And they conclude that the problems caused by cosmic rays happen often enough to keep error-corrected quantum computations from working unless we figure out a way to limit the rays' impact.

Infinitesimally low levels of radiation, such as from incoming cosmic rays, may soon stymie progress in quantum computing. The practicality of quantum computing hangs on the integrity of the ...

(Courtesy: Chris Wilen) Quantum computers may need a redesign to protect them from background radiation, say physicists. After earlier experiments showed that cosmic rays can severely disrupt the ...

Nearly a fifth of all difficult-to-correct errors in quantum computers are caused by powerful particles from space hitting the machines. While these cosmic ray-induced errors have long been ...

is called "Planck's constant", or one quantum of energy and is actually quite a small value, so we do not usually notice this uncertainty constraint in everyday activities.) Now in thinking about ...

Together, QUIET and LOUD will allow for controlled experiments with quantum sensors to make direct comparisons between an environment with significantly reduced cosmic ray interference and the ...

Cosmic rays may play a role in triggering lightning on Earth, a new study suggests. | Credit: Jan Drahokoupil / 500px / Getty Images Cosmic rays may offer an out-of-this-world answer to a long ...

The surprising study by a team of Polish researchers analyzed 50 years worth of data and found that the intensity of global seismic activity ... the interactions of cosmic rays and Earth's ...