Historical precedent hasn't been kind to next-big-thing technologies -- and quantum computing doesn't look to be an exception ...

Announcements about quantum computers are multiplying, yet this technology is still in its infancy, comparable to the era ...

History has, thus far, a flawless track record when it comes to forecasting what comes next for game-changing technologies ...

Over the trailing year, shares of quantum computing pure-play stocks IonQ ( IONQ 4.19%), Rigetti Computing ( RGTI 4.00%), ...

The famous double-slit experiment brings into question the very nature of matter. Its cousin, the quantum eraser experiment, ...

C&EN’s latest podcast, Inflection Point, leans on our 100-year archive to trace headline topics in science today back to their disparate and surprising roots. In each episode, we explore three ...

Back in the 1920s, quantum mechanics, which is the theory that underpins everything from how atoms behave to how quantum computers work, was well on the way to gaining mainstream acceptance. But one ...

Olival Freire Jr is a professor of physics and the history of physics at the Federal University of Bahia, Brazil. What makes matter stable? Why are atoms as they are? Why do different materials vary ...

Companies announce first quantum computer in the Middle East dedicated to industrial applications Technological milestone will accelerate development of quantum applications in the energy, materials ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Hard problems are usually not a welcome sight. But cryptographers love them. That’s because certain hard math problems underpin the ...