A quantum processor solved a problem in 20 minutes that would take a supercomputer millions of years. A supercomputer then did a part of it in about 2 hours.
The corrected calculation had an error rate about a tenth of one done without quantum error correction.
The experiment is a step toward testing how quantum physics interfaces with gravity.
Made of heavy relatives of the electron, the exotic atoms could be used to test the theory of quantum electrodynamics.
Scientists successfully entangled quantum memories linked by telecommunications fibers across two different urban environments.
An experiment studying the neutrino’s “wave packet” sets a limit on the uncertainty of the subatomic particle’s position.
To merge quantum physics and general relativity, physicists aim to quantize gravity. But what if gravity isn’t quantum at all?
Moungi Bawendi, Louis Brus and Alexei Ekimov split the prize for their work in creating nanoparticles whose properties depend on their size.
Quantum astrochemist Clara Sousa-Silva studies how molecules in space interact with light, offering clues to what distant objects are made of.
Today's encryption schemes will be vulnerable to future quantum computers, but new algorithms and a quantum internet could help.
