Quantum Computing News

RSS

New Method for Enhancing the Efficiency of Photonic Quantum Memories

A new record in photonic quantum memory efficiency has been set by a joint research group of The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and The South China Normal University (SCNU), thereby moving a step closer to turning quantum computation into a reality.

29 Apr 2019

Novel Planar Device for Scaling Up Qubits to Develop Advanced Quantum Computers

For several years, scientists have been making efforts to develop a quantum computer that could be scaled up by the industry.

25 Apr 2019

Danish Physicists Develop Nanocomponent, a Huge Leap Towards Building Quantum Computer

Scientists at the University of Copenhagen have created a nanocomponent that produces light particles carrying quantum information.

24 Apr 2019

Efforts Ongoing to Enhance Qubits to Optimize Quantum Computers

For many years, scientists have speculated that someday, quantum computers will carry out challenging tasks like simulating complex chemical systems, which cannot be performed by traditional computers.

19 Apr 2019

Improving Quantum Computers

For decades, experts have predicted that quantum computers will someday perform difficult tasks, such as simulating complex chemical systems, that can’t be done by conventional computers.

19 Apr 2019

TESS Discovers its First Earth-Sized Planet

NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, TESS, has discovered its first Earth-sized exoplanet. The planet, named HD 21749c, is the smallest world outside our solar system that TESS has identified yet.

17 Apr 2019

Quantum Localization Bounds Trotter Faults in Digital Quantum Simulation

Quantum computers exhibit the potential to solve specific computational issues exponentially faster than any classical machine.

15 Apr 2019

Global Volunteer Computing Effort to Unlock Secrets in Gravitational Waves from Black Holes Collision

Scientists who hope to gain a better understanding of data from the detection of gravitational waves produced by the collision of binary black holes are seeking help from the general public.

15 Apr 2019

Researchers Develop New Algorithm for Enhancing Problem-Solving Ability of D-Wave Quantum Annealer

A research reported in the Scientific Reports journal describes an algorithm that improves the potential of a Canadian-designed quantum computer to find the ideal solution for complex problems in a more efficient manner.

11 Apr 2019

Working Together as a “Virtual Telescope,” Observatories Around the World Produce First Direct Images of a Black Hole

An international team of over 200 astronomers, including scientists from MIT’s Haystack Observatory, has captured the first direct images of a black hole.

11 Apr 2019