Twist: MIT’s New Programming Language for Quantum Computing
Time crystals. Microwaves. Diamonds. What do these three disparate things have in common? Quantum computing. Unlike traditional computers that use bits, quantum computers use qubits…
Quantum Computing News
European Milestone: Quantum Computer With More Than 5,000 Qubits Launched
Official launch marks a milestone in the development of quantum computing in Europe. A quantum annealer with more than 5,000 qubits has been put into…
Major Breakthrough As Quantum Computing in Silicon Hits 99% Accuracy
UNSW Sydney-led research paves the way for large silicon-based quantum processors for real-world manufacturing and application. Australian researchers have proven that near error-free quantum computing…
Innovative New Algorithms Advance the Computing Power of Early-Stage Quantum Computers
A group of scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory has developed computational quantum algorithms that are capable of efficient and highly accurate…
Making Next Generation Quantum Computers Even More Powerful
Engineers at EPFL have developed a method for reading several qubits – the smallest unit of quantum data – at the same time. Their method…
Magnetic Surprise Revealed in “Magic-Angle” Graphene – Potential Quantum Computing Applications
Magnets and superconductors don’t normally get along, but a new study shows that ‘magic-angle’ graphene is capable of producing both superconductivity and ferromagnetism, which could…
Super-Resolution Imaging of a Single Cold Atom on a Nanosecond Timescale
The team of academician GUO Guangcan of University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has made important progress…
Creating the Heart of a Quantum Computer: Developing Qubits
A computer is suspended from the ceiling. Delicate lines and loops of silvery wires and tubes connect gold-colored platforms. It seems to belong in a…
A-List Candidate for Fault-Free Quantum Computing Delivers Puzzling Surprise
Puzzling result forces physicists to rethink ‘spin-triplet’ superconductivity. A Rice University-led study is forcing physicists to rethink superconductivity in uranium ditelluride, an A-list material in…
A Novel Machine Learning Algorithm Allows for Efficient and Accurate Verification of Quantum Devices
Technologies that take advantage of novel quantum mechanical behaviors are likely to become commonplace in the near future. These may include devices that use quantum…
New Performance Benchmark: Measuring a Quantum Computer’s Power Just Got Faster and More Accurate
Scientists at Sandia National Labs invent new yardstick for benchmarking performance. What does a quantum computer have in common with a top draft pick in…
Important Milestone Reached in Quantum Computing With Error Correction
“Until now researchers have encoded and stabilized. We now show that we can compute as well.” Researchers at QuTech—a collaboration between the TU Delft and…
Quantum Computing Breakthrough: Exotic Quantum Particles – Less Magnetic Field Required
Research paves the way for future quantum devices and applications. Exotic quantum particles and phenomena are like the world’s most daring elite athletes. Like the…
Flawed Diamonds May Provide Perfect Interface for Quantum Computers – Faster and More Secure
Flaws in diamonds — atomic defects where carbon is replaced by nitrogen or another element — may offer a close-to-perfect interface for quantum computing, a…
Fast-Forwarding Quantum Evolution: Physical Features Boost the Efficiency of Quantum Simulations
Two recent papers settle long-standing questions about algorithms on future quantum computers. Recent theoretical breakthroughs have settled two long-standing questions about the viability of simulating…
Breakthrough Proof Clears Path for Quantum AI – Overcoming Threat of “Barren Plateaus”
Novel theorem demonstrates convolutional neural networks can always be trained on quantum computers, overcoming threat of ‘barren plateaus’ in optimization problems. Convolutional neural networks running…
Harvard Scientists Observe Quantum Spin Liquids – A Never-Before-Seen State of Matter
Harvard researchers observe a state of matter predicted and hunted for 50 years but never previously observed. In 1973, physicist Philip W. Anderson theorized the…
Stanford and Google Team Up To Create Time Crystals With Quantum Computers
A team of researchers including ones from Stanford and Google have created and observed a new phase of matter, popularly known as a time crystal….
