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Superconducting qubits have passed a key quantum test

10 May 2023

A Bell test can confirm whether two systems are truly entangled – it has now been used to confirm entanglement between qubits in a superconducting circuits


Google researchers made a time crystal inside a quantum computer

Google researchers made a time crystal inside a quantum computer

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


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Quantum hyperchaos could help build better quantum computers

25 January 2021

When quantum computers get too complex, they can display hyperchaotic behaviour – like chaos, but more chaotic – and understanding it could help improve computer designs


How quantum computing got a boost from an experiment in a cornfield

How quantum computing got a boost from an experiment in a cornfield

11 March 2020

In a cornfield in India, Urbasi Sinha ran an experiment that may challenge the rules of quantum mechanics and paves the way for higher dimensional quantum computing


How quantum sensors can improve our lives and agriculture

How quantum sensors can improve our lives and agriculture

10 May 2019

Incredibly precise quantum devices could help decode our brains and prevent engineering disasters, says physicist Kai Bongs.


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The quantum world is infamously weird – now we might know why

13 March 2019

The property that makes the subatomic realm so odd could also be the engine that gives quantum computers their superpower


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The baffling quantum maths solution it took 10 years to understand

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


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