Silicon photonics brings together energy efficiency, scalability, and proven manufacturing compatibility. That makes it a strong candidate for powering everything from secure quantum communications to ...

Overview Quantum computing is opening new avenues for defeating existing encryption technologies.One potential consequence of ...

Microchips for quantum processors shown in a clean room laboratory at the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt in Braunschweig, Germany. Quantum computers, like fusion reactors and personalized ...

What is superconducting quantum computing? Superconducting quantum computing (SQC) describes one way that a quantum computer can be built. A computer built on these principles uses tiny ...

Quantum computing promises a new generation of computers capable of solving problems hundreds of millions of times more quickly than today’s fastest supercomputers. This is done by harnessing spooky ...

There is now talk of impending “quantum supremacy”: the moment when a quantum computer can carry out a task beyond the means of today’s best classical supercomputers. That might sound absurd when you ...