The day when a quantum computer manages to break common encryption, or Q-Day, is fast approaching, and the world is not close ...

Leaders of the Pacific Northwest's quantum computing realm had lots to celebrate — including a $500,000 boost from Washington ...

Quantum hardware and software are advancing rapidly – and our online encryption systems need to change to stay ahead.

In August 2024, the National Institute of Standards and Technology did something it had been working toward for eight years: ...

Chicago has quickly emerged as a hub for quantum computing, with the state of Illinois and technology companies pouring millions of dollars into developing a campus to build the world’s first ...

With new NSF award, computer science associate professor Prabhanjan Ananth will study the foundations of quantum computing as a cryptographic tool Whether you use a smartphone or a computer, pay for ...

The performance of quantum computers could cap out after around 1,000 qubits, according to a new analysis published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Through new calculations, ...

There are currently about 80 companies across the world manufacturing quantum computing hardware. Because I report on quantum computing, I have had a chance to watch it grow as an industry from up ...

A team developing light-sensitive cancer drugs has won a US$2-million Quantum for Bio (Q4Bio) prize for demonstrating a ...

Like their conventional counterparts, quantum computers can also break down. They can sometimes lose the atoms they manipulate to function, which can stop calculations dead in their tracks. But ...