A former “D” student from Norway, he made his mark at G.E.’s Research Lab in the U.S., in part by confirming a pivotal theory ...

Enrique Rico Ortega and Sofia Vallecorsa explain how quantum computing will allow physicists to model complex dynamics, from ...

Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials (ISEM) has addressed a 40-year-old quantum puzzle, unlocking a new ...

Your days of being frustrated by a sluggish smartphone or laptop could be coming to an end: scientists have discovered a new ...

Imagine detecting a single trillionth of a gram of a molecule—like an amino acid—using just electricity and a chip smaller than your fingernail. That’s the power of a new quantum-enabled biosensor ...

Kanta Dihal explores why quantum mechanics captures the imagination of writers – and how ‘quantum culture’ affects the public ...

Researchers at Northeastern University have discovered how to change the electronic state of matter on demand, a breakthrough ...

Electric charge is no longer required to carry information as scientists find a practical way to use spintronics in graphene.

A new silicon material switches from insulator to metal in picoseconds. This breakthrough could speed up future computers.

A research team has achieved the holy grail of quantum computing: an exponential speedup that’s unconditional. By using clever error correction and IBM’s powerful 127-qubit processors, they tackled a ...

European researchers are developing quantum computers using light and glass, in a collaboration that promises breakthroughs in computing power, battery technology and scientific discovery.