Proposed: The China Technology Transfer Control Act of 2019. The U.S. Senate has introduced a new bill aimed at thwarting China’s intellectual property theft. The proposed legislation focusses on disruptive technologies. This includes quantum computing. Qubit. Excerpts and salient points ~ • The China Technology […]
Oak Ridge National Laboratory Adds Quantum Information Science Home. New research facility will serve ORNL’s growing mission in computing, materials research and development. Energy Secretary Rick Perry, Congressman Chuck Fleischmann and lab officials today broke ground on a multipurpose research facility that will provide state-of-the-art […]
U.S. Military Chief Pushes to Continue Disruptive Technology Investment. General Joseph Dunford is confident in the U.S. military’s ability to defend and deter adversaries. Recently, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff made comment on future investments for the U.S. military. Artificial intelligence, directed […]
Does South Korea Need to Pivot to Adapt to the Fourth Industrial Revolution? Japan, Australia, South Korea, Thailand, and Bangladesh have made it to The Qubit Report this week. The topic centers around the nations’ readiness for the Fourth Industrial Revolution. South Korea shows some […]
OP-ED: Australia’s Bickering Parents at the Wheel: Political Infighting Stymies Growth We have heard and seen much from various quantum computing industry startups and the University of New South Wales’ efforts in quantum research and development. Though these are our focus, this op-ed paints a […]
Bangladesh Sees Fourth Industrial Revolution Challenges; Quantum Computing is Cited Excerpts and salient points ~ Bangladesh has achieved an economic miracle over the past three decades, but it cannot afford to rest on its laurels now. To develop a garment industry from scratch and become […]
IBM Looking to Open Quantum Computing Doors in Thailand. Excerpts and salient points ~ IBM’s quantum ambassador, Robert Loredo, recently met staff at the National Electronics and Computer Technology Centre (NECTEC) to ask what the company could do to help Thailand solve problems through quantum […]
Taking Quantum Computing to Students Quantum leap into the future of education. The quantum era will soon be upon us. The changes we will see will far outpace even those we saw in the development of personal computers, smartphones and broadband networking — combined. IBM […]
Japan and The United States Push Forward in Quantum Technology Japan, US affirm cooperation in AI, quantum technology. Japan and the United States agreed Thursday [May 2nd] to step up cooperation in the areas of artificial intelligence and quantum science and technology. The two governments […]
Quantum Computing, Hacking, Encryption, Policy Implications. Implications of Quantum Computing for Encryption Policy. Quantum computing is still in its infancy, but its future development could reshape many aspects of computing, including encryption. Although the impact of quantum computing on encryption has been widely discussed, there […]
Skeptically Hyping About Quantum. Some say never, some say 5 decades (U.S. Military), some say 5 to 10 years (IBM). But nobody is saying it is not coming. Because Quantum is Coming. Quantum will get here sooner if it could be capitalized upon; as […]
Disruptive Tech, Congressional Traditions In Clash of Old and New and It May Not End Well for the U.S. The New Revolution in Military Affairs. In 1898, a Polish banker and self-taught military expert named Jan Bloch published The Future of War, the culmination of […]
U.S. Air Force Showcases Quantum Information Science. The U.S. Department of Defense is hosting the DoD Lab Day, April 25, 2019, at the Headquarters of the U.S. military. The Air Force Research Lab has been involved with photonics processor and trapped ion quantum computing research. […]
Implementing Ethics Principles In Quantum Computing The tech ethics community is at an inflection point. The broad and pervasive applications of Artificial Intelligence and other technologies are no longer a future possibility but an immediate potential harm. As practitioners, we need to respect that urgency […]
Quantum Internet Development a Melting Pot of Engineering, Physics, and Mathematics. Thorough discussion covering many of the aspects necessary to build a quantum internet. Qubit. ‘We need to think out of the box’: physicist Maria Spiropulu on how to build the quantum internet Experimental physicist […]
Canada Focuses on Quantum Computing Threat to Cybersecurity. The Quantum Threat to Cyber Security There is growing recognition of the need for society to prepare for increasingly sophisticated threats to the cyber systems that our critical infrastructure and democratic institutions rely on. Doing so will […]
