How long before quantum computers can benefit society? That’s Google’s US$5 million question

Quantum computing has huge promise from a technical perspective, but the practical benefits are less clear.

Adam Lowe, Lecturer, School of Computer Science and Digital Technologies, Aston University • conversation
March 26, 2024 ~7 min

Researchers create first logical quantum processor

Key step toward reliable, game-changing quantum computing.

Anne J. Manning • harvard
Dec. 8, 2023 ~6 min


What is quantum advantage? A quantum computing scientist explains an approaching milestone marking the arrival of extremely powerful computers

Several companies have made quantum computers, but these early models have yet to demonstrate quantum advantage: the ability to outstrip ordinary supercomputers.

Daniel Lidar, Professor of Electrical Engineering, Chemistry, and Physics & Astronomy, University of Southern California • conversation
Nov. 17, 2023 ~9 min

‘Quantum flute’ gets light particles to move in strange ways

Researchers have created a "quantum flute" that coaxes light particles to interact in a way that's never been seen before.

Louise Lerner-Chicago • futurity
July 22, 2022 ~6 min

Better info transfer marks step forward for quantum computing

Researchers report making major strides in enhancing quantum computing by improving the transfer of information between electrons in quantum systems.

Lindsey Valich-Rochester • futurity
May 7, 2021 ~7 min

Electron ‘teleportation’ could push quantum computing forward

Quantum teleportation is an key way to transmit info in quantum computing. In a new step forward, researchers say it may be possible between electrons.

Lindsey Valich-Rochester • futurity
June 21, 2020 ~6 min

Machine learning pushes quantum computing forward

Hunting for quantum bits with machine learning could be a crucial step forward in making quantum computers a reality.

U. Melbourne • futurity
March 18, 2020 ~9 min

Team hits huge milestone of quantum supremacy

The Sycamore quantum computer has solved a problem that would take current computers 10,000 years to complete—quantum supremacy.

Sonia Fernandez-UCSB • futurity
Oct. 28, 2019 ~6 min


More wrong answers get quantum computers to find the right one

A way to generate a more diverse set of errors from quantum computers working on an operation can help the right answer stand out, research finds.

John Toon-Georgia Tech • futurity
Oct. 17, 2019 ~6 min

Quantum bit communication breaks distance record

Two new studies show quantum bits connecting over the longest distance ever and also via sound.

Louise Lerner-Chicago • futurity
May 8, 2019 ~4 min

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