IBM unveils its most powerful quantum processor yet

IBM just announced the two most powerful quantum processors it has ever built, but it still needs help figuring out what to do with them.

New Materials Could Lay Groundwork for Future Quantum Supercomputers

A team of Stanford University engineers are exploring specialized materials to bring concept of quantum computing closer to reality.

Chinese scientists make quantum leap in computing

Chinese scientists have built the world's first quantum computing machine that goes far beyond the early classical or conventional computers

New quantum liquid crystals may play role in future of computers

New state of matter - the first 3-D quantum liquid crystals may have applications in ultrafast quantum computing.

Facebook details its plans for a brain-computer interface

Led by the former head of DARPA and Google ATAP, Regina Dugan, Building 8 has created a way to talk to your computer with your brain.

Bristol and Bath to build world’s largest ARM-based supercomputer

The University of Bristol is leading a £3m project to build the world’s largest ARM-based supercomputer.

Elon Musk's latest target: Brain-computer interfaces

Tech billionaire Elon Musk is announcing a new venture called Neuralink focused on linking brains to computers.

EU hails new Airbus-size alliance for supercomputers

Seven European countries announced a joint initiative to acquire and deploy world-class high-performance computers. EuroHPCEuroHPC aims to deploy so-called exascale computers that are capable of at least 10 to the 18th power calculations per second.

What could a future without physical screens look like

Last week Sony launched a projector which turns any surface into a touchscreen. We ask designers how screenless technology could be used in the future.

Brain is ten times more active than previously measured

A new study could change scientists' understanding of how the brain works - and could lead to new approaches for treating neurological disorders and for developing computers that 'think' more like humans.

Is a stretchable smart tablet in our future?

Engineering researchers have developed the first stretchable integrated circuit that is made entirely using an inkjet printer, raising the possibility of inexpensive mass production of smart fabric.

We finally have a computer that can survive the surface of Venus

Over the last few years electronics based on the semiconductor silicon carbide (SiC) have started to mature. Those properties make it a very suitable candidate for computing on Venus.

China to Develop Supercomputer Prototype as Powerful as Human Brain

Chinese state media announced that by the end of the year it intends to put out a prototype of an exascale supercomputer that would be more than ten times as powerful as any existing machine.

Experts split on how soon quantum computing is coming

Whether quantum computing is 10 years away - or is already here - it promises to make current encryption methods obsolete, so enterprises need to start laying the groundwork for new encryption methods.

Japan plans 130-petaflops China-beating number-crunching supercomputer

Japan is reportedly planning to build a 130-petaflops supercomputer costing $173 million that is due for completion next year.