23 February 2023
For the first time, Google has shown it is possible to reduce the overall number of errors produced by a quantum computer, meaning it should be possible to build larger, useful devices
18 August 2022
In 2019, Google showed that its Sycamore quantum computer could solve a problem that no ordinary computer could handle - but now a new algorithm gives non-quantum devices the edge
3 August 2021
A time crystal is a unique phase of matter that flips between two configurations with no energy input necessary – first proposed in 2012, this type of matter has now been created inside a quantum computer built by Google
14 July 2021
Google has shown that its Sycamore quantum computer can detect and fix computational errors, an essential step for large-scale quantum computing, but its current system generates more errors than it solves
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
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
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
