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Euronews Tech Talks

Inside IBM’s first European quantum data centre

IBM has opened its first European quantum data centre in Ehningen, in the south of Germany. What is it? And how will it impact the lives of European citizens? Euronews Tech Talks travelled to Germany to discover it.

09/10/2024

Euronews Tech Talks

Is Schrödinger’s cat dead or alive? | Podcast Q&A

Euronews Tech Talks has gathered questions from the audience and asked two experts in quantum mechanics and computing to answer them.

10/07/2024

Euronews Tech Talks

What would a day with advanced quantum computing look like? | Podcast

Could a three-day week be the routine of an average European with advanced quantum computing? We spoke with experts on the continent.

26/06/2024

Mobility

UK-made quantum navigation system successfully tested in flight

The UK completed a successful test flight of a quantum-powered navigation system that can't be jammed by foreign actors.

13/05/2024

Tech News

Is quantum computing the next tech in the EU's crosshairs?

The potential security threats from quantum are clear but there seems to be little impetus in Brussels to regulate the technology - for now.

30/01/2024

Tech News

Why quantum computers threaten our global security

Q-Day is when a quantum computer so powerful is built it could break the public encryption systems. How concerned should we be?

26/01/2024

Tech News

Euroviews. Can quantum computers really accelerate the path to net zero?

On its own, quantum computing cannot achieve net zero or "solve" climate change. But, if we work together, we can use this technology to enable breakthrough green innovations, Ashley Montanaro writes.

08/12/2023

Tech News

Euroviews. Will EU leaders take up the quantum challenge in front of them?

Quantum computers that can break cryptographic algorithms would have major cybersecurity implications. Although they might only emerge in the next 5-10 years, the threat should be addressed long before this, Lorenzo Pupillo, Valtteri Lipiäinen and Carolina Polito write.

05/12/2023

Tech News

IBM makes quantum computing breakthrough

One of the main issues in developing the machines is they often struggle with data errors. But IBM says its chips could make a difference.

05/12/2023

Culture news

Culture Re-View: Spare a thought for Schrödinger's Cat

On this day in 1935: Physicist Erwin Schrödinger published his famous thought experiment ‘Schrödinger’s Cat.’

29/11/2023

Health news

From mRNA to attoseconds: The discoveries behind the 2023 Nobel prizes

The scientific discoveries behind the 2023 Nobel Prizes in Medicine, Physics and Chemistry are impacting how we live our lives.

04/10/2023

Health news

This quantum tech can make MRI imaging 100,000 times stronger

NVision leverages quantum technology to make MRI imaging 100,000 times more precise, using existing machines.

02/06/2023

Tech News

Explained: What is quantum computing and how will it change the world?

Euronews Next visited IBM's research lab in Zurich to find out more about the field promising to usher in new solutions to the world's problems.

12/04/2023

Rethink

'Quantum computers are revolutionary but they won’t solve everything'

Quantum computing won’t solve all our problems, says physicist Shohini Ghose. But the pioneering computing framework has the potential to improve numerous industries.

17/11/2022

Tech News

These are three of Europe’s deep tech start-ups to watch

Euronews Next meets the start-ups developing the future of deep tech including a smart glove, a quantum computing company and a device that can read your mind.

05/03/2022

Culture news

Dean Stockwell, who played 'Al' in Quantum Leap, dies ages 85

A child actor on Broadway, Stockwell's career spanned seven decades before he retired from acting in 2015. But his lasting legacy for many will be his portrayal of the project observer. Al, in Quantum Leap, for which he won a Golden Globe in 1990.

09/11/2021