Quantum Computers
Latest about quantum computers
Cram Session: Quantum Computing in 200 Words
By Natalie Wolchover published
It could reduce complex computing times from years to seconds. Here's a quick run-down on how it works.
Mysterious Particle Found After Decades of Searching
By Jesse Emspak published
The Majorana fermion acts as its own antiparticle, but nobody had ever detected it before now.
Effective Defects for Quantum Computers
By Aaron Dubrow published
Defects are usually a bad thing, but not in quantum computing.
Atomic Refrigerators Could Create Coolest Things Ever
By Charles Q. Choi published
The new technique relies on laser beams and the physics of the everyday fridge.
Spooky Quantum Entanglement Disturbed
By Clara Moskowitz published
Scientists probe a freaky consequence of quantum mechanics: entanglement
Engineering the Computer of the Future, One Atom at a Time
By Charles Q. Choi published
Computers based on the mind-boggling physics of the quantum world.
Musical Training Helps Scientist Hear Atoms' Movement
By Ken Vest, Josh Chamot published
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