Researchers at the California Institute of Technology theorize that a functional quantum computer may require far fewer ...

Traditional encryption methods have long been vulnerable to quantum computers, but two new analyses suggest a capable enough ...

Google quantum pioneer says encryption-breaking use cases may arrive sooner than expected, urging crypto industry to prepare now ...

A University of Sydney quantum physicist has developed a new approach to quantum error correction that could significantly ...

One paper finds that attacking the bitcoin blockchain through quantum mining would demand the energy output of a star.

Quantum computers of the future may be closer to reality thanks to new research from Caltech and Oratomic, a Caltech-linked start-up company. Theorists and experimentalists teamed up to develop a new ...

Charles H. Bennett and Gilles Brassard, winners of this year’s Turing Award, spent their lives touting the advantages of the ...

The new approach to reduce quantum errors applies gauge theory to track global quantum activity, such as across a "quantum hard drive," without collapsing local qubit states, according to the study ...

A small mathematical revision to quantum mechanics could effectively limit the purported infinite capacities of quantum computers—if validated, that is. Reading time 3 minutes The entire spiel of ...

A new study challenges fears of quantum mining dominance, arguing that real-world constraints make it impractical while ...