Various methods are used to correct errors in quantum computers. Not all operations can be implemented equally well with different correction codes. Therefore, a research team has developed a method ...

Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, and Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore have achieved a breakthrough in quantum noise characterization in ...

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 ...

Is the new Yankee Stadium boosting home run totals? The shape of the ballpark and the physics of the wind movement near the stadium may explain some surprising statistics from the first few games. An ...

In the second of a two-part article, Philip Ball looks at the challenges of error correction to build truly useful quantum computing; how algorithms will need to be ...

Pi can be calculated using a random sample of darts thrown at a square and circle target. Pi can be calculated using a random sample of darts thrown at a square and circle target. The problem with ...