What is quantum computing?

Wednesday 26th Nov 2025, 12.30pm

Want to make something feel immediately complicated, inaccessible or downright mysterious? Stick the word ‘quantum’ in front of it. Or, at least, that’s how many of us feel. But don’t worry! Experimental physicist William Cutler from Oxford’s Department of Physics is here to break things down, explaining exactly what a quantum computer is, and sharing the remarkable potential that quantum computing holds for advancing fields ranging from drug-discovery to internet security.