If a quantum computer capable of breaking modern encryption were to come online today, Bitcoin would likely be under attack — and no one would know. “Everything would look like legitimate access,” ...

For quantum computers to change the game of computation, scientists need to show that the machines’ calculations are correct. Now, there’s hope. Google’s Willow quantum chip has achieved verifiable ...

We have been using computers for airplanes for a long time now, but it becomes more complex and better every time, and the miniaturization of components and their mass production enable us to use ...

The USB port is something most of us take for granted. You plug in a phone, keyboard, or one of the many useful USB gadgets out there, and it just works. But not too long ago, this was basically ...

A glittering hunk of crystal gets its iridescence from a highly regular atomic structure. Frank Wilczek, the 2012 Nobel Laureate in Physics, proposed quantum systems––like groups of particles––could ...

(Image credit: ©2025 Takahashi et al. CC-BY-ND) Researchers have developed a lightweight computer mouse that you wear on your finger like a ring and works for more than a month on a single charge.

Question: What should I do with my older computer that can’t run Windows 11? Answer: Now that the October 14, 2025 deadline has passed, Windows 10 is officially retired, meaning Microsoft will no ...

This post explains how to find your computer’s username and password in Windows 11. Usernames and passwords are assigned to users when they first set up their Windows account. They are the unique ...

Quantum computers are still in their infancy. Presently limited to 100 or so error-prone qubits, the quantum equivalents to classical bits, they are far from supreme calculating machines that are ...

Torrens University Australia provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. Poisoning is a term most often associated with the human body and natural environments. But it is also a growing ...

What percentage of the world population is leading the expansion of artificial intelligence? New York Times bestselling author Karen Hao, the first journalist to profile OpenAI, Sam Altman’s ...

Quantum error correction codes protect quantum information from decoherence and quantum noise, and are therefore crucial to the development of quantum computing and ...