Physics World December 2025

Quantum computers: where next? Error corrections, algorithms and applications

As we draw to the end of the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology, Philip Ball continues his survey of the quantum-technology marketplace by looking at the challenges of error correction in quantum computing, examining the need for platform-independent algorithms, and exploring how users will adopt quantum tech. Also this month, Joe McEntee looks at how data-analysis techniques from astrophysics are helping in sports science. The bumper Festive Reviews section, meanwhile, includes a look at some of the forgotten female pioneers of quantum physics.

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