In a quantum computer, the basic unit of memory is a quantum bit or qubit. Qubits are made using physical systems, such as the spin of an electron or the orientation of a photon.

Dec 30, 2024 · Following successful early demonstrations of linking two quantum computing chips, IBM is aiming to break records for the largest quantum computer yet by combining …

May 10, 2023 · The success of connecting the qubits across 30 metres is particularly promising for quantum computing and encryption, he says. “This is a potential path towards scaling up …

May 22, 2024 · Entanglement is a key part of quantum computing Bartlomiej K. Wroblewski/Alamy While scientists generally try to find sensible explanations for weird phenomena, quantum …

Jun 3, 2019 · The phrase “quantum leap” has taken a bit of battering over the past few decades – for many people it will call to mind a cliché for massive change, or the sci-fi TV programme …

Dec 6, 2023 · The complexity of a calculation a quantum computer can complete depends on the number of qubits it contains. Recently, IBM and California-based Atom Computing unveiled …

Jan 7, 2023 · Quantum money underpinned by the mathematics of knots could be impossible to forge. In a quantum monetary system, money is represented as a collection of quantum bits – …

Quantum physics underlies how atoms work, and so why chemistry and biology work as they do. You, me and the gatepost – at some level at least, we’re all dancing to the quantum tune.

Dec 24, 2024 · Some quantum fields that extend throughout all of space-time could be a rich resource of quantum entanglement that can be extracted forever

Dec 26, 2024 · A breakthrough in December from researchers at Google Quantum AI charted one path towards making this a practical reality. Their approach, however, may already be in …