Nobel laureate says he'll build world’s most powerful quantum computer
Feb 3, 2026 · Technology Nobel laureate says he'll build world’s most powerful quantum computer John Martinis has already revolutionised quantum computing twice. Now, he is working on another radical …
What is a quantum computer? - New Scientist
Quantum computers are machines that use the properties of quantum physics to store data and perform computations. This can be extremely advantageous for certain tasks where they could vastly ...
How to finally get a grasp on quantum computing - New Scientist
Jan 16, 2026 · The quantum computing industry has seen many scientific achievements this past year, and the field is now worth more than $1 billion – a figure projected to double within the next two years.
Quantum computers have finally achieved unconditional supremacy
Sep 19, 2025 · What can quantum computers do that their traditional counterparts absolutely cannot? This is one of the biggest questions facing the fast-growing industry, and now we finally have an …
Quantum computers are finally on the verge of being useful
Sep 18, 2025 · And it is markedly different to the way quantum computing is often presented, where the emphasis is on experiments that showcase quantum computers outperforming classical computers in …
'Spectacular' progress has been made towards useful quantum …
Dec 26, 2025 · At the Q2B Silicon Valley conference, scientific and business leaders of the quantum computing industry hailed "spectacular" progress being made towards practical devices – but said …
Quantum computers turned out to be more useful than expected in 2025
Dec 19, 2025 · Rapid advances in the kind of problems that quantum computers can tackle suggest that they are closer than ever to becoming useful tools of scientific discovery
Nobel prize for physics goes to trio behind quantum computing chips
Oct 7, 2025 · The 2025 Nobel prize in physics has gone to John Clarke, Michel Devoret and John Martinis, whose work has led to the development of today's quantum computers
Quantum computers need classical computing to be truly useful
Nov 21, 2025 · A vital ingredient for making quantum computers truly useful just might be conventional computers. That was the message from a gathering of researchers this month, which explained that …
IBM says it will build a practical quantum supercomputer by 2029
Jun 10, 2025 · The company has unveiled new innovations in quantum hardware and software that researchers hope will make quantum computing both error-proof and useful before the end of the …