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Innovative Quantum Sensor Promises Significant Advancements in Cancer Treatments and Long-Range 3D Imaging

Scientists from the Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) of the University of Waterloo have developed a novel quantum sensor that has been shown to outpace the current generation of technologies and could lead to considerable developments in tracking the success of cancer treatments and long-range 3D imaging.

5 Mar 2019

Novel Cryptography Circuit for Making IoT Secure in the Evolving Quantum Age

Researchers at MIT have created an innovative cryptography circuit, using which low-power “internet of things” (IoT) devices can be protected in the evolving quantum computing age.

4 Mar 2019

Quantum Computers Improved by Using Codes to Detect and Eliminate Errors

For the first time, researchers from the University of Sydney have been able to improve quantum computers by using codes developed to detect and eliminate errors in the logic gates of such machines.

1 Mar 2019

Progressing Secure Exchange of Information Using Quantum Communication

Hunting for a higher order of security during data transmission, governments and other organizations worldwide are investing in and building technologies associated with quantum communication and interrelated encryption methods.

1 Mar 2019

Researchers Show a Way to Deal with Errors in Quantum Computers

When erecting a quantum computer, errors have to be dealt with—in both senses of the term.

28 Feb 2019

New Material Improves Superconductivity in Topological-Insulator Nanoribbon Josephson Junctions

Quantum computers will process considerably more information simultaneously compared to present-day computers. But the building blocks that hold this information—quantum bits, or “qubits”—are extremely sensitive to their environment to function sufficiently well at the moment to create a practical quantum computer.

27 Feb 2019

New Small, Ultra-Low-Power Quantum Atomic Clock Outperforms Current Standards

Prototype of the atomic clock (33 mm x 38 mm x 9 mm). A newly developed compact ULPAC, mounted on small satellites, automobiles, and smartphones, accelerates the realization of seamless and on-demand mobile communication networks. (Image credit: Kenichi Okada)

20 Feb 2019

Scalability of Quantum Computing Discussed

The possibilities of quantum computing are plentiful: for years, it has been stated that it will break cryptography, make drug discovery a breeze, and accelerate database search. Scientists worldwide have fruitfully built quantum computers with dozens of quantum bits, but so as to deliver, they will need numerous more.

18 Feb 2019

Controlling Motion of Electrons Using Microwaves Could Help Improve Quantum Computing

The physical world around humans—including modern electronics, the function of which is dependent on the movement of negatively charged electrons—is made up of tiny moving particles.

13 Feb 2019

Researchers Successfully Control Quantum Phenomena in a Custom-Designed Electrical Circuit

It is quantum physics that establishes the laws dominating the universe at the nanoscale. Hopefully, the potential to harness quantum phenomena will help in building machines similar to quantum computers, which are expected to carry out specific calculations in a relatively faster way when compared to traditional computers.

11 Feb 2019