In nature, tiny crystals known as nanocrystals are formed slowly over many years. Rocks and minerals react with air, water, and carbon dioxide in a process called chemical weathering. These reactions ...

Concerns that quantum computers may start easily hacking into previously secure communications has motivated researchers to ...

A manufacturing technology to create quantum dots, a key quantum material, in desired structures and sizes on a substrate is showing promising results in South Korea. The developed technology is expec ...

A key challenge in developing stable quantum systems is protecting quantum information from environmental disturbances. It is also one of the biggest hurdles in achieving and maintaining unique ...

Quantum computer research is advancing at a rapid pace. Today's devices, however, still have significant limitations: For example, the length of a quantum computation is severely limited—that is, the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Quantum systems are so delicate that even observing them can lead to disturbance. The conventional techniques used for taking a ...

Simone Colombo is developing a faster method for cooling gases with a host of quantum applications Image by Gerd Altmann from ...

Researchers have developed a new protocol for characterizing quantum gate errors, paving the way toward more reliable quantum simulations and fault-tolerant quantum computing. Researchers have ...

Microsoft Corp. MSFT has condensed its commercial quantum timeline and now expects to integrate quantum computing technology ...

This diagram illustrates how the team reduces quantum circuit complexity in machine learning using three encoding methods—variational, genetic, and matrix product state algorithms. All methods ...

Researchers have developed a new protocol for benchmarking quantum gates, a critical step toward realizing the full potential of quantum computing and potentially accelerating progress toward ...