Quantum computers will finally be useful: what’s behind the revolution (original) (raw)

A string of surprising advances suggests usable quantum computers could be here in a decade.

A computer in a display case.

A quantum computer chip from Oxford Ionics, one of several companies that have made significant advances in this technology. Credit: Oxford Ionics/IonQ company

Just a few years ago, many researchers in quantum computing thought it would take several decades to develop machines that could solve complex tasks, such as predicting how chemicals react or cracking encrypted text. But now, there is growing hope that such machines could arrive in the next ten years.

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Nature 650, 24-26 (2026)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-026-00312-6

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