Quantum computers promise to tackle problems that are extraordinarily difficult for today's computers. But there is a major ...

(Black_Kira/iStock/Getty Images) Quantum computers already exist and are advancing quickly, but scientists predict there's ...

(FotografiaBasica/Creatas Video/Getty Images) Quantum teleportation is poised to change the world. It sounds like science fiction – that the quantum state of one system can be transferred, or ...

NIST and the University of Colorado Boulder have created a public service that delivers random numbers using quantum mechanics. Called the Colorado University Randomness Beacon (CURBy), the system ...

Randomness is incredibly useful. People often draw straws, throw dice or flip coins to make fair choices. Random numbers can enable auditors to make completely unbiased selections. Randomness is also ...

With potentially billions of dollars of government funding (and profit) at stake in the race to build functional quantum computers, there’s a massive hype machine to match. Last week Senate Majority ...

For delicate samples such as individual proteins, electron microscopy faces a fundamental tradeoff. Producing a clearer image generally requires sending more electrons through the specimen, but ...