25 May 2022
A set of 16 qubits has been arranged so that they may be able to run any calculation error-free – a crucial step toward building quantum computers that can outpace traditional ones
27 April 2022
A serendipitous experiment has demonstrated a superconductor that lets electricity preferentially travel in one direction for the first time
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
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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
6 February 2019
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
