Caltech Proposes Quantum Breakthrough for Encryption

Caltech and Oratomic propose 10,000-20,000 qubit quantum computers could solve encryption.
Manuel Endres leads Caltech team using neutral-atom systems with optical tweezers.
26,000 qubits could break ECC-256 encryption in 10 days.
102,000 qubits could crack RSA-2048 encryption in 97 days.
Previous estimates for quantum computers were 10-20 years, now within the decade.
Theoretical results highlight engineering challenges in building scalable systems.

Technology | Quantum Computing | Cryptography

United States

Manuel Endres

2 weeks ago