<![CDATA[ Latest from Live Science in Quantum-computers ]]> https://www.livescience.com/tag/quantum-computers Tue, 16 Dec 2025 12:15:00 +0000 en <![CDATA[ Record-breaking feat means information lasts 15 times longer in new kind of quantum processor than those used by Google and IBM ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/computing/record-breaking-feat-means-information-lasts-15-times-longer-in-new-kind-of-quantum-processor-than-those-used-by-google-and-ibm S5zoUP7FqVazexC6zyWj4V Tue, 16 Dec 2025 12:15:00 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:37:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ Scientists unveil world's first quantum computer built with regular silicon chips ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/computing/scientists-unveil-worlds-first-quantum-computer-built-with-regular-silicon-chips o8fUWoDUybkdYpczVaATDh Fri, 26 Sep 2025 14:45:00 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:22:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ Quantum internet inches closer thanks to new chip — it helps beam quantum signals over real-world fiber optic cables ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/computing/quantum-internet-inches-closer-thanks-to-new-chip-it-helps-beam-quantum-signals-over-real-world-fiber-optic-cables mnSAnnvry89K6nfJs6znpV Mon, 22 Sep 2025 11:50:00 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:20:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ Scientists hit quantum computer error rate of 0.000015% — a world record achievement that could lead to smaller and faster machines ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/computing/scientists-hit-quantum-computer-error-rate-of-0-000015-percent-a-world-record-achievement-that-could-lead-to-smaller-and-faster-machines uYgfZn4zYS2mkQJMJhsDoE Mon, 28 Jul 2025 11:00:00 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:31:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ Scientists make 'magic state' breakthrough after 20 years — without it, quantum computers can never be truly useful ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/computing/scientists-make-magic-state-breakthrough-after-20-years-without-it-quantum-computers-can-never-be-truly-useful pnEreoVkqeBRZiQgiKUtjH Thu, 17 Jul 2025 15:00:00 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:24:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ Small, room-temperature quantum computers that use light on the horizon after breakthrough, scientists say ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/computing/small-room-temperature-quantum-computers-that-use-light-on-the-horizon-after-breakthrough-scientists-say bq9foQFhw8244RQKTqL9pV Fri, 04 Jul 2025 10:00:00 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:49:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Quantum AI' algorithms already outpace the fastest supercomputers, study says ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/computing/quantum-ai-algorithms-already-outpace-the-fastest-supercomputers-study-says NuhzCvQLiod9AxbV27g3hF Fri, 27 Jun 2025 11:00:00 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:35:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ Scientists forge path to the first million-qubit processor for quantum computers after 'decade in the making' breakthrough ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/computing/this-result-has-been-more-than-a-decade-in-the-making-millions-of-qubits-on-a-single-chip-now-possible-after-cryogenic-breakthrough XcYyLGbDTpZKLmFeRChnoS Wed, 25 Jun 2025 15:00:00 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:46:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'A first in applied physics': Breakthrough quantum computer could consume 2,000 times less power than a supercomputer and solve problems 200 times faster ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/computing/a-first-in-applied-physics-breakthrough-quantum-computer-could-consume-2-000-times-less-power-than-a-supercomputer-and-solve-problems-200-times-faster CCNjjA5qEdMJXduxdnWkeX Wed, 25 Jun 2025 11:00:00 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:04:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Reliable quantum computing is here': Novel approach to error-correction can reduce errors in future systems up to 1,000 times, Microsoft scientists say ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/computing/reliable-quantum-computing-is-here-new-approach-error-correction-reduce-errors-up-to-1000-times-microsoft-scientists-say 9aTPXm3FT922bL5gMvMtmU Fri, 20 Jun 2025 11:15:00 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:01:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ IBM will build monster 10,000-qubit quantum computer by 2029 after 'solving science' behind fault tolerance — the biggest bottleneck to scaling up ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/computing/ibm-will-build-monster-10-000-qubit-quantum-computer-by-2029-after-solving-science-behind-fault-tolerance 2CXyBdaxCKB5oREw7A55UY Tue, 10 Jun 2025 13:00:00 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:52:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ Quantum computing: What is quantum error correction (QEC) and why is it so important? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/computing/what-is-quantum-error-correction-qec 3TpDJc7YRjQvYfLRNCjSRU Thu, 15 May 2025 10:00:10 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:54:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ Quantum 'miracle material' can store information in a single dimension thanks to newly discovered magnetic switching ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/computing/quantum-miracle-material-can-store-information-in-a-single-dimension-thanks-to-newly-discovered-magnetic-switching QxK3nhS4szxDXfKvMCTjvM Mon, 05 May 2025 11:00:00 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:37:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ Schrödinger's cat-inspired quantum computing now 160 times more reliable thanks to new discovery ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/computing/schrodingers-cat-inspired-quantum-computing-now-160-times-more-reliable-thanks-to-new-discovery gtRapWECzgitNvcC4M9iP Mon, 21 Apr 2025 12:00:00 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:53:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ Scientists observe new quantum phase that could have major implications for quantum computing ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/computing/scientists-observe-new-quantum-phase-that-could-have-major-implications-for-quantum-computing pGUUPGCVHXjz2PiMaNFHxU Thu, 17 Apr 2025 11:15:20 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:24:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ What is quantum superposition and what does it mean for quantum computing? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/computing/what-is-quantum-superposition-and-what-does-it-mean-for-quantum-computing UF4PwXzbx7Htu2KmitZQa9 Mon, 14 Apr 2025 16:00:10 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:39:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ Physicists create hottest Schrödinger's cat ever in quantum technology breakthrough ]]> https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/quantum-physics/physicists-create-hottest-schrodingers-cat-ever-in-quantum-technology-breakthrough S7LDmrEpwbLMFVw3V4Mxe6 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 14:44:12 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:37:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ Quantum computing breakthrough could make 'noise' — forces that disrupt calculations — a thing of the past ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/computing/breakthrough-that-shields-quantum-information-from-noise-brings-a-quantum-internet-one-step-closer rh8VFctc4mUSvMzQ8Ntwr6 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 12:13:20 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:27:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ MIT invents new way for QPUs to communicate — paving the way for a scalable 'quantum supercomputer' ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/computing/mit-invents-new-way-for-qpus-to-communicate-paving-the-way-for-a-scalable-quantum-supercomputer ugv8XYtHF5tQhr3yavBBTC Sun, 06 Apr 2025 12:00:20 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:32:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ Government scientists discover new state of matter that's 'half ice, half fire' ]]> https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/new-state-of-matter-dubbed-half-ice-half-fire-could-lead-to-big-advances-in-quantum-computing o4UGCADw6cin8qkcAjkNYa Tue, 01 Apr 2025 21:07:39 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:22:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ China achieves quantum supremacy claim with new chip 1 quadrillion times faster than the most powerful supercomputers ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/computing/china-achieves-quantum-supremacy-claim-with-new-chip-1-quadrillion-times-faster-than-the-most-powerful-supercomputers yzxbKqkeFuSn3g89w5StDn Thu, 13 Mar 2025 13:00:20 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:38:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ World's 1st modular quantum computer that can operate at room temperature goes online ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/computing/worlds-1st-modular-quantum-computing-data-center-that-can-operate-at-room-temperature-goes-online 5Rnent5UCj2viYoiTNaLKf Fri, 07 Mar 2025 12:30:00 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:56:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ Scientists discover simpler way to achieve Einstein's 'spooky action at a distance' thanks to AI breakthrough — bringing quantum internet closer to reality ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/computing/scientists-discover-simpler-way-to-achieve-einsteins-spooky-action-at-a-distance-thanks-to-ai-bringing-quantum-internet-closer-to-reality 6aD8fpMsp636qfo3QexXdP Wed, 05 Mar 2025 13:00:10 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:57:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ AWS launches 'Ocelot' quantum processor — a chip inspired by Schrödinger's cat that corrects errors exponentially with scale ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/computing/new-ocelot-quantum-processor-inspired-by-schrodingers-cat-could-scale-up-quantum-computers-by-massively-slashing-errors DKPvu5DuXD73g75GCE4FcN Thu, 27 Feb 2025 15:45:10 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:05:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ Quantum simulation breakthrough will lead to 'discoveries impossible in today's fastest supercomputers,' Google scientists claim ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/computing/quantum-simulation-breakthrough-will-lead-to-discoveries-impossible-in-todays-fastest-supercomputers-google-scientists-claim tYCGEvdLhgjuPD2RoZjXJN Tue, 18 Feb 2025 12:25:00 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:30:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ Coldest-ever qubits could lead to faster quantum computers ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/computing/coldest-ever-qubits-could-lead-to-faster-quantum-computers wFKntdeu7KEjgDSn8Nd8Cc Fri, 07 Feb 2025 13:15:00 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:34:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ What is quantum supremacy? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/computing/what-is-quantum-supremacy Nbm5oh5DiXgHmwSViB42cG Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:00:00 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:35:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'There's no real competitor': Theoretical physicist Marika Taylor on how black holes could help us to find a theory of everything ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/cosmology/theres-no-real-competitor-theoretical-physicist-marika-taylor-on-how-black-holes-could-help-us-to-find-a-theory-of-everything YUxKQJXu4Txrqorsv8AbrF Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:00:00 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:47:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Quantum hard drives' closer to reality after scientists resolve 10-year-old problem ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/computing/quantum-hard-drives-closer-to-reality-after-scientists-resolve-10-year-old-problem 8T4u2YkNzyWSzC7P6hhASd Wed, 20 Nov 2024 12:00:00 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:59:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ Monster 4,400-qubit quantum processor is '25,000 times faster' than its predecessor ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/computing/monster-4-400-qubit-quantum-processor-is-25-000-times-faster-than-its-predecessor Khay22BPdR8m5sCLNQkRaX Mon, 18 Nov 2024 11:00:00 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:33:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ IBM's newest 156-qubit quantum chip can run 50 times faster than its predecessor — equipping it for scientific research ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/computing/ibms-newest-156-qubit-quantum-processor-runs-50-times-faster-than-its-predecessor-equipping-it-for-scientific-research TeDcYwg8tNsGwV6NaiYqjc Wed, 13 Nov 2024 14:00:40 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:38:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ Quantum computers are here — but why do we need them and what will they be used for? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/computing/quantum-computers-are-here-but-why-do-we-need-them-and-what-will-they-be-used-for kPD4thSfQ7xnTHUNYrWKHY Fri, 01 Nov 2024 12:00:00 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:18:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ Chinese scientists claim they broke RSA encryption with a quantum computer — but there's a catch ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/computing/chinese-scientists-claim-they-broke-rsa-encryption-with-a-quantum-computer-but-theres-a-catch wsixfbvtau6BwYuTQ7XJXE Tue, 22 Oct 2024 11:00:10 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:35:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ History of quantum computing: 12 key moments that shaped the future of computers ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/computing/history-of-quantum-computing-key-moments-that-shaped-the-future-of-computing RSnKjHBkdGtuKas7RUkEu4 Mon, 30 Sep 2024 14:00:00 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:37:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ Radical quantum computing theory could lead to more powerful machines than previously imagined ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/computing/radical-quantum-computing-theory-could-lead-to-more-powerful-machines-than-previously-imagined 8pWjt2NWHYGtFxUKVafoxP Thu, 05 Sep 2024 11:33:50 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:00:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ New quantum computer smashes 'quantum supremacy' record by a factor of 100 — and it consumes 30,000 times less power ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/computing/new-quantum-computer-smashes-quantum-supremacy-record-by-a-factor-of-100-and-it-consumes-30000-times-less-power ExwaLRFh2PeotCQZXaDcLM Thu, 11 Jul 2024 10:36:36 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:07:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ Quantum internet breakthrough after 'quantum data' transmitted through standard fiber optic cable for 1st time ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/computing/quantum-internet-breakthrough-after-quantum-data-transmitted-through-standard-fiber-optic-cable-for-1st-time sBmU6JeXxnU9pPUcBM6yRZ Fri, 07 Jun 2024 12:00:46 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:28:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ China creates its largest ever quantum computing chip — and it could be key to building the nation's own 'quantum cloud' ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/computing/china-creates-its-largest-ever-quantum-chip-and-it-could-be-key-to-building-the-nations-own-quantum-cloud PPNS5AdtR7ctSfRocoDPBY Mon, 13 May 2024 12:00:40 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:35:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'World's purest silicon' could lead to 1st million-qubit quantum computing chips ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/computing/worlds-purest-silicon-could-lead-to-1st-million-qubit-quantum-computing-chips wMk7BZop8uin9PVtBjDfBo Tue, 07 May 2024 09:00:04 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:34:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ Future quantum computers could use bizarre 'error-free' qubit design built on forgotten research from the 1990s ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/computing/future-quantum-computers-could-use-bizarre-error-free-qubit-design-built-on-forgotten-research-from-the-1990s rGzySYGB2VrqasMatSrUuN Fri, 19 Apr 2024 10:00:54 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:27:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Quantum memory breakthrough' may lead to a quantum internet ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/communications/quantum-memory-breakthrough-may-lead-to-a-quantum-internet FzSRvfWZp5TYvzwRtRGfXV Mon, 26 Feb 2024 15:17:07 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:27:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ Scientists blast atoms with Fibonacci laser to make an 'extra' dimension of time ]]> https://www.livescience.com/fibonacci-material-with-two-dimensions-of-time tfHsNYF3GGV6DYLGLS2xDg Tue, 16 Aug 2022 16:10:51 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:30:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ Quantum computing: Facts about the ultra-powerful computers that use quantum mechanics ]]> https://www.livescience.com/quantum-computing 84D8oDReYnuScCKxgcUCpW Fri, 18 Mar 2022 13:58:08 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:59:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ World's 1st multinode quantum network is a breakthrough for the quantum internet ]]> https://www.livescience.com/three-node-quantum-network.html yo6UqeaAvEXDDWMT9dUjWi Mon, 03 May 2021 11:49:18 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:38:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ A student's physics project could make quantum computers twice as reliable ]]> https://www.livescience.com/quantum-error-correcting-code.html gbfceQmTiNS6oYtLqYmYXn Thu, 22 Apr 2021 18:25:46 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:53:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ China claims fastest quantum computer in the world ]]> https://www.livescience.com/china-quantum-supremacy.html no5DttjNxxBJpZC4aHAAm4 Mon, 07 Dec 2020 16:37:34 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:22:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ Online course trains students in the bizarre world of quantum computing ]]> https://www.livescience.com/quantum-computing-students-online-course.html RHDkZurwzD6qgWnM3jNYmb Fri, 01 May 2020 15:14:23 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:37:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ Physicists link quantum memories across the longest distance ever ]]> https://www.livescience.com/quantum-memory-entangled-far.html S7uEX5w5L28hYLMvjJrdtc Thu, 05 Mar 2020 12:00:36 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:37:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ The 12 Most Important and Stunning Quantum Experiments of 2019 ]]> https://www.livescience.com/most-important-surprising-quantum-physics-of-2019.html HKx9rzgMKsGUWAdHsxdtfk Mon, 30 Dec 2019 09:00:47 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:31:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ Quantum Supremacy Is Unlikely, Scientist Says ]]> 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