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IBM (IBM): The superconducting-qubit leader is now pushing for an algorithmic edge that reduces cost on hard math. Alphabet/Google ( GOOGL ): Its quantum AI division just hit breakthrough error- ...

The measurement problem in quantum mechanics looks at how an experimental outcome changes, simply by observing it.

The proof, known to be so hard that a mathematician once offered 10 martinis to whoever could figure it out, connects quantum mechanics to infinitely intricate mathematical structures. Hofstadter was ...

It's a well-known fact that quantum calculations are difficult, but one would think that quantum computers would facilitate the process. In most cases, this is true.

A new theory of quantum gravity, which attempts to unite quantum physics with Einstein's relativity, could help solve the puzzle of the universe's expansion, a theoretical paper suggests. When you ...

A team of physicists from the University at Buffalo has developed a user-friendly method that allows researchers to solve complex quantum problems, once thought to require massive supercomputers, on ...

Quantum computers hold great potential for solving many problems more quickly or efficiently than conventional computers, but ...