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of scientists, engineers, and designers creating the next advances in computing technology. </p><p class="eBWTD DMxM7">It’s impossible to tell the story of computing without IBM.</p></div></section><section class="_40mK7"><div class="bmyvM"><div class="nWHKC"><div class="hY6lN"></div></div><div class="s4srN"><p class="eBWTD EihHw">Our mission at IBM Research has always been to invent what’s next in computing.</p><p class="eBWTD">It’s why IBM researchers have authored more than <a type="popup" href="https://research.ibm.com/publications"><span class="yER5h" data-href="https://research.ibm.com/publications" style="position:absolute;left:0;top:0;visibility:hidden">110,000 publications</span></a><span><a href="https://research.ibm.com/publications" class="bx--link _2KWzE _7_4F7 bx--link--inline">110,000 publications</a></span>. It’s why they are regularly featured in the world’s most prestigious journals and <a type="popup" href="https://research.ibm.com/events"><span class="yER5h" data-href="https://research.ibm.com/events" style="position:absolute;left:0;top:0;visibility:hidden">conferences</span></a><span><a href="https://research.ibm.com/events" class="bx--link _2KWzE _7_4F7 bx--link--inline">conferences</a></span>, and it’s why their awards include six Nobel Prizes, ten Medals of Technology, five National Medals of Science, and six Turing Awards.</p><p class="eBWTD DMxM7">Today, IBM Research stands at the forefront of computing. Our <a type="popup" href="https://research.ibm.com/semiconductors"><span class="yER5h" data-href="https://research.ibm.com/semiconductors" style="position:absolute;left:0;top:0;visibility:hidden">semiconductor research</span></a><span><a href="https://research.ibm.com/semiconductors" class="bx--link _2KWzE _7_4F7 bx--link--inline">semiconductor research</a></span> is pushing the limits of scaling and redefining the way chips are designed; we’re creating new <a type="popup" href="https://research.ibm.com/artificial-intelligence"><span class="yER5h" data-href="https://research.ibm.com/artificial-intelligence" style="position:absolute;left:0;top:0;visibility:hidden">foundation models</span></a><span><a href="https://research.ibm.com/artificial-intelligence" class="bx--link _2KWzE _7_4F7 bx--link--inline">foundation models</a></span> and hardware for the next generation of enterprise AI; we’re a world leader in <a type="popup" href="https://research.ibm.com/quantum-computing"><span class="yER5h" data-href="https://research.ibm.com/quantum-computing" style="position:absolute;left:0;top:0;visibility:hidden">quantum computing</span></a><span><a href="https://research.ibm.com/quantum-computing" class="bx--link _2KWzE _7_4F7 bx--link--inline">quantum computing</a></span>; 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That’s why IBM Researchers are designing new transistors and new chip architectures to meet tomorrow's demands for power, efficiency, and security.</div><div class="uMlSO"><svg focusable="false" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="currentColor" width="32" height="32" viewBox="0 0 32 32" aria-hidden="true" class="BlBnl"><path d="M18 6L16.57 7.393 24.15 15 4 15 4 17 24.15 17 16.57 24.573 18 26 28 16 18 6z"></path></svg></div></div><div class="_3jet3" style="--angle:nullrad"><figure class="GaEuT"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0"><img alt="Neurons" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="GaEuT" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover"/><noscript><img alt="Neurons" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover" class="GaEuT" sizes="(min-width: 99rem) calc((99rem - 50rem) * 0.25 + 9rem), (min-width: 82rem) calc((100vw - 50rem) * 0.25 + 9rem), (min-width: 66rem) calc((100vw - 49rem) * 0.25 + 9rem), (min-width: 42rem) calc((100vw - 27rem) * 0.375 + 6rem), calc((100vw - 5rem) * 0.75 + 2rem)" srcSet="https://research.ibm.com/_next/image?url=%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2Fneurons.84a40cea.png&w=16&q=85 16w, https://research.ibm.com/_next/image?url=%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2Fneurons.84a40cea.png&w=32&q=85 32w, https://research.ibm.com/_next/image?url=%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2Fneurons.84a40cea.png&w=48&q=85 48w, https://research.ibm.com/_next/image?url=%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2Fneurons.84a40cea.png&w=64&q=85 64w, https://research.ibm.com/_next/image?url=%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2Fneurons.84a40cea.png&w=96&q=85 96w, https://research.ibm.com/_next/image?url=%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2Fneurons.84a40cea.png&w=128&q=85 128w, https://research.ibm.com/_next/image?url=%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2Fneurons.84a40cea.png&w=256&q=85 256w, https://research.ibm.com/_next/image?url=%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2Fneurons.84a40cea.png&w=384&q=85 384w, https://research.ibm.com/_next/image?url=%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2Fneurons.84a40cea.png&w=640&q=85 640w, https://research.ibm.com/_next/image?url=%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2Fneurons.84a40cea.png&w=750&q=85 750w, https://research.ibm.com/_next/image?url=%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2Fneurons.84a40cea.png&w=828&q=85 828w, https://research.ibm.com/_next/image?url=%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2Fneurons.84a40cea.png&w=1080&q=85 1080w, https://research.ibm.com/_next/image?url=%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2Fneurons.84a40cea.png&w=1200&q=85 1200w, https://research.ibm.com/_next/image?url=%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2Fneurons.84a40cea.png&w=1920&q=85 1920w, https://research.ibm.com/_next/image?url=%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2Fneurons.84a40cea.png&w=2048&q=85 2048w, https://research.ibm.com/_next/image?url=%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2Fneurons.84a40cea.png&w=3840&q=85 3840w" src="https://research.ibm.com/_next/image?url=%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2Fneurons.84a40cea.png&w=3840&q=85"/></noscript></span><video class="_3_Y1_" style="display:none" muted="" loop="" playsinline=""><source src="/about/neuron_rest_compressed.mp4" type="video/mp4"/></video></figure><div class="IVoaG"><div class="_8X2H2"></div></div><div class="zf_Ju"></div><div class="X_7y_"></div><div class="ZFECC"><a class="UT_jW" href="/artificial-intelligence"><h3 class="_8nabE">Neurons</h3></a></div><div class="ZCxiW">AI and machine learning have become critical for business, but industry-leading models can be costly to develop, and opaque. 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The challenge is how to scale quantum systems, make them more reliable, and make them easier to integrate with other computing architectures. This is our mission – to bring useful quantum computing to the world.</div><div class="uMlSO"><svg focusable="false" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="currentColor" width="32" height="32" viewBox="0 0 32 32" aria-hidden="true" class="BlBnl"><path d="M18 6L16.57 7.393 24.15 15 4 15 4 17 24.15 17 16.57 24.573 18 26 28 16 18 6z"></path></svg></div></div></div></section><section class="pyPQz"><div class="z5AFQ"><h2 class="yA1KG">Multi-cloud: a universal control plane</h2><div class="FVd0e"><video autoplay="" muted="" loop="" playsinline="" class="r8Iod"><source src="https://d35x6597f7j1wm.cloudfront.net/Stopmotion_About_Page_11c60dc0fe.mp4" type="video/mp4"/></video><button type="button" class="sPcdA Sw7IJ"><svg focusable="false" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="currentColor" width="32" height="32" viewBox="0 0 32 32" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M11,23a1,1,0,0,1-1-1V10a1,1,0,0,1,1.4473-.8945l12,6a1,1,0,0,1,0,1.789l-12,6A1.001,1.001,0,0,1,11,23Zm1-11.3821v8.7642L20.7642,16Z"></path><path d="M16,4A12,12,0,1,1,4,16,12,12,0,0,1,16,4m0-2A14,14,0,1,0,30,16,14,14,0,0,0,16,2Z"></path></svg></button></div><div class="VipY_"><p class="eBWTD EihHw">Classical computing is essential for integrating computing systems and solving well-understood problems at scale. AI is well-suited for problems where the relationships in the data are unknown and need to be learned. Quantum computing aims to tackle difficult problems where the search space is too vast for classical computers to explore efficiently. Choosing the right approach for a given task is key to harnessing their power.</p><p class="eBWTD">But our vision takes this a step further. We see a future of dynamic composability, where specialized computing technologies can be orchestrated and optimized, as part of a unified system. In this future, bits, neurons, and qubits work together, seamlessly.</p><p class="eBWTD">This convergence of computing modalities will enable the next generation of intelligent systems, accelerating the rate we solve complex problems–for science, for business, and for society.</p><p class="eBWTD">A new era of computing has begun, and IBM Research is helping to shape it.</p><p class="eBWTD DMxM7"><a href="/blog" class="bx--link _7_4F7 bx--link--inline">What’s next →</a></p></div></div></section><div class="_3JdPa" style="height:6000px"><div class="wr_Sr"><h2 class="sr52n">This is the future, built right.</h2><div class="_37zOa"><div class="_05bAI"><div class="Zredo" style="opacity:0"><div class="C8f4D"><figure></figure></div></div><div class="W7ryx"><div class="ogROb" style="opacity:0;top:10px">01</div><div class="ZimfI" style="opacity:0;top:10px"><p class="eBWTD EihHw DMxM7">IBM Research is <strong>home to a community</strong> of scientists, engineers, and designers. 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