Denver Hosting Supercomputing 2019 (SC19); Argonne National Laboratory Researchers to Tout Quantum Computing ARGONNE RESEARCHERS TO SHARE SCIENTIFIC COMPUTING INSIGHTS AT SC19 Full release… The Supercomputing 2019 (SC19) conference, scheduled for November 17–22 in Denver, will bring together the global high-performance computing (HPC) community, including […]
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NIST Hyper-speed Light Switch May Help Realize Quantum Computing with Photons What a Switch! NIST-Led Team Develops Tiny Low-Energy Device to Rapidly Reroute Light in Computer Chips Full release… Artist’s depiction of newly demonstrated nano-opto-electro-mechanical switches as they could be used for future filtering of […]
Illinois Express Quantum Network to Receive $3.2M From the U.S. Department of Energy DOE awards Fermilab and partners $3.2 million for Illinois quantum network Full release… The proposed Illinois Express Quantum Network is a metropolitan-scale, quantum-classical hybrid design combining quantum technologies with existing classical networks […]
Tencent Quantum Lab Director States China Lags Behind U.S., Europe in the Race for Quantum Computing China trails US, Europe in quantum computing development: researcher In brief… + Zhang Shengyu, a prominent researcher at Chinese tech giant Tencent, said that China will not be able […]
NSA Says “Don’t Rush Quantum-Proof Encryption”; Here’s Why Don’t Rush Quantum-Proof Encryption, Warns NSA Research Director Key points… + Though NSA isn’t directly involved in the NIST competition, Frincke and her team are closely following its progression. The security community works to defend today’s information […]
The Game is Set… The U.S. Must Win U.S. National Security Commission Warns Pentagon Of Falling Hopelessly Behind In The AI Arms Race Selected notes ~ + Released [last week], the November interim report from the U.S. National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence (NSCAI) advises […]
“U.S. Needs a Three-Phase National-Security Strategy to Protect and Defend American Data, Networks and Infrastructure From Future Quantum Attack. The Quantum Computing Threat to American Security Excerpts and salient points ~ + In addition to more money, the U.S. needs a three-phase national-security strategy to […]
Cyber Insurance Companies See Risk in Quantum Computing’s Eventual Capability Fitch Rtgs: Quantum Computing a Potential Cyber Risk for US Insurance Cos Full release… The anticipated evolution of quantum computers, estimated to run 100 million times faster than current technology, poses seemingly unlimited long-term benefits […]
U.S. Under Secretary for Science at the DoE Provides Overview of the U.S. on the Quantum Computing Stage This op-ed from the Under Secretary for Science at the U.S. Department of Energy provides an executive summary of U.S. commercial, government and academic quantum computing efforts. […]
U.S. Army’s Main Battle Tank Could Be Replaced With Ray Guns or Star Wars AT-ATs Guided by AI in Quantum Computers ATTACK! The Latest Version of the M1 Abrams Tank Just Got Even Better In brief… + The U.S. Army is on an intensive quest […]
Research Showing U.K. Businesses Eager to Invest in Disruptive Technology; to Include Quantum Computing New technologies to gain funding boost over next five years Excerpts and salient points ~ + Quantum computing has also been a major focus for the UK government, which pledged to […]
Quantum Computing Support Suffering Under Spain’s Socialist Party Spain’s scientists burdened by legal uncertainty and lack of funding Key points… + “After all these months, the situation has not advanced because the urgent measures have not solved all of the problems in science,” explains Serrano, […]
U.S. Quantum Computing Patent Rejections Exceedingly High Unbelievable! Because Quantum is Coming. Qubit. National Security Consequences of U.S. Patent (In)eligibilityAdd New Excerpts and salient points ~ + While quantum computing is still in its infancy, the available data covering software innovation for quantum computing is […]
Stopping the Outflow of U.S. Quantum Technology to China (and Others) Restrictions needed but not sufficient to address Chinese technology acquisition Selected notes ~ + New tools to prevent Chinese acquisition of US technology that could harm American national security are needed. But even if […]
Australia Setting ‘Fast-track’ Process to Lure Migrants with Quantum Information Science Skills Australia to ‘fast-track’ permanent residency for highly-skilled tech migrants Excerpts and salient points ~ + A newly established permanent migration scheme for highly-skilled technologists will target seven “future-focused fields”, including cyber security, fintech […]
Pulling Funding from Ontario an Ominous Action Ontario’s quantum computing edge at risk amid Ford government funding squeeze Key points… + Ontario spent tens of millions of dollars to establish a quantum computing institute in Waterloo as a world-leading research hub. But industry watchers worry […]
Chicago Quantum Exchange Goes Global Chicago Quantum Exchange announces first international partners Excerpts and salient points ~ + QuTech, a partnership between the Delft University of Technology and the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research, and the University of New South Wales in Australia are […]
Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Part in Quantum Supremacy Quantum processors are now challenging conventional HPC systems Full release… To prove quantum supremacy, a joint research team from Google Inc., NASA Ames Research Center, and the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), needed to […]
“Quantum Supremacy” Achieved Through America’s Unparalleled Innovation Ecosystem Google has received ample ogling the past several days. Lest we forget, it’s the U.S. free market, government, academia, and industrial sectors which collectively resulted in this feat; it was all competitor’s “Sputnik Moment”. Because Quantum is […]
The Cyber Age, Artificial Intelligence, and Quantum Computing Should Have Made the World a Better Place ‘Future tense, it will be war of technologies next’ Key points… + Cyber Age The leaps and bounds in technology should have made the world a better place. Instead, […]
Australia’s Cyber Emergency: Lack of a High-tech Workforce Australia is facing a looming cyber emergency, and we don’t have the high-tech workforce to counter it In brief… + Australia’s social scientists and the intelligence agencies have a new joint role in protecting the country, but may […]
Shaping Nanoparticles for Improved Quantum Information Technology Shaping nanoparticles for improved quantum information technology From the Media Release ~ Particles that are mere nanometers in size are at the forefront of scientific research today. They come in many different shapes: rods, spheres, cubes, vesicles, S-shaped […]
ColdQuanta Receives $1M from NASA to Advance Commercializing Quantum Systems ColdQuanta to Accelerate Commercial Deployment of Quantum Atomic Systems Points to note… + ColdQuanta announced it has been awarded $1M from NASA’s Civilian Commercialization Readiness Pilot Program (CCRPP). The program will enable ColdQuanta to develop […]
U.S., China, Strategic Power Struggles, Disruptive Technology; a Geopolitical Discussion from India Worth reading from start to finish from the source, below. Geopolitics, disruptive technology, and global power struggles… Because Quantum is Coming. Qubit. Responding to War and Warfare in the Sixth Wave of Innovation […]
Quantum Machine Learning Application to High Energy Physics to Be Studied; Researchers Receive Grant from U.S. DoE Wisconsin Quantum Institute Awarded Grant to Advance Quantum Computing Machine Learning In brief… + The US Department of Energy recently announced the funding of another set of quantum […]
Maryland Teens Form Quantum Computing Club Students from Montgomery Blair High School in Silver Spring, Maryland, United States, have formed a quantum computing club. Club captain Ayush Varshney, a junior at the school, indicates big plans. Aside from lectures, the club also has engaging in-school […]
When Quantum Technology Matures, the Strategic Balance May Tilt in China’s Favor Interesting piece from Moor Insights & Strategy. Puts together many of the aspects of government, industry, and military for quantum technology funding and R&D. Worth the read from the global-strategic perspective; from the […]
A Bit More on Bitcoin & Quantum Computing’s Threat While Bitcoin returns to ranging mode, industry concerns focus on security In brief… + It may seem that exchange breaches have diminished this year, but the issue of endpoint security is always present. While the loss […]
How Much Funding I$ $ufficient for Quantum Cyber$ecurity? Are agencies like Energy funding quantum technology wisely? – FedScoop In brief… + The National Quantum Initiative Act of 2018 allocated $1.2 billion to three areas: research at the National Science Foundation, standardization at the National Institute […]
British Columbia Funding Quantum Algorithms Institute Province commits $17M to quantum computing institute Excerpts and salient points ~ + The province is committing $17 million over five years toward a new quantum computing institute at Surrey’s Simon Fraser University campus. “This is only a beginning […]
Europe’s Quantum Technology Ecosystem to Be Focus of Conference European quantum experts meet in Helsinki to discuss the progress & future of quantum technologies In brief… + On October 17-18 2019, renowned representatives and stakeholders within the quantum technologies field will gather in Helsinki to […]
Quantum Information Science Research Gets a Boo$t from the U.S. DoE Department of Energy Announces $21.4 Million for Quantum Information Science Research Selected notes ~ + [T]he U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $21.4 million in funding for research in Quantum Information Science (QIS) related […]
“Advantage” D-Wave with 5,000 Qubits; Available mid-2020? D-Wave debuts new 5,000-qubit quantum computer Excerpts and salient points ~ + LANL’s new machine gives it access to a new quantum processor that not only has more qubits, but also “less noise.” The qubits themselves have also […]
U.S. GAO to School U.S. Congress on Quantum Computing and Other Disruptive Technologies GAO Center to Educate Congress on the Big Picture of Future Tech Excerpts and salient points ~ + “The deeper dive into, say, quantum computing, being able to understand what that is […]
Industry Reacts to Google’s Quantum Supremacy Claim Industry reaction to Google’s quiet claim of quantum supremacy Excerpts and salient points ~ + On September 20, the Financial Times reported that a Google research paper temporarily posted online said Google’s quantum computer has reached “quantum supremacy,” […]
Quantum Computing and Other Disruptive Technologies Need Governance from An Ethical Perspective Responsible Use of Technology In brief… + The increasingly pervasive use of technology in our everyday lives has triggered a spirited debate on how new and disruptive technologies—such as artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]