A truly useful quantum computer must be able to run any algorithm, with the same versatility an ordinary laptop offers.

Implantable devices in the brain have been used for about 30 years to assist people with disabilities in completing motor ...

For many job postings, AI screening tools recommend white candidates at higher rates than Black and Asian candidates, new ...

Post-quantum cryptography migration is now binding U.S. policy: NIST must complete its own PQC pilot by 2027, federal ...

Three Northwestern schools represented the University at the ACM Conference on Economics and Computation this month.

If a traditional computer is like a locksmith testing one key at a time, a quantum computer can explore countless possibilities simultaneously. Problems that would take today’s most powerful computers ...

We surrendered our attention to the feed. We surrendered our memory to the search engine. We surrendered our solitude to the notification. Why remember what can be retrieved?

Researchers have developed new algorithms to enhance the reliability of data center networks (DCNs) by constructing fault-tolerant paths and maximum ...

Together, they form Helios, a new quantum computer built by the British-American company Quantinuum. Quantum computers use the power of quantum mechanics, the rules that govern how physics operates at ...

The US government wants to get hold of a quantum computer good enough to contribute to scientific breakthroughs in just two years. It will use it to try to accelerate the research and development of ...

The approach is known for high accuracy, but scaling it up while preserving that accuracy is technically difficult. Helios uses barium ions in what is called a quantum charge-coupled device, or QCCD, ...

Studying the epic journey of the iconic jumping plumber can lead to new insights in theoretical computer science—and may help researchers understand the tractability of problems in other areas.