Much interest in quantum computer development was spurred by Peter Shor's 1994 discovery of an algorithm that showed how ...

Traditional encryption methods have long been vulnerable to quantum computers, but two new analyses suggest a capable enough ...

New research suggests that a quantum computer could crack a crucial cryptography method with just 10,000 qubits.

With around 26,000 qubits, the encryption could be broken in a day, the researchers report in a paper submitted March 30 to ...

A fully-fledged quantum computer that can be used to solve real-world problems. For many computer scientists, the arrival of such a device would be their version of the Moon landings: the final ...

In 2018, Aayush Jain, a graduate student at the University of California, Los Angeles, traveled to Japan to give a talk about a powerful cryptographic tool he and his colleagues were developing. As he ...

In August 2024, the National Institute of Standards and Technology did something it had been working toward for eight years: ...

According to a study by engineers at Caltech and the UC Department of Physics, quantum computers do not need to be nearly as ...

Report Details Risks and Benefits of Developing a Practical Quantum Computer, Identifies Metrics for Tracking Progress WASHINGTON – Given the current state of quantum computing and the significant ...

Google says a quantum computer could crack Bitcoin's encryption in nine minutes using far fewer resources than previously estimated.