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A perfect MeerKAT moment as the sun breaks through above the telescope
30 October 2019
This remarkable image captures the moment the sun shone on MeerKAT, the South Africa-based test bed for the Square Kilometre Array, the world’s most powerful telescope
Will Google bail if its quantum computer doesn’t turn a quick profit?
30 October 2019
Google is famous for ditching projects it loses interest in. The road to workable quantum computers will be long, but we must stick with it, says Douglas Heaven
Will Smith's action thriller Gemini Man falls into major logic holes
30 October 2019
A movie that sends a young Will Smith to kill his older self sounds fun. But there are two big flaws in its logic, says Simon Ings in his latest column
All-seeing eyes: The epic plan to track almost everything on Earth
30 October 2019
Firms are racing to create a real-time database of every object on Earth larger than a car. It would help investors and conservationists, but could it be abused?
Timeline: A brief history of quantum computing from 1980 to 2100
29 October 2019
Here are the key milestones in the history of quantum computing, as well as New Scientist's predictions for the future
Quantum supremacy: What can we do with a quantum computer?
28 October 2019
Quantum computers could be used to crack open chemistry's most elusive problems or help to create new medicines
Google's qubit rivals: The race to useful quantum computers has begun
28 October 2019
Google recently claimed to have achieved quantum supremacy, but many companies are still hoping their own quantum computers will soon overtake Google's
Genetic privacy attack could reveal DNA secrets from genealogy sites
24 October 2019
Researchers say they have serious concerns about the genetic privacy of users of genetic genealogy services including MyHeritage, GEDMatch and FamilyTreeDNA
