Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Just like any machine, quantum computers are prone to make errors. These errors can cause the qubits to lose their quantum states, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scientists at the Institute of Science Tokyo have announced a breakthrough in quantum error ...

By combining surface codes with lattice surgery, researchers have shown how logical qubits can be manipulated and entangled ...

Every online bank transfer, private message and Bitcoin transaction rests on the assumption that some math problems are practically impossible to solve. Quantum computers threaten to flip that ...

The company said it is able to reduce error rates in its quantum computing capabilities by 1,000-fold thanks to four-dimensional geometric codes. Quantum Computing ...

New pre-print describes codes that “move” logical ancilla qubits up and down to significantly reduce the error rate ...

Classical computing has operated as the fundamental power behind our digital world for many decades. Modern civilization relies on classical systems to operate smartphones and global financial ...

Quantum computers hold great promise for exciting applications in the future, but for now they keep presenting physicists and ...

Quantum error‐correcting codes (QECCs) have emerged as a crucial instrument in the quest to realise reliable quantum information processing. These codes utilise sophisticated mathematical frameworks ...

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 ...

IBM has just made a major announcement about its plans to achieve large-scale quantum fault tolerance before the end of this decade. Based on the company’s new quantum roadmap, by 2029 IBM expects to ...