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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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 […]
Archer Materials Ltd Creates Qubit Array Components for Quantum Computing Chip Archer Materials Limited successfully assembles qubit array components for quantum computing chip Full release… Highlights Archer team successfully assembles an array of qubit material components (“qubits”) of the 12CQ room-temperature qubit processor (“chip”). The […]
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 […]
Quantum Key Distribution Throughput Challenges Get Focus Boosting the secret key rate in a shared quantum and classical fibre communication system Introduction to the full study… + Our society is based on the continuous exchange of billions of data, and most of them travel in […]
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 […]
Op Ed: Google’s Claim, Layperson’s View Google’s quantum supremacy claim has all but taken over the quantum computing news the past few weeks. However, there are some pieces which separate themselves. For the layperson; this is an easy read, not far from the mark. An […]
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 […]
Quantum Communication Algorithms to Secure Your Smartphone; Size Matters NTU Singapore researchers develop quantum communication chip 1,000 times smaller than current setups Full release… Researchers at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed a quantum communication chip that is 1,000 times smaller than current […]
Using Quantum Error to Measure Your Environment Exploring mysteries of the universe Selected notes ~ + Gravitational waves from distant neutron stars are difficult to detect. Right now, gravitational waves can be detected at the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) in Hanford, Washington, and Livingston, […]
Speeding Up A Quantum Computer’s Compiler New compiler makes quantum computers two times faster Key points… + To match the constraints of current and near-term quantum computers, a new paradigm for variational quantum algorithms has recently emerged. These algorithms tackle similar computational challenges as the […]
“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 […]
Exploiting Quantum Mechanics to Detect Stealth Aircraft and Submarines; Portable Atomic Clock if GPS is Knocked Out Quantum Warriors: New Weapons from Spooky Physics Excerpts and salient points ~ + Quantum radar could overcome these barriers by using a beam of single entangled photons, sent […]
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, […]
Google’s Quantum Supremacy Claim is Official NSF statement: New development in quantum computing Full release… October 23, 2019 In Quantum supremacy using a programmable superconducting processor, in the Oct. 24 issue of the journal Nature, a team of researchers led by Google present evidence that […]
IDQ to Supply Quantum Key Distribution Equipment for SK Telecom’s EU Open QKD Project SK Telecom to Build Quantum Cryptography-Based Communications Networks in Europe Excerpts and salient points ~ + SK Telecom and its subsidiary IDQ, which joined forces a year ago, have received orders […]
Fujitsu Project to Nurture AI, Deep Learning, and “Quantum-Inspired Computing” Fujitsu, SMU and A*STAR Launch Digital Platform Experimentation Project using Quantum-Inspired Computing and Deep Learning Technology Full release… SINGAPORE, Oct 22, 2019 – (ACN Newswire) – Fujitsu Limited, the Singapore Management University (SMU) and the […]
$800,000+ USD Seed Money Raised by Nu Quantum to Enable Quantum Communications Nu Quantum raises £650,000 pre-seed round Selected notes ~ + Nu Quantum is building high-performance single-photon sources and detectors that work at room temperature. + These devices are the building blocks that will […]
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 […]
Russia’s National University of Science and Technology Succeeds with Prototype Qubits on Superconducting Materials First Prototype of a Quantum Computer on Superconductive Materials Sucessfully Launched in Russia Full release… Scientists from NUST MISIS sucessfully launched Russia’s first prototype of a quantum computer. The device working […]
Canada Pouring Hundreds of Millions into “Advanced Microelectronics Supercluster”; Looks to Own and Lead Supply Chain Major tech firms backing $300 million supercluster bid from York Region Excerpts and salient points ~ + A consortium of more than 50 organizations with offices in the York […]
Google’s Quantum Control Optimization Though reported back in April, this article [at the source] has a collection of disruptive technology ‘news items’ raising some interesting questions. Not all are directly related to quantum computing…yet. Because Quantum is Coming. Qubit. Google causes more facial-recog pain, machine […]
Optical Quantum Information Processing Research Moving Forward Next-generation single-photon source for quantum information science Points to note… + A key resource to advance research in quantum information science would be a source that could efficiently and reliably produce single photons. However, because quantum processes are […]
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 […]
More Thoughts on Quantum Computing Through Silicon Chips How Silicon Quantum Chips can Accelerate the Fabrication of Quantum Computers on a Massive Scale Selected notes ~ + Currently, quantum computer development is still in its early stages. Several hardware technologies are available, however, none are […]
“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 […]
Building a Quantum Internet Well worth taking some time to read from the source, below. Because Quantum is Coming. Qubit. To Invent a Quantum Internet Excerpts and salient points ~ + The ability of networks to transmit data — as well as their tendency to […]
The Meaning of Google’s “Quantum Supremacy” Here’s what quantum supremacy does—and doesn’t—mean for computing Excerpts and salient points ~ + Doesn’t this speedup mean quantum machines can overtake other computers now? + No. Google picked a very narrow task. Quantum computers still have a long […]
“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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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, […]
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 – […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Thailand to Establish National Institute of Quantum Technology Cabinet backs 37bn baht science, innovation scheme Key points… + The government will spend 37 billion baht [approximately 1.2B USD] financing its ambitious scientific research and innovation development scheme in the next eight years to increase Thailand’s […]
Is There Potential for Quantum Computers to Eek-out the Last Bit of Renewable Energy? Can Quantum Computing Aid Clean Technology? Points to note… + Quantum Computing in Energy Harnessing. Harnessing clean, renewable energy from solar panels, wind turbines, and hydroelectric stations requires manual or computer-aided […]
ASX Announcement (ASX:AXE) 26 August 2019 Qubit component positioned with nanoscale precision Highlights Archer team assembles the first qubit material component (“qubit”) of the 12CQ room-temperature qubit processor (“chip”) with nanometre precision. The ability to directly