Superconducting computing circuits were briefly heralded as the future of computing in the 1980s. Columnist Karmela Padavic-Callaghan visits a quantum chip foundry where one company is betting this te ...

Quantum computing technology is complex, getting off the ground and maturing. There is promise of things to come. potentially ...

Quantum computers need special materials called topological superconductors—but they’ve been notoriously difficult to create.

The commonly used RSA encryption algorithm can now be cracked by a quantum computer with only 100,000 qubits, but the technical challenges to building such a machine remain numerous ...

Quantum computers are shifting from lab curiosities into real machines that can already outperform classical systems on narrow tasks, and the stakes are no longer theoretical. The technology promises ...

Chicago has quickly emerged as a hub for quantum computing, with the state of Illinois and technology companies pouring millions of dollars into developing a campus to build the world’s first ...

Even as quantum computing advances steadily, it will not replace classical computers in the near future. Most current systems ...

Quantum technologies, devices and systems that operate leveraging quantum mechanical effects, could tackle some tasks more ...