Today’s Vergecast: Time to believe the quantum computing hype?

Quantum computing hype is everywhere. Trump says we’ll have one by 2028, Microsoft by 2029. IBM is investing billions. Is it really happening? Science journalist Sophia Chen joins us to discuss her ...

Programmable light simulates quantum matter across 300 processes without bigger circuits

A team of researchers at the University of Ottawa and its Nexus for Quantum Technologies Institute, in collaboration with ...

Inside the White House’s $2-Billion Push to Build the World’s First Useful Quantum Computer

The White House Quantum Summit brought industry experts together to solve a tough problem before an aggressive 2028 deadline.
Interesting Engineering

New quantum breakthrough achieves first-known computations of fusion material

Quantum computers modeled a key fusion fuel material, helping scientists improve tritium production for future reactors.

Long-theorized electron-on-helium qubit achieves strong coupling to a single microwave photon

Quantum computers, devices that store and process information leveraging the principles of quantum mechanics, have been found ...
American Institute of Physics

A quantum leap forward for qubit encoding

Using microscopic ‘tweezers’ to grab and isolate strontium atoms to improve the element’s efficacy for quantum computing.
Oak Ridge National Lab

Oak Ridge National Lab, Cleveland Clinic, and IBM achieve first-known computations of fusion materials on a quantum computer

A team of scientists from Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Cleveland Clinic and IBM (NYSE: IBM), has calculated nine molecular configurations of a promising material to produce fuel for fusion ...