Germanium superconductor could help build reliable quantum computers
Germanium is already used in standard computer chipsmatejmo/Getty Images A superconductor made from germanium, a…
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‘Nightmare’ calculation may be too tricky for even quantum computers
Some problems are too hard for even quantum computersYaroslav Kushta/Getty Images Researchers have identified a…
Quantum computers have finally achieved unconditional supremacy
Quantinuum’s quantum computerQuantinuum What can quantum computers do that their traditional counterparts absolutely cannot? This…
Neglecton Particles Could Be Key to More Stable Quantum Computers
Aaron Lauda has been exploring an area of mathematics that most physicists have seen little…
This Number System Beats Binary, But Most Computers Can’t Use It
The Babylonians used separate combinations of two symbols to represent every single number from 1…
Quantum Computers Simulate Particle ‘String Breaking’ in a Physics Breakthrough
Quantum Computers Simulate Particle 'String Breaking' in a Physics BreakthroughPhysicists are a step closer to…
Could we build space-time computers that run on gravity?
Illustration of massive objects warping space-timekoto_feja/Getty Images A mathematical test for the nature of space-time…
Best quantum ‘transistor’ yet could lead to more accurate computers
The ion-trap chip used to test a single qubitDr Jochen Wolf and Dr Tom Harty…
Hackers could ‘vandalise’ quantum computers without people noticing
Sharing a quantum computer could put you at risk of hackingBlackJack3D/Getty Images Hackers may be…
We can build quantum computers using the rules of special relativity
The odd effects of special relativity can be harnessed to build quantum computersYuichiro Chino/Getty Images…