As a step towards a useful and ultra-secure quantum internet, researchers have created an operating system that coordinates ...

Majorana qubits could be error resistant. But after a contentious talk at the Global Physics Summit, scientists aren’t convinced Microsoft has them.

The U.S. and China find themselves headed for another high-stakes technology competition rooted in fears of being left behind ...

Microsoft, Amazon, and Google have recently announced prototypes of new quantum computing chips. Some physicists are skeptical that the field has advanced as much as the companies say. Scientists ...

Knowledge obtained by these new measurements could be used to advance technologies ranging from traditional computing to the emerging field of quantum computing. Working at nanoscale dimensions ...

"This unlocks previously unsolvable problems." Microsoft recently unveiled quantum technology based on an entirely new state of matter—neither solid, gas, nor liquid. Levy's verdict: "They ...

Microsoft’s new “Majorana 1” processor is the first quantum chip powered by a topological core based on a new class of materials. (Photo by John Brecher for Microsoft) With recent ...

Chinese scientists have unveiled a new prototype superconducting quantum computer which they claim would lay the groundwork for a whole new era of processors. Scientists across the world have been ...