Quantum computing Video What is a qubit? Andrea Morello provides a brief introduction to quantum bits Read article: What is a qubit?
Quantum computing Feature The rise of Rydberg physics Rydberg atoms are perfect for quantum logic gates and can even be used to make molecules of light, reports Keith Cooper Read article: The rise of Rydberg physics
Quantum mechanics Research update Alice and Bob have their quantum fingerprints checked Files can be matched up more efficiently using quantum mechanics Read article: Alice and Bob have their quantum fingerprints checked
Topological matter Research update Majorana ‘zero modes’ spotted in superconducting nanowires Topological protection could lead to better quantum computers Read article: Majorana ‘zero modes’ spotted in superconducting nanowires
Ultrafast science Research update Shor’s algorithm is implemented using five trapped ions Quantum-computing scheme could be scaled-up to perform practical calculations Read article: Shor’s algorithm is implemented using five trapped ions
Quantum mechanics Research update Theorists disentangle particle identity New view on entanglement could boost quantum technology Read article: Theorists disentangle particle identity
Ultracold matter Research update Quantum-limited heat conduction smashes long-distance record Ultra-efficient heat transfer could keep quantum computers cool Read article: Quantum-limited heat conduction smashes long-distance record
Quantum optics Research update Single-photon source is efficient and indistinguishable New device could find use in "boson-sampling" quantum computers Read article: Single-photon source is efficient and indistinguishable
Quantum computing Research update Physicists take entanglement beyond identical ions Two independent groups reach a milestone in ion-based quantum computing Read article: Physicists take entanglement beyond identical ions
Quantum computing Blog Commercial quantum computer works, sort of D-Wave chip outperforms classical algorithm by a factor of 100 million