Quantum cryptography poses two questions for higher education technology leaders: What matters now, and what will matter decades from now? These questions are inseparable because quantum computers of ...

Physicists are getting closer to creating a long-sought ‘nuclear clock’. This device would keep time by measuring energy transitions in the nuclei of atoms and could become the most precise clock on ...

After 30 months of fast-paced innovation in quantum algorithms, six research groups are hoping to hit paydirt. But there can ...

In new research published in Physical Review X, scientists have designed quantum control protocols that generate processes more consistent with time flowing backward than forward. The ...

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A recent line of inquiry explores how atomic systems behave when immersed in curved spacetime, particularly under the influence of gravitational waves. In a new study, scientists show that ...

A small mathematical revision to quantum mechanics could effectively limit the purported infinite capacities of quantum computers—if validated, that is.

A recent report finds that quantum computing poses a genuine threat to Bitcoin, while efforts to safeguard the network are ...

Australian researchers have built the first working quantum battery prototype—defying every rule conventional batteries follow.

This is today's edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of technology. A $5 million prize awaits proof that quantum computers can ...

A team of physicists has demonstrated that a microwave quantum network linking two superconducting qubits can maintain coherent operation even when its transmission line sits at 4 Kelvin, a ...