Four decades ago, physicists were theorizing that the mind-bending mechanics of quantum physics could be harnessed to make a new kind of computer that’s exponentially more powerful than conventional ...

The Trump administration wants a useful quantum computer in two years. Microsoft wants one in three. Independent researchers ...

This article is part of a package on the future of quantum computing. Read about the most promising applications of these machines here and see an illustrated field guide to qubits here. Inside a ...

Advances in recent years suggest we are entering the Quantum Frontier Era. National security, science, economic ...

The U.S. and China are racing to develop computers based on the properties of quantum physics – with implications for science ...

The point at which quantum computers outperform classical ones will arrive. The question is who controls the infrastructure ...

A familiar thought experiment about a hidden cat has helped scientists take a meaningful step toward building reliable ...

Classical computing gave us automation. What's coming next is something closer to a factory that thinks. But getting there requires two technologies converging in a way that many might not fully ...

Quantum computing firm QuEra says it plans to make a fault-tolerant quantum computer and offer it to users through the cloud ...

The world of quantum video games is vast – there are hundreds that are either inspired by quantum mechanics or use quantum ...