NbRe may be a long-sought triplet superconductor, offering zero-resistance spin transport and major advances in quantum computing.

The errors that quantum computers make are holding the technology back. But recent progress in quantum error correction has ...

After 30 months of fast-paced innovation in quantum algorithms, six research groups are hoping to hit paydirt. But there can be only one big winner—if there is a winner at all.

A new type of molecule, not only never before seen but not even predicted, was created with the aid of quantum computers.

Jacob Linder and his colleagues are on the trail of a triplet superconductor. But what exactly is that? The blue thing in the picture—of course! It shows the transformation of a singlet superconductor ...

Two popular quantum computing algorithms for problems in chemistry may have very limited use even as quantum hardware ...

Inside IBM’s main research center rises a maze of silver towers, each 22 feet tall. Through their vented flanks, you catch glimpses of blinking lights and the shadows of wires. The machine’s ...

Charles Bennett and Gilles Brassard pioneered quantum information theory. Now they’ve been awarded the highest honor in computer science.

Researchers have demonstrated that the theoretically optimal scaling for magic state distillation—a critical bottleneck in fault-tolerant quantum computing—is achievable for qubits, improving on the ...

A gold superconducting quantum computer hangs against a black background. Quantum computers, like the one shown here, could someday allow chemists to solve problems that classical computers can’t.