The Riemann hypothesis claims that the locations of prime numbers along the infinite number line all adhere to a beautiful and orderly, but obscure formula. Now a team in China has managed to encode ...

The hardest idea in quantum mechanics to hold in a non-physicist’s head is that a thing can be in two states at once. Not ...

The only snag was that “Shor’s algorithm”, as it is now known, required something that at the time only existed on university blackboards: a quantum computer. These days, quantum computers—which ...

Quantum computers hold great promise for applications from drug discovery to cybersecurity. Yet figuring out what would give ...

Aaron Lauda has been exploring an area of mathematics that most physicists have seen little use for, wondering if it might have practical applications. In a twist even he didn’t expect, it turns out ...

Using a conventional computer and cutting-edge mathematical tools and code, physicists at the Center for Computational Quantum Physics (CCQ) at the Simons Foundation's Flatiron Institute and ...

Quantum computing will reshape encryption, but not overnight, and a disciplined, phased approach lets organizations modernize cryptographic foundations without disruption while strengthening security ...

I founded Xanadu to build the world’s first scalable quantum computer. Keeping the industry here may be even harder.

Overview: Mathematics is driving careers in data science, artificial intelligence, actuarial science, cybersecurity, quantum ...

Medical imaging methods such as ultrasound and MRI are often affected by background noise, which can introduce blurring and obscure fine anatomical details in the images. For clinicians who depend on ...