From room-temperature diamond quantum computers to quantum-enhanced electron microscopes, a wave of instruments promises sharper images and gentler probing of fragile samples.
Harvard's phonon shield, chip-scale acoustic atoms, and D-Wave's $550M bet point to a new wave-based path for quantum error correction.
A wave of advances from academic labs, Google and IBM—plus a record-setting cryogenic fridge—signals that the quantum era is becoming an engineering race.
Researchers at Aalto University demonstrate a quantum heat engine operating near absolute zero, offering a path to larger, more efficient quantum computers.
IBM and partners show quantum computers outperform classical supercomputers on verifiable tasks, marking a milestone in practical quantum computing.
After more than a decade of predictions, researchers have synthesized a two-dimensional quantum material with controllable edge states, opening the door to room-temperature quantum electronics.