“Quantum processors have thus reached the regime of quantum supremacy.” A quick search on BING pulls up the document Google purportedly put together and provided (or collaborated with NASA over). Looks like, in fact, Google, claims they are now the first quantum supremacists. If this […]
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Google Claims Quantum Supremacy? True? This past week we were wondering about the lack of ‘news’ from Google on the the subject of quantum computing, Bristlecone, etc. Interesting claim. Google is keeping quiet. Because Quantum is Coming. Qubit. Google Claims quantum supremacy In brief… + […]
Quantum Supremacy, What Is It Anyhow? What Is Quantum Supremacy, and Why Is It Such a Computing Milestone? Excerpts and salient points ~ + Quantum supremacy means only that researchers have been able to use a quantum computer to perform a single calculation that no […]
Building the U.S. Quantum Infrastructure Agencies, industry investing in quantum infrastructure In brief… + The Department of Energy awarded $60.7 million in research funding across nine national laboratories, universities and non-profits to advance the development of quantum computing and networking. + Three projects were awarded […]
On the Lighter Side: Learn to Code Quantum Computers; There’s a Future There Does coding really help students for new-age job? In brief… + Coding is a buzzword today, and is creative and fun, but can coding benefit your career? Can it really prepare you […]
Using Sound vice Quantum Computing Environments to Search Big Data Sound of the future: A new analog to quantum computing Excerpts and salient points ~ + While quantum computing has been touted as a way to intelligently sort through big data, quantum environments are difficult […]
China’s Micius Leaves Open Question of Quantum Mechanics and General Relativity Possibilities Though fascinating to think about, there is this interesting line in the closing, “Pan and the team will launch a new satellite that will orbit 20 to 60 times higher than Micius to […]
Startup Aliro Nets $2.7M for Quantum Hardware Software Aliro Raises $2.7 Million Spun Out of Harvard University’s Quantum Computing Lab Full release… CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sept. 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Aliro Technologies, a software company that commercializes technologies making today’s quantum hardware more accessible, today announced […]
IBM Unveils 53-Qubit Quantum Computer at New York Quantum Computation Center Opening IBM Opens Quantum Computation Center in New York; Brings World’s Largest Fleet of Quantum Computing Systems Online, Unveils New 53-Qubit Quantum System for Broad Use Full release… ARMONK, N.Y., Sept. 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ […]
Purdue University Pushes Forward With Probabilistic Bits, P-bits; “Poor Man’s Q-bit” ‘Poor man’s qubit’ can solve quantum problems without going quantum Excerpts and salient points ~ + Engineers at Purdue University and Tohoku University in Japan have built the first hardware to demonstrate how the […]
Stevens Institute of Technology Edges Closer to Room-temperature Quantum Chip Without Silicon Stevens Team Closes In On “Holy Grail” of Room Temperature Quantum Computing Chips Excerpts and salient points ~ + Now, researchers at Stevens Institute of Technology have coaxed photons into interacting with one […]
Image Charge Detection to Measure Electron Spin. Is It Possible without Disrupting Quantum System? New method for detecting quantum states of electrons Key points… + Researchers in the Quantum Dynamics Unit at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) devised a new […]
Op-Ed: Nigeria Should Exploit Fourth Industrial Revolution Op-Ed: How the Nigerian power sector can exploit 4IR In brief… + The passing into law of the Electric Power Sector Reform Act (EPSRA) in 2005 was a much-heralded start of a revolution in the power sector, opening […]
A Step Toward Large-scale Quantum Computers: Characterization of Non-Gaussian Noise in Superconducting Qubits Research advances noise cancelling for quantum computers Excerpts and salient points ~ + “This is the first concrete step toward trying to characterize more complicated types of noise processes than commonly assumed […]
Controlling Quantum Waves with a Traffic Light, Figuratively of Course The quantum technology advancement could help lead to improvements in computing, data processing Points to note… + A University at Buffalo-led research team has developed a “traffic light” that can bring quantum waves to a […]
Tough Errors Are no Match: Optimizing the Quantum Compiler for Noise Resilience Tough Errors Are No Match for APL Team Exploring Quantum Science Full release… The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), in Laurel, Maryland, has been tapped by the Department of Energy to […]
