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World's 'best-performing' quantum computing chip could be used in machines by 2027, scientists claim
By Owen Hughes published
New ion-trap chip eschews lasers for an integrated circuit that can be mass produced in existing semiconductor factories.
'Defects' in silicon chips could house qubits, hastening the arrival of a future quantum internet
By Lisa D. Sparks published
Using manufacturing defects in silicon chips to house signal-amplifying qubits could help to usher in the much-anticipated quantum internet.
New quantum computer smashes 'quantum supremacy' record by a factor of 100 — and it consumes 30,000 times less power
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet published
The 56-qubit H2-1 computer has broken the previous record in the 'quantum supremacy' benchmark first set by Google in 2019.
Who invented video games?
By Noah Wardrip-Fruin published
The history of video games goes back decades — dating back to the dawn of computing itself.
Computer inspired by Japanese art of paper-cutting has no electronics and stores data in tiny cubes
By Owen Hughes published
The new mechanical computer uses 64 physical cubes to represent binary bits and is inspired by kirigami — the Japanese art of paper-folding and cutting.
Quantum internet breakthrough after 'quantum data' transmitted through standard fiber optic cable for 1st time
By Drew Turney published
The study used a specialized photon source to transmit, store and retrieve quantum data, a major component of quantum data transmission.
AI computers could run in extreme environments like Venus thanks to heat-proof memory device
By Tim Danton published
Ultra-heat resistant computer storage can operate at Venus-like temperatures and may be used in extreme conditions such as nuclear plants and even for future NASA missions.
Bizarre device uses 'blind quantum computing' to let you access quantum computers from home
By Peter Ray Allison published
Quantum computers historically required massive amounts of space, but a new system will allow home users to access quantum computers via the cloud.
Scientists prove 'quantum theory' that could lead to ultrafast magnetic computing
By Peter Ray Allison published
Superfast magnetic memory devices are possible after scientists engineer way to use lasers to magnetize non-magnetic materials.
'Quantum-inspired' laser computing is more effective than both supercomputing and quantum computing, startup claims
By Owen Hughes published
The desktop-sized LPU100 eschews traditional electronics and qubits in favor of lasers, and it can reportedly perform complex AI calculations in nanoseconds.
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