Quantum computing

What every board member should know about Quantum, before it's too late - opinion

The standard assumption is that Q-Day, when a cryptographically relevant quantum computer will be able to break today's encryption, is still several years away. However, this misses the point.

Portrait of a female researcher standing before a quantum computer. (Ilustrative)
Q-Factor is led by professors from the Technion, the Weizmann Institute, and experts in the world of deep-tech startups.

Q-Factor emerges as Israel’s latest quantum computing developer with $24 million seed investment

Portrait of a female researcher standing before a quantum computer. (Ilustrative)

Google research flags looming quantum threat to cryptocurrencies, with Bitcoin vulnerable in minute

The concept "harvest now, decrypt later,” assumes that harvested encrypted information can be decrypted when quantum cryptography becomes the norm.

Why AI is only the beginning of the tech war- opinion


How fast can quantum computers process information? - study

Quantum computers, unlike their conventional counterparts, use quantum mechanics to process information, which enables them to solve a wider range of problems - but there are still limits.

 The Technion team with Gal Ness (left) and Prof. Yoav Sagi (right).

Never before seen state of matter could advance quantum tech

A team at Harvard has documented a new state of matter which could advance quantum technology.

 Abstract illustration of wave-particle duality

Researchers create 'time crystal' with quantum computers

The versatility of quantum computers have helped physicists create a "time crystal," a new phase of matter.

 A handout picture from October 2019 shows Sundar Pichai and Daniel Sank (R) with one of Google's Quantum Computers in the Santa Barbara lab, California, US

Israeli, German researchers find breakthrough in quantum data security

A new breakthrough in quantum technology brings us closer to secure, efficient quantum computing.

 Conceptual illustration of quantum dots in action.

Tech terms: Ready to take a quantum leap?

With the world’s largest and most advanced companies and countries investing enormous resources to “win” the quantum computing race, we might wonder what’s in it for us.

A handout picture from October 2019 shows a component of Google's Quantum Computer in the Santa Barbara lab, California, US.

Who will dominate the tech arms race?

The ‘Magazine’ visits top US quantum computing labs, experts for some up-close answers

 Computational chip (Illustrative)