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'There's no real competitor': Theoretical physicist Marika Taylor on how black holes could help us to find a theory of everythingString theory remains our best candidate for a theory of everything, but where can it be tested? By studying black holes, says Marika Taylor.
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'Quantum hard drives' closer to reality after scientists resolve 10-year-old problemScientists in Australia say they've cracked a key hurdle facing the the development of scalable quantum computers and practical quantum data storage.
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Monster 4,400-qubit quantum processor is '25,000 times faster' than its predecessorD-Wave says its new Advantage2 processor, which is designed for complex applications in AI, optimization and data science, is faster and more accurate than its existing 5,000-qubit system.
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IBM's newest 156-qubit quantum chip can run 50 times faster than its predecessor — equipping it for scientific researchWhen combined with Qiskit software tools, the 156-qubit R2 Heron quantum processor can perform 5,000 two-qubit gate operations — double the previous best — meaning it's ready for complex quantum computations, IBM scientists say.
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Why do we need quantum computers and what will they be used for?Quantum computers will one day outpace the fastest supercomputers on the planet, but what will they be used to accomplish?
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Chinese scientists claim they broke RSA encryption with a quantum computer — but there's a catchResearchers claim to have broken RSA encryption using a quantum computer, but what really happened?
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History of quantum computing: 12 key moments that shaped the future of computersAlthough quantum computing is a nascent field, there are plenty of key moments that defined it over the last few decades as scientists strive to create machines that can solve impossible problems.
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Radical quantum computing theory could lead to more powerful machines than previously imaginedScientists have just theorized how to connect quantum processors over vast distances to form a giant quantum computing network that acts as a single machine.
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New quantum computer smashes 'quantum supremacy' record by a factor of 100 — and it consumes 30,000 times less powerThe 56-qubit H2-1 computer has broken the previous record in the 'quantum supremacy' benchmark first set by Google in 2019.
