In 1994, Peter Shor, an American mathematician working at Bell Labs, published a paper with a wonky title and earth-shaking implications. In “Polynomial-Time Algorithms for Prime Factorization and ...

Initiative aims to publish a formally verified implementation of Shor’s quantum factoring algorithm with relevance to cryptography and other high-value domains ...

SAN JOSE, Calif., — Scientists at IBM’s Almaden Research Center have performed the world’s most complicated quantum-computer calculation to date. They caused a billion billion custom-designed ...