In 2017, Microsoft surprised attendees of its flagship Ignite conference when the company revealed its first quantum computer. Since that time, quantum computing has been steadily gaining momentum, ...

Quantum computing should be viewed as a powerful new tool for solving specific classes of exceptionally difficult problems.​ ...

Quantum technology is seeing very active development, but most commercial offerings remain years away. QED-C represents the industry and provides reports and roadmaps ...

Quantum computing shows real potential to transform supply chain management and logistics. Although availability of quantum computing at scale is still years away, principles of quantum mechanics make ...

The only snag was that “Shor’s algorithm”, as it is now known, required something that at the time only existed on university blackboards: a quantum computer. These days, quantum computers—which ...

A technology group at MIT have put forward the notion that diamonds could provide the basis for efficient and practical quantum computers. This is based on atom-scale defects in diamonds which could ...

In this episode of C&EN Uncovered, host Craig Bettenhausen speaks with C&EN assistant editor Ananya Palivela about recent advances in quantum computing. Ananya and Craig talk about the results of ...

The alleged dangers of AI have been shoved down people’s throats for years, led by doomerism about it eliminating human jobs or wiping out mankind itself. Yet, there are far fewer discussions about ...

Parts of the IBM Quantum System Two are displayed at IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center on June 6, 2025 in Yorktown Heights, New York. Technology veteran IBM on June 10 laid out a plan to have a ...