Steve Brierley argues that quantum computers must implement comprehensive error-correction techniques before they can become fully useful to society
Read article: Why error correction is quantum computing’s defining challenge
Confining ions with static magnetic and electric fields instead of an oscillating radiofrequency field reduces heating and gives better position control
Read article: New ion trapping approach could help quantum computers scale up
Proposed device might aid the development of quantum computers
Read article: Controllable Cooper pair splitter could separate entangled electrons on demand
Yes, say researchers who experimentally executed a protocol designed to do just that
Read article: Can a classical computer tell if a quantum computer is telling the truth?
New design produces an order of magnitude improvement in single-photon coherence time
Read article: Novel superconducting cavity qubit pushes the limits of quantum coherence
Improved control system suppresses bit-flip errors, demonstrating a promising route towards more robust quantum computers
Read article: Cat qubits reach a new level of stability
China’s Institute of High Energy Physics (IHEP) in Beijing is carrying out pioneering work in quantum computing and quantum machine learning to broaden its particle physics programme
Read article: IHEP seeks quantum opportunities to fast-track fundamental science
Majorana states for quantum computing applications might be observed in two new types of structures
Read article: Surface superconductivity appears in topological materials
Seven quantum hardware companies have been awarded multimillion-pound contracts to build a series of quantum testbeds at the National Quantum Computing Centre by March 2025
Read article: Quantum testbeds provide gateway to large-scale quantum computing
Discovery could aid the development of quantum computing architectures in which qubits are implanted randomly into a host matrix
Read article: Long-lived qubits survive as ‘islands’ in a noisy environment
