Quantum computing has long occupied the edges of our collective imagination – frequently mentioned, rarely understood. For many, it remains a distant prospect rather than an immediate concern. But ...

Four decades ago, physicists were theorizing that the mind-bending mechanics of quantum physics could be harnessed to make a new kind of computer that’s exponentially more powerful than conventional ...

Last month, Microsoft announced an advance that could be an important step forward in the long road to building a quantum computer—if true. That progress has followed the projection of semiconductor ...

Last week I summarized takeaways from my visit to SXSW earlier this month. As I mentioned in that article, the most hyped technology at the event was quantum computing. I found this to be quite ...

When most people imagine quantum computers, they think of machines that use particles of light, called photons, to process ...

This content has been selected, created and edited by the Finextra editorial team based upon its relevance and interest to our community. 17 years of research has led to Microsoft creating a new ...

Quantum computing is one of those technologies where real-world applications always seem to lie just over the horizon. The next big thing is announced before quickly becoming a forgotten article from ...

For more than a century, physics has been built on two great theories. Einstein's general relativity explains gravity as the ...

One notable example is the $34 million secured by British quantum algorithms specialist Phasecraft from a group of investors, including an entity linked to Danish pharmaceutical ...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — $50.5 million in new state funding is heading for the heart of downtown New Haven as leaders in government and industry seek to put Connecticut at the frontier of emerging ...

The venture capital arm of semiconductor giant Nvidia was among the investors in a $1 billion funding round for quantum computing firm PsiQuantum.