Articles on Quantum computing

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Researchers can use mirrorlike beam splitters to put phonons, or quantum sound particles, into a state of superposition. Peter Allen via University of Chicago

How splitting sound might lead to a new kind of quantum computer

Scientists show they can create quantum superpositions of sound particles, pointing to the potential for mechanical quantum computers.
Room-temperature superconductors could make high-speed maglev trains more practical. Visual China Group via Getty Images

Room‑temperature superconductors could revolutionize electronics – an electrical engineer explains the materials’ potential

Superconductors make highly efficient electronics, but the ultralow temperatures and ultrahigh pressures make them costly and difficult to use. Room-temperature superconductors promise to change that.
A look inside the quantum computing process. Quantum technology is a $142 billion opportunity that could employ 229,000 Canadians by 2040. (Photonic)

What quantum technology means for Canada’s future

Canada is well positioned to gain far-reaching economic and social benefits from the rapidly developing quantum industry, but it must act now to secure its success.
Devices like this experimental apparatus can produce pairs of photons that are linked, or ‘entangled’. Carlos Jones/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy

Nobel‑winning quantum weirdness undergirds an emerging high‑tech industry, promising better ways of encrypting communications and imaging your body

Quantum entanglement is the stuff of sci-fi, advanced physics research and, increasingly, technology used by governments, banks and the military.

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