Quantum Computers

High-speed data encryption could be the solution to future cyber security threats

The new system is capable of creating and distributing encryption codes at megabit-per-second rates, which is five to 10 times faster than existing methods.

Volkswagen and Google announce plans to team up on quantum computing research

Volkswagen said that specialists from the two companies will work together using Google quantum computers, jointly developing algorithms and simulations.

Australian researchers find a more cost effective way to build quantum computers

Researchers in Australia have found a new way to build quantum computers which they say would make them dramatically easier and cheaper to produce at scale.

MIT researchers develop a new technique which can speed up optical quantum computers

Quantum computers use a physical property of quantum particles called as "superposition" which causes speedup in calculations.

IBM announces that it has started building commercial quantum computers for business and science

The computers and services for the new line of computers, called "IBM Q" qauntum systems, will be delivered over the IBM cloud platform.

Researchers investigate security measures for quantum computers

At a time when computing has become more vulnerable, researchers have uncovered clues that could help administrators protect quantum computing networks.

New D-Wave quantum computer performs a thousand times better than the previous generation

The new D-Wave system is the most advanced quantum computer in the world, that solves problems based on quantum bits (qubits) instead of bits.

Google testing new crypto in Chrome to combat quantum attacks

Google said it is working on protecting Chrome against the threat from quantum computers by experimenting with a post-quantum cryptography.

Humans gaming find intuitive solutions faster than AI algorithms for physics puzzles

Humans intuitively find reasonable answers to pressing problems faster than machines trying to figure out perfect solutions