Quantum computing Research update Classical computers race to catch up with quantum advantage New algorithm shows that the competition between classical and quantum computation is far from over Read article: Classical computers race to catch up with quantum advantage
Quantum computing Podcasts Ion-based quantum computers could boost battery performance, how fuel cells are decarbonizing energy This podcast has an energy-storage theme Read article: Ion-based quantum computers could boost battery performance, how fuel cells are decarbonizing energy
Quantum computing Blog Quantum optimization, alien life and mental health in physics: the February 2022 issue of Physics World magazine is now out Why conquering "quantum optimization" might be one of the trickiest things when it comes to getting quantum computers to work Read article: Quantum optimization, alien life and mental health in physics: the February 2022 issue of Physics World magazine is now out
Quantum computing Research update Silicon qubits reach the standard for quantum error correction Three independent groups exceed 99% fidelity with their quantum logic gates Read article: Silicon qubits reach the standard for quantum error correction
Quantum computing Research update Long-range quantum entanglement measured at last New work by two independent groups might aid the development of robust quantum memories Read article: Long-range quantum entanglement measured at last
Quantum computing Research update Quantum computers take on quarks Variational quantum algorithms bring full-scale simulations of the strong nuclear force one step closer to reality Read article: Quantum computers take on quarks
Quantum computing Analysis SPONSORED Start-up innovation drives UK’s emerging quantum economy The UK's quantum computing ecosystem is gathering momentum, with a clutch of early-stage companies attracting significant investor funding to build the quantum computers of the future Read article: Start-up innovation drives UK’s emerging quantum economy
Quantum computing Podcasts Cutting through the quantum hype, why the Stark effect should be renamed We talk about the “German Physics” movement of the 1930s and the quantum-computing industry Read article: Cutting through the quantum hype, why the Stark effect should be renamed
Quantum computing Analysis Quantum computer shows that time crystals are phases of matter Result establishes near-term quantum computers as testbeds for exotic physics out of equilibrium Read article: Quantum computer shows that time crystals are phases of matter
Quantum computing Research update Universal photonic quantum processor sets new size record Single photons passing through the 12-mode reconfigurable processor show quantum interference Read article: Universal photonic quantum processor sets new size record
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