First one-way superconductor could slash energy used by computers
27 April 2022
A serendipitous experiment has demonstrated a superconductor that lets electricity preferentially travel in one direction for the first time
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China beats Google to claim the world's most powerful quantum computer
5 July 2021
A team in China has demonstrated that it has the world's most powerful quantum computer, leapfrogging the previous record holder, Google
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A massive optical computer being built could outpace quantum computers
28 December 2019
A machine made of a 5 kilometre-long coil of fibre optic cable squeezed into a box a few metres across could give quantum computers a run for their money on certain tasks
The baffling quantum maths solution it took 10 years to understand
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A decade ago, two mathematicians produced a solution to one of the most difficult maths problems ever. The only problem was, no one understood it - until now
