
Quantum cheques could be a forgery-free way to move money
10 July 2017
Using IBM’s cloud-based quantum computer, researchers have shown that it’s possible to create ultra-secure cheques with quantum technology

10 July 2017
Using IBM’s cloud-based quantum computer, researchers have shown that it’s possible to create ultra-secure cheques with quantum technology

15 June 2017
Entangled photons survived transmission to locations 1200 kilometres apart on Earth, a feat that could kick off the use of quantum satellites for secure communications

26 October 2016
Using machine learning, computers have come up with codes that let them send secret messages to each other – but they’re still a long way off humans

19 September 2016
Two groups have set a new record for quantum teleportation, setting the stage for encoded communications networks that stretch between cities

19 August 2016
By placing the order of two events into a quantum superposition, physicists have probed the nature of causality

1 July 2016
Medical researchers are using virtual reality to create accurate, explorable versions of our insides. Alice Klein goes for a walk

18 December 2015
Present-buying, turkey-carving, how to pull a cracker… this year Jacob Aron decided to see if mathematics could help him calculate the perfect Christmas

28 October 2015
Need to share a secret? A code that's as strong as the laws of physics is within our grasp and could finally make sure your data can never leak

2 September 2015
A century-long debate about whether quantum mechanics described reality or masked a deeper layer, as Einstein suggested, has concluded – quantum reality won

28 August 2015
A century-long debate about whether quantum mechanics described reality or masked a deeper layer, as Einstein suggested, has concluded – quantum reality won