A new facility in Queensland will allow researchers from academia and industry to test new ideas on a real quantum processor.
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Particles’ properties at the quantum level could one day enable faster computing and better cybersecurity.
In quantum batteries, subunits take collective action to charge faster.
Science fiction imagines wormholes as shortcuts through spacetime. But the original idea suggests they could be something far stranger.
The success of Jinan-1 points the way towards networks of quantum microsatellites, making secure global communication a real possibility.
Federal funding cuts in the billions have impacted dozens of universities in the US.
GPS is great, but it doesn’t work seamlessly. Quantum science will one day improve how our navigation systems work.
Quantum information theory is the field behind quantum computing, but experts in this field are also applying their way of thinking to some big questions in quantum physics.
Tech giants, major powers and top research universities are all in a race to build viable quantum systems. Why now?
Quantum machine learning models could help us create AI systems that are almost impenetrable by hackers. But in the hands of hackers, the same technology could wreak havoc.
Studying the brief and tiny quantum effects that drive living systems could one day lead to new approaches to treatments and technologies.
So far researchers have only been able to control a handful of qubits — the basic units of information in a quantum computer. A new approach could help them control millions at a time.
Einstein was awarded a Nobel prize for his explanation for how light can be described as being made up of individual particles of energy under certain conditions.
We identify an experimental method which could finally reveal whether objects much larger than atoms - such as humans or animals - can exist in several places at once.
Computers were once considered high-end technology, only accessible to scientists and trained professionals. Today, almost everyone has one. Will quantum computing follow the same path?
It is hard to predict when quantum computers will be strong and fast enough to crack the codes that keep bitcoin safe. But that day is coming.
The explainer episode
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Today on Trust me, I'm An Expert, we're explaining the tricky topics: what is quantum mechanics? What does the research say about lone actor terrorism? And why do people like pimple popping videos?
If an alien landed on Earth, how would you decide if it had free will like us, or was a sophisticated automaton?
China has upped its defence spending and is investing heavily in revolutionary technologies that could transform its military into the world’s most powerful force by the middle of the century.
As companies make quantum computers available through their cloud services, take a look at what it means for computing to move beyond classical mechanics and into quantum physics.
Top contributors
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Head of Quantum Systems and Principal Research Scientist, Monash University
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PhD Candidate, University of KwaZulu-Natal
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Professor of Gravitational Astrophysics and Cosmology, University of Glasgow
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Associate professor, Emory University
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China researcher, Macquarie University
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Professor in Physics, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Quantum Physics and Quantum Technology, University of Sydney
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Associate Fellow, International Center for the Study of Radicalisation (ICSR), King's College London
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Professor in Physics, The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor, School of Software, National University of Singapore
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PhD candidate in Psychology, The University of Queensland
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Retired, University of Warwick
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Michael Hintze Chair of International Security, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Quantum Engineering, UNSW
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Director, Maryland Cybersecurity Center; Professor of Computer Science, University of Maryland