A quantum computer made of charged atoms can catch its own errors when performing any operation – a meaningful step towards more reliable and practical quantum computers. Conventional computers ...

Useful quantum computers are one step closer. Microsoft and Atom Computing announced that they have set a new record for the most entangled logical qubits, which are crucial for developing quantum ...

A question in a Year 9 exam paper for 13–14 year olds states that a scientist places a plotting compass next to a current-carrying coil with a soft iron core in it and notices a deflection. The core ...

Noisy but nice: close up of part of IBM’s Eagle quantum processor, which was used in this latest research. (Courtesy: IBM) A 127-qubit quantum processor has been used by an international team of ...