After 30 months of fast-paced innovation in quantum algorithms, six research groups are hoping to hit paydirt. But there can ...

This is today's edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of technology. A $5 million prize awaits proof that quantum computers can ...

Inside most photonic chips, light races through tiny optical wires. It carries information far faster than electricity can in many conventional systems.

CAMBRIDGE, MA – In the future, quantum computers could rapidly simulate new materials or help scientists develop faster machine-learning models, opening the door to many new possibilities. But these ...

Researchers have created a device that allows quantum processors to communicate with each other directly — an important step in developing practical quantum computers. It could mean both faster and ...

MIT researchers have built a nanoscale photonic device shaped like a tiny ski jump that launches laser light directly off a ...

Tue, December 23, 2025 at 1:00 PM UTC Because the goal is so lofty, tracking its progress has also been difficult. To help chart a course toward truly transformative quantum technology and mark ...

Atlantic Quantum has received a contract from the US Air Force to develop a quantum computer based on fluxonium qubits. The company has been given a $1.8 million Phase II STTR grant from AFWERX, the ...

ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TechNext Inc., a Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) startup and leader in AI‑driven technology forecasting, today announced an early‑access program for its ...

Why it matters: Quantum computers promise to tackle problems that stump even the most advanced supercomputers. Getting there is a different story, though. One of the biggest hurdles is efficiently ...

Charles Bennett and Gilles Brassard pioneered quantum information theory. Now they’ve been awarded the highest honor in computer science.

Coupling between artificial atoms and photons processes quantum information in nanoseconds. Strong nonlinear light-matter coupling in a quantum circuit. Researchers at MIT, Cambridge, Mass., say they ...