CAMBRIDGE, MA — The most recent email you sent was likely encrypted using a tried-and-true method that relies on the idea that even the fastest computer would be unable to efficiently break a gigantic ...

Infleqtion, a global leader in neutral atom–based quantum technology, today revealed early details on the next generation architecture underpinning its Sqale quantum computer. Built on neutral atom ...

In 1994, Peter Shor, an American mathematician working at Bell Labs, published a paper with a wonky title and earth-shaking implications. In “Polynomial-Time Algorithms for Prime Factorization and ...

The basic mathematics of quantum mechanics will be reviewed for application to quantum computation. Classical physical computation (not with digital circuits) will be discussed, in particular ...

One of the most well-established and disruptive uses for a future quantum computer is the ability to crack encryption. A new algorithm could significantly lower the barrier to achieving this. Despite ...

Cryptography experts are somewhat skeptical of the technique’s scalability but aren’t ruling out the possibility of success either. According to a recent paper, Chinese researchers claimed to have ...

Researchers have successfully used a quantum algorithm to solve a complex century-old mathematical problem long considered ...

For years, quantum computing sat at the far edge of most strategic roadmaps—important someday, but not urgent now. In 2025, that excuse is gone. Breakthroughs on four separate fronts—bigger and better ...