The day when a quantum computer manages to break common encryption, or Q-Day, is fast approaching, and the world is not close ...

Quantum hardware and software are advancing rapidly – and our online encryption systems need to change to stay ahead.

Part one explained the physics of quantum computing. This piece explains the target — how bitcoin's encryption works, why a ...

Leaders of the Pacific Northwest's quantum computing realm had lots to celebrate — including a $500,000 boost from Washington ...

Traditional encryption methods have long been vulnerable to quantum computers, but two new analyses suggest a capable enough machine may be built much sooner than previously thought ...

The performance of quantum computers could cap out after around 1,000 qubits, according to a new analysis published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Through new calculations, ...

According to the latest Google research, it could take as few as 1,200 logical qubits for a quantum computer to break ...

Quantum circuits are supposed to gain power as they grow longer, but noise changes the picture. A new study finds that earlier steps in these circuits gradually lose their impact, with only the final ...

Researchers created scalable quantum circuits capable of simulating fundamental nuclear physics on more than 100 qubits. These circuits efficiently prepare complex initial states that classical ...

Google's quantum paper made headlines with that number. Here's what it means, what's actually at risk, and why 6.9 million ...

For years, the conversation around quantum computing and cryptocurrency has been dominated by a single, breathless question: Will a quantum breakthrough kill Bitcoin? The fear is simple enough.

A team developing light-sensitive cancer drugs has won a US$2-million Quantum for Bio (Q4Bio) prize for demonstrating a ...