5 January 2023
It has long been known that one day quantum computers will probably be able to crack the RSA encryption method we use to keep data safe, but a team of researchers is now claiming it is already possible, while others say the results require more scrutiny
19 December 2022
Extremely cold atoms were thrown with one laser beam and caught with another. The technique could be used in quantum computing
6 December 2022
A small quantum computer has been connected to Europe’s fastest supercomputer. This connection could help researchers work out how to best pair quantum computers together with powerful supercomputers to solve complex problems faster
30 November 2022
Researchers have used Google's Sycamore quantum computer to simulate a simplified wormhole for the first time, and sent a piece of quantum information through it
21 November 2022
A simulated version of Paris where universities and telecommunication hubs are connected by a quantum communication network suggests that existing technology is already nearing the ability to create functional "quantum cities"
21 November 2022
Investment that the UK government started in quantum technologies in 2013 seems to have paid off by enabling the existence of companies at the cutting edge of research
17 November 2022
Large quantum programs build up errors as they run, but a technique for mitigating these errors has allowed researchers at IBM to run over 1700 operations on their quantum computer
16 November 2022
Companies such as IBM offer timeshare access to prototype quantum computers, but researchers have shown that they can access other users’ data on these machines
9 November 2022
IBM's new quantum computer, Osprey, is more than triple the size of its previous record-breaking Eagle processor
20 September 2022
A quantum memory device can store information at room temperature – a step towards building a quantum internet that could transmit secure data across fibre-optic cables
