Quantum computers—devices that process information using quantum mechanical effects—have long been expected to outperform classical systems on certain tasks. Over the past few decades, researchers ...

When a quantum computer processes data, it must translate it into understandable quantum data. Algorithms that carry out this 'quantum compilation' typically optimize one target at a time. However, a ...

Quantum advantage refers to the point at which a quantum computer solves a clearly defined task faster or more efficiently ...

A team from Amazon Web Services, NVIDIA, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and NASA published a paper this week that settles one of the most expensive open questions in quantum computing ...

Quantum computing should be viewed as a powerful new tool for solving specific classes of exceptionally difficult problems.​ ...

The reliable engineering of quantum states, particularly those involving several particles, is central to the development of various quantum technologies, including quantum computers, sensors and ...

There are many algorithms for which it has been mathematically proven that a quantum computer can generate results that would ...

Majorana 1, the first quantum chip powered by a Topological Core based on a revolutionary new class of materials developed by Microsoft. Photos by John Brecher for Microsoft. In a previous article I ...

A new phase in PQC is underway, with the field of candidate digital signature algorithms narrowing as AI systems begin to ...

Microsoft has updated a key cryptographic library with two new encryption algorithms designed to withstand attacks from quantum computers. The updates were made last week to SymCrypt, a core ...