A new crop of quantum technologies is set to make waves in the commercial world. Get up to speed on what they are and what impact they will have in the future.
Mapping the commercial landscape for quantum technologies
As devices begin to move out of physics labs and into the marketplace, patent attorney Andrew Fearnside offers a tour of the developing commercial scene
Becoming a quantum entrepreneur
Grégoire Ribordy, co-founder of the pioneering quantum-key-distribution firm ID Quantique, shares his company's "start-up story"
Latest research headlines
Silicon device reads and writes quantum information
Technology could be scaled-up to create quantum-computer chips
Google aims for quantum supremacy
As the tech giant reveals a 72-qubit quantum processor, researchers are creating the first quantum computer games
Encrypted quantum keys sent a record-breaking 421 km in optical fibre
Long-distance transmission rate is boosted by a factor of 100
Fast photon source lights up quantum technologies
An on-chip system exploits the Purcell effect to deliver rapid pulses of single photons
Magnetic model simulated in 3D by D-Wave quantum processor
Transverse field Ising model run on superconducting qubits
Silicon qubits show promise for quantum computers
Two new breakthroughs could help in the development of large-scale spin-based processors in the future
Cloud quantum computing calculates nuclear binding energy
Quantum simulations done remotely on systems at Rigetti and IBM
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‘Quantum secret sharing’ scheme allows 10 parties to communicate securely
Protocol overcomes some shortcomings of quantum key distribution
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‘Quantum go machine’ plays ancient board game using entangled photons
Stones in quantum superpositions could put artificial intelligence to the test
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How to time quantum tunnelling using atomic stopwatches, fitness trackers could help with breathing disorders
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Read article: Physicists create quantum phase battery
Physicists create quantum phase battery
First device of its kind could be used in quantum computing circuits
Read article: Quantum-tunnelling time is measured using ultracold atoms
Quantum-tunnelling time is measured using ultracold atoms
Spin rotation provides a stopwatch that measures millisecond journey
Read article: Quantum squeezing is achieved at room temperature
Quantum squeezing is achieved at room temperature
New technique could give gravitational-wave detectors a boost
Read article: Probing the foundations of quantum physics
Probing the foundations of quantum physics
An experiment in Vienna to study momentum-entangled helium atoms
Read article: Tabletop device might snare gravitational waves using tiny diamonds
Tabletop device might snare gravitational waves using tiny diamonds
New matter-wave interferometer would rely on nanoparticles, not lasers
Read article: LIGO reveals quantum correlations at work in mirrors weighing tens of kilograms
LIGO reveals quantum correlations at work in mirrors weighing tens of kilograms
Result points to lower noise limit for gravitational-wave detectors
Read article: Cracking the quantum code
Cracking the quantum code
Kate Gardner reviews the new TV show Devs
Read article: Thermodynamic study of D-Wave processor could lead to better quantum calculations
Thermodynamic study of D-Wave processor could lead to better quantum calculations
Thermal noise could enable faster and more reliable computations
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