Controversial ‘Quantum Advantage’ Claim Made by Computing Firm D-Wave
The company says it has solved the first problem of scientific relevance with a quantum processor faster than could be done with classical computers—but others disagree
Quantum computing company shares jump after D-Wave's upbeat forecast
Shares of some quantum computing companies rallied on Thursday, adding to gains from the previous session and bucking the broader market's trend after D-Wave Quantum forecast stronger-than-expected quarterly revenue.
D-Wave Stock Surges. Wall Street Says the Future Is Now for Quantum Computing.
D-Wave Quantum has emerged as a leader in quantum computing, analysts say, and Wall Street is throwing its support behind the company in a raft of research notes following its latest earnings report.
Quantum Computing Stocks Jump Ahead Of Nvidia GTC Conference Next Week
Quantum computing stocks led by D-Wave Quantum popped on Friday continuing their roller coaster ride in 2025. While there was no fresh quantum computing news, chipmaker Nvidia hosts its GTC conference next week.
D-Wave Quantum Stock Jumps on "Quantum Supremacy" News
Shares of D-Wave Quantum Inc. (NYSE: QBTS) climbed over 18% after the company reported mixed results in its fourth-quarter 2024 earnings report. Revenue of $2.3 million beat expectations of $2.2 million.
D-Wave Claims ‘Quantum Supremacy.’ What It Means for Quantum Computing.
D-Wave Quantum said Wednesday that it had not only achieved “quantum supremacy,” but had done so using a practical problem, marking an industry first. The quantum-computing company said its Advantage2 system solved a problem in 20 minutes that would take one of the world’s most powerful supercomputers nearly 1 million years to complete.
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Researchers visualize quantum effects in electron waves
In 1933, the two theorists Piotr Kapitza and Paul Dirac proved that an electron beam is even diffracted from a standing light wave (due to the particles' properties) and that interference effects ...
Simplified method for observing electron motion in solids unveiled
The ultrafast dynamics and interactions of electrons in molecules and solids have long remained hidden from direct ...
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What Does An Electron Look Like?
According to the video you can see below, the right way to think about it is as a standing wave. What does that mean? The video shows a very interesting demonstrator that shows how that works.
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For the First Time, Scientists Reveal the Shape of Electrons—A Leap Forward in Quantum Research
By studying these materials, the researchers were able to observe how the geometry of electron wave functions influences their movement and interactions. The team’s findings suggest that the ...
Physicists achieve record-breaking electron beam power and current
A team of physicists at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, in Menlo Park, California, generated the highest-current, highest-peak-power electron beams ever produced. The team has published ...
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Quantum Mechanics In Your Processor: Tunneling And Transistors
How? Well, if we take quantum mechanics seriously and look at the electron as a wave, it becomes possible to cross the barrier. In 1926, a man by the name of [Erwin Schrödinger] published a paper ...
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Quantum Mechanics Meets Semiconductors
For instance, if the usually perfectly-ordered atoms in a crystal had even a single atom out of place, the electron waves' movement as it traveled through would be seriously changed. One of the ...
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Earthquake in the field of quantum physics after the shape of electrons is revealed
Thus, the appearances that electron waves can have when moving through a solid have been seen. This new discovery now opens up new ways of observing these particles and could also have effects on ...
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Electron Diffraction: Unveiling Atomic Structure, Defects, and Dynamics in Nanomaterials
Electron diffraction is a powerful analytical technique used to study the atomic structure of materials. It involves the interaction of a beam of electrons with a crystalline sample, resulting in a ...
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Scientists Found Dark Electrons: a Secret Quantum State Hidden in Solid Matter
Similar to light waves, electron waves can interfere with each other. When perfectly opposite, they can cancel each other out, resulting in no detectable signal. This principle is crucial for ...