As technological advancements surge forward, the specter of quantum computing looms ever larger. While the promise of quantum ...

A quantum computer algorithm that is used to find the prime factors in an encryption key. Created by applied mathematician Peter Shor in the mid-1990s, Shor's algorithm may be used to break the ...

All is not doom and gloom, however. There are families of public-key algorithms that aren’t solved by Shor’s algorithm or any of the other known quantum algorithms, although they haven’t ...

There’s little doubt that some of the most important pillars of modern cryptography will tumble spectacularly once quantum computing, now in its infancy, matures sufficiently. Some experts say that ...

The key is not just improving quantum hardware or algorithms but optimizing the entire stack—from hardware and software to ...

Quantum computing has promised revolutionary breakthroughs across sectors, from cryptography to artificial intelligence.

Rapid advances in applying artificial intelligence to simulations in physics and chemistry have some people questioning whether we will even need quantum computers at all.

Quantum computing has long been touted as a potential threat to RSA encryption due to algorithms like Shor's algorithm, which, in theory, can factor large numbers exponentially faster than ...

They demonstrated the use of “Shor’s algorithm” to solve prime factorization on their box-sized quantum computer. The group ...

Technology companies are pouring billions of dollars into quantum computing, despite the technology still being years away ...

Developed in 1994 by US mathematician Peter Shor, Shor’s algorithm is a quantum computer algorithm for calculating the prime factors of a number. While it may be easy to discern the prime ...