Cybersecurity, Quantum Key Distribution and the University of Cambridge. Quantum leap towards cybersecurity. The University of Cambridge. When buying an item online, we voluntarily hand over our credit card information. But how do we know that it’s safe? Most sensitive information sent over the internet […]
U.S. GAO Establishing Tech Literacy Office for Lawmakers; 5G, Quantum Computing Slated. Of 65 positions, 25 will be geared toward emerging technologies to include 5G and quantum computing. GAO Will Pour $15 Million Into New Tech Assessment Office in 2020. Nextgov. The Government Accountability Office […]
Sticking to the Facts In Science and The White House: The National Quantum Initiative Act. Pertinent commentary from Mr. Gabriel Popkin, science writer. Qubit. Why Journalists Are Wrong to Say Trump Is at War With Science. By endorsing the overblown rhetoric that science is under […]
Ethics and Artificial Intelligence; Paving the Way for Quantum Computing’s Ethics? With science fiction coming to reality, as in the case of AI, ethical questions are making headlines. Are we too late or is the time right to hold talks and enable international norms, establish […]
U.S. DoE Sets Aside $40M for Quantum Computing Algorithms and Software Development. Developers throughout the U.S. stand to gain much from this new U.S. initiative. $40 Million for Developers. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced a plan to provide $40 million for research aimed […]
First Step to Securing Your Corporation Against Quantum Computing. The Hudson Institute has released a succinct guidebook tailored to an organization’s executive leadership. The guidebook asks and answers numerous, pertinent questions on the topic of quantum computing’s threat to data encryption and what an organization […]
Majorana Fermions; Generating More for More Quantum Bits @ Brookhaven National Laboratory. Majorana Fermions. Full release: The combination of different phases of water—solid ice, liquid water, and water vapor—would require some effort to achieve experimentally. For instance, if you wanted to place ice next to […]
Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and UAE Joining the Quantum Computing Race. The Gulf states are pursuing action to bolster research and development in quantum computing. Working with IBM, Microsoft, and D-Wave, various initiatives are taking place. Not joining the marathon of quantum computing is seen as […]
Arab World Looking to Quantum Computing to Keep Up with Cryptography and Biomedicine. Investing in research and development is only the tip of the iceberg. A broader scope is being called for to keep from being left behind. Arab World. Extract: …to get to the […]
South Africa: Intends not to be a Spectator of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Inaugural economic summit hosted by the KwaZulu-Natal government in South Africa shows country’s determination to excel in quantum computing. South Africa. Extract: As KZN, we do not intend to be spectators in […]
Google + China: Quantum Computing, Disruptive Technology and Censorship. There is no question that in China, there are no First Amendment rights as found in the U.S. Anyone in Information Technology, even as an end-user, should have the faintest idea of the control the information age’s […]
Chicago’s Quantum Exchange Needs Your Ideas… It’s a light day here at The Qubit Report… Drawing from the artistic side, you could gain $500 (USD) by winning the Chicago Quantum Exchange’s logo contest. Go ahead, give it a shot, because quantum is coming. Qubit. Here’s […]
NIST Publishes “How-to” for Shifting Cryptographic Methods Ala Protect Systems from Quantum Computing. Last week the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology released Special Publication 800-131A Revision 2, “Transitioning the Use of Cryptographic Algorithms and Key Lengths”. The document addresses not only the possibility […]
U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology Post-quantum Computing Project Update. FCW is reporting the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology, Chief of the Computer Security Division, Matthew Scholl, discussed current the post-quantum cryptography standardization project during a briefing to the Information Security […]
Cracking Encryption By Quantum Computers Causing Fear: What’s Being Done? The key takeaways for The Qubit Report, taken as excerpts, are here. The discussion is worth taking the time to review in entirety. “Technologists fear that a high-capacity quantum computer will be able […]
Should China be Considered as Having Already Taken the Quantum Leap? A three part series on quantum computing from National Defense periodical online was released this week. Part 2’s salient points: • “China’s leaders recognize the strategic potential of quantum science and technology to enhance […]
Basic Quantum 101 and What the U.S. Is Doing with It. Or Isn’t… Doing with It. A three part series on quantum computing from National Defense periodical online was released this week. Part 1’s salient points as found by The Qubit Report: “Quantum computing, quantum […]
Australia Must Change “Do Nothing” Approach to Succeed in Disruptive Technology Economy, Quantum Computing Environment. Former Telstra executive, David Thodey, is pitching a warning at Australia: “Do nothing” and your economic future will not “look pretty.” Conducting a national review, Thodey’s is encouraging the Australian government […]
Qrypt Awarded Licensing of Quantum Random Number Generator from Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory awarded Qrypt one of two of its licensing awards. The award fully recognizes the successful transfer of federal laboratory technologies to the marketplace. From […]
U.S. Army to Leverage Quantum Sensing’s “Nonintuitive Properties.” Entanglement, wave-particle duality, superposition: These properties are key to quantum sensing. And the U.S. Army intends to leverage these properties for national defense applications. “Quantum sensing uses some nonintuitive properties of nature to measure things like time, […]
India Aims to Emulate China in Technological Reform. India’s Principal Scientific Adviser, K Vijay Raghavan, detailed nine science and technology missions with the goal of promoting India’s internal research and development. In comparing the country to the U.S. and China, India’s government has noted the “meteoric” […]
U.S. National Science Foundation Soliciting Proposals for Quantum Leap Challenge Institutes. The Quantum Leap initiative augments a wide range of NSF investments in quantum information science and engineering. These efforts, combined with activities supported by other entities, including other government agencies and industry, indicate that […]
Los Alamos National Lab Doubles Number of Qubits with Upgrade from D-Wave. D-Wave Systems Inc., the leader in quantum computing systems, software, and services, today announced that Los Alamos National Laboratory has upgraded their D-Wave quantum computer to the D-Wave 2000Q system. Los Alamos is […]
Korea, The Good One, Investing Just Under $450M, In Part for Quantum Computing and Quantum Sensing. Moon Mi-ok, South Korea’s Vice Minister of Science and ICT, announced the country’s investments in disruptive technologies, this past week. Over the next ten years, data, artificial intelligence, and […]
U.S. National Quantum Initiative Act Takes Initial Steps. [ENERGY.GOV] On March 5th, The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) took significant steps in the implementation of the National Quantum Initiative Act, signed into law by President Trump in December. As called for […]
DARPA Announces Optimization with Noisy Intermediate-Scale Quantum Devices. “DARPA’s Optimization with Noisy Intermediate-Scale Quantum devices (ONISQ) program will pursue a hybrid concept that combines intermediate-sized quantum devices with classical systems to solve challenging optimization problems.” (Image Credit: DARPA) (DARPA) Universal quantum computers with millions of […]
Australia: Creating a Pipeline of Highly Skilled Quantum Workers. (NSW Government) NSW is set to become a global quantum computing powerhouse with $15.4 million funding from the NSW Government to create the Sydney Quantum Academy (SQA). Minister for Innovation Matt Kean said the SQA is a […]
Bringing Photonic Quantum Computing to Reality. Researchers in China “have demonstrated a way to map and measure large-scale photonic quantum correlation with single-photon sensitivity.” This capability is critical for making photon-based quantum computing practical. The new method is dubbed “correlation on spatially-mapped photon-level image or […]
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U.S. Government Vision for 2030. The U.S. Principal Deputy, Department of Defense Chief Information Officer, Essye Miller, envisions “Advancements in 5G Communications, Artificial Intelligence, and Quantum Computing are poised to fundamentally transform the cybersecurity and IT landscape.” Further, she foresees the U.S. government playing a cybersecurity […]
Quantum Science and Technology Showcased in New Journal. Japan, Canada, Europe, the United States, and Australia have had their quantum research efforts showcased in the premier issue of Quantum Science and Technology. The focus issue provides studies from leading quantum technology experts discussing their regional accomplishments […]
Quantum Information Science is Ramping Up at Brookhaven National Laboratory. The Computational Science Initiative at Brookhaven Lab is expanding efforts in quantum information science through a newly formed Quantum Computing Group. The national lab is at the forefront of computing technologies. Known for leading data […]