New “Giant Superatoms” Could Solve Quantum Computing’s Biggest Problem

A new quantum system called giant superatoms could protect quantum information and enable entanglement between multiple ...
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Helping resolve quantum computers' memory problem

A major problem with quantum computers is memory, as the information they contain can be quickly lost. Quantum computers are ...
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Scientists flag the first problem beyond quantum computing

For years, quantum computers have been framed as the ultimate problem solvers, machines that would eventually crack any task that classical hardware could not touch. Now a new line of research is ...

Useful quantum computers could be built with as few as 10,000 qubits, team finds

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 ...
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Solving quantum computing's longstanding 'no cloning' problem with an encryption workaround

A team of researchers at the University of Waterloo have made a breakthrough in quantum computing that elegantly bypasses the fundamental "no cloning" problem. The research, "Encrypted Qubits can be ...
Nature

‘It’s a real shock’: quantum-computing breakthroughs pose imminent risks to cybersecurity

Two analyses suggest that quantum computers could crack ubiquitous security keys and cryptocurrencies before the decade is ...
New Scientist

The first quantum computer to break encryption is now shockingly close

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

Quantum will be ‘scalable to real problems’ within a decade, says Sandia director

Sandia National Laboratories Director Laura McGill said this week that she believes that in less than 10 years it will have developed quantum computing capabilities “that are scalable to real problems ...