Quantum Clocks + Entanglement + Tweezers + Atoms = ? JILA’s novel atomic clock design offers ‘tweezer’ control Excerpts and salient points ~ + JILA physicists have demonstrated a novel atomic clock design that combines near-continuous operation with strong signals and high stability, features not […]
Australia’s Defence Innovation Hub Priorities Include Quantum Computing Investment in future defence technologies supporting industry In brief… + The Defence Materials Technology Centre (DMTC) will continue its work supporting industrial capability with a $3.8M (AUSD) contract with the Defence Innovation Hub. “DMTC will build on […]
National University of Singapore and Imec Join 5 Year Quantum Internet Plan ICs for secure quantum networks Selected notes ~ + In this five-year agreement, Imec and NUS will jointly develop scalable, robust and efficient technologies for quantum key distribution and quantum random number generation, […]
Using Legos to Model Bigger Quantum Computers; Its About Control The key to bigger quantum computers could be to build them like Legos Key points… + The advantages of modular machines. Most researchers working on superconducting machines focus on creating as many qubits as possible […]
NIST Awards $4M for Small Business Innovation Research; Replacing Helium is One Study NIST Awards Nearly $4 Million to 19 Small Businesses for Technology Development Excerpts and salient points ~ + The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded […]
Achieving 3D in a Quantum Hall System SUTD team helps make leap in quantum mechanics Excerpts and salient points ~ + The quantum world is already playing a huge role in technology. One of its most striking behaviours is the “quantum Hall effect” (QHE). Electricity […]
Quantum Computing from an Aussie Defense Perspective Quantum computing in a Defence context Points to note… + You might ask why anyone would care if old information or old secrets being hacked really matters? For governments, militaries and corporations it is crucial. ‘Old’ but sensitive […]
China’s Private Quantum Efforts This piece has some informative graphics at the source. A picture is worth a thousand word. Because Quantum is Coming. Qubit. Mapping the Chinese Private Actors Race to Quantum Excerpts and salient points ~ + Using exclusively open source information in […]
With Fresh Funding, QC WARE Hires Top Quantum Computing Algorithm Experts QC Ware Hires Leading Minds in Quantum Computing to Build Algorithms that will Power the Next Evolution in Computing Full release… QC Ware, a leading developer of applications that run on quantum computers, today […]
Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica: Designing Random Walk Algorithms for Quantum Computing Bringing Quantum Computers Closer to Reality In brief… + Stacey Jeffery is a tenure-track researcher at Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) in Amsterdam who designs these types of algorithms. One of the algorithms she […]
Grover’s Algorithm a Property of Nature? An important quantum algorithm may actually be a property of nature In brief… + Despite the interest, implementing Grover’s algorithm has taken time because of the significant technical challenges involved. The first quantum computer capable of implementing it appeared […]
Partnership Seeks to Accelerate Development and Practical Use of Quantum Algorithms ABN AMRO and QuSoft join hands to explore the power of quantum software Points to note… + Quantum algorithms allow companies and researchers to enter a whole new world of technological possibilities. In the […]
Quantum Computing: The New Brain Drain Out of Universities Having just completed an even at Quantum Tech Congress 2019 in Boston, The Qubit Report ambassador noted the number of corporate delegates with a PhD was “eye-opening.” Organizations such M SQUARED, NKT Photonics, and Zapata Computing, […]
Quantum.Tech Congress Wraps Up Albeit Qubit was only able to attend the first full day of the Quantum.Tech Congress, The Qubit Report founder came away with a very favorable view of this event. Having been on the periphery of quantum computing for the past several […]
Spain’s CaixaBank is Testing Quantum Computing Algorithms to Assess Financial Risk CaixaBank develops the first R&D projects aimed at applying quantum computing to financial activity in Spain Selected notes ~ + CaixaBank has conducted the first real tests using a quantum computer in order to […]
Germany to Invest $700M to Move Quantum Technology from Research to Market IBM and Fraunhofer Join Forces on Quantum Computing Initiative for Germany Full release… BERLIN, Sept. 10, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — IBM (NYSE: IBM) and one of Europe’s leading organization for applied research, Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft announced an […]
Global VC bets on Australian quantum computing start-up Q-CTRL in US$15m Series A The investment from top VCs will ensure Q-CTRL’s ‘quantum firmware’ becomes ubiquitous in the race to build the first practical quantum computers Media Release, Tuesday 10 September EDT, Boston, Massachusetts, USA – […]
Overview and Update on the NIST Post-quantum Computing Effort If you have been out-of-sync with the NIST effort, the full work is worth the view. See source below. Because Quantum is Coming. Qubit. How the United States Is Developing Post-Quantum Cryptography Excerpts and salient points […]
China or the United States, or… What Nation will Lead the 4th Industrial Revolution? U.S.-China Trade War and the Fourth Industrial Revolution Selected notes ~ + The first industrial revolution, which commenced in the second half of the 18th century, was driven in large part […]
Vehicle-to-Vehicle and Vehicle-to-Infrastructure Application of Quantum Cybersecurity Another company putting the quantum computing pieces together for commercial applications. Crypta Lbas and EDAG are collaborating in the autonomous vehicle sphere from the quantum-security aspect. Because Quantum is Coming. Qubit. Quantum technology company Crypta Labs partners with […]
Creating an Echo Chamber for Quantum Information Systems Scientists Pave the Way for Quantum Computing by Coupling Magnetization to Superconductivity Excerpts and salient points ~ + In a recent study, scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory have created a miniaturized […]
Israel Launches Quantum Technologies Development Consortium Quantum Leap Made by Israel’s Quantum Technology Leaders Excerpts and salient points ~ + Israel’s government, defense industries, and academic institutions will collaborate in quantum technologies. Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), Rafael, Accubeat, Ben-Gurion University, the Technion, the Weizmann Institute, […]
End-to-end Encryption, Out-of-band Key Delivery, Quantum Key Distribution Distance-a-problem-no-more, and It’s Quantum Safe Quantum Xchange Breaks Final Barriers to Make Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) Commercially Viable with the Launch of Phio TX Full release… Innovative Out-of-Band Key Delivery Technique Makes Existing Encryption Infrastructure Quantum-Safe While […]
Quantum Computing and Quantum-based Cryptography May be Defining the Future of Warfare The US is unprepared for space cyberwarfare Excerpts and salient points ~ + The future of warfare will be defined by emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI), quantum-based cryptography, quantum computing and the […]
The Broader Picture: Issues in The Studying of Quantum Mechanics Op-ed worth the read. Comments are where an understanding of the originating author’s perception is founded. Because Quantum is Coming. Qubit. Quantum Supremacy II (Not Even Wrong) Excerpts and salient points ~ + Looking at […]
IBM Leaning Forward in Preparing Tomorrow’s Quantum Scientists and Developers IBM is building a quantum workforce. From a new online textbook for programming quantum computers, permitting real time on a quantum computing system, to creating a video series for coders, IBM is leaning forward. They […]
Link Layer Protocol a First for a Quantum Internet World’s first link layer protocol brings quantum internet closer to a reality Excerpts and salient points ~ + Researchers from QuTech, a collaboration between TNO and TU Delft, have achieved a world’s first in quantum internet […]
Optical Waves, Synthetic Magnetic Fields, Reversing Time May Lead to Quantum Computers Exotic physics phenomenon is observed for first time Points to note… + An exotic physical phenomenon, involving optical waves, synthetic magnetic fields, and time reversal, has been directly observed for the first time, […]
Quantum Computing 101 Always a good time to either learn or to review just what quantum computing is about, where it is headed, and just how malleable the way-forward may be. The full work covers a lot of area in a short span. Because Quantum […]
Taking Quantum to the Battlefield Forget M4 Rifles or M-16s: The Army Has a Better Way to Kill the Enemy Selected notes ~ + The age is fast emerging wherein forward-operating soldier sensors, weapons and networking technologies will all rely upon secure computing to perform […]
IBM and JPMorgan Chase Use of Quantum Algorithms in Finance Quantum algorithms for financial derivatives Points to note… + In the finance industry, options, or more generally financial derivatives, are contracts that give their owner the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell […]