Twenty years ago, theoretical physicists and computer scientists were developing quantum algorithms for virtual quantum computers, with no working hardware in sight. Today, just about anyone can log ...

Quantum computers are designed to outperform standard computers by running quantum algorithms. Areas in which quantum algorithms can be applied include cryptography, search and optimisation ...

For problems suited to specific algorithms where quantum calculations offer advantages, that system would tap its quantum accelerator chip.

When a quantum computer processes data, it must translate it into understandable quantum data. Algorithms that carry out this 'quantum compilation' typically optimize one target at a ...

Physicists have introduced an approach for simulating the quantum approximate optimization algorithm using a traditional computer. Instead of running the algorithm on advanced quantum processors ...

We are on the path to a new era of quantum computing. We must now prepare for the exponential benefits and risks of quantum technologies.

It’s been difficult to find important questions that quantum computers can answer faster than classical machines, but a new algorithm appears to do so for some critical optimization tasks.

But we’re not tied to one particular platform. Phasecraft’s focus is on algorithms that calculate material properties. Why are those applications so suitable for today’s early quantum computers? In ...

Quantum-inspired algorithms can simulate turbulent fluid flows on a classical computer much faster than existing tools, slashing computation times from several days on a large supercomputer to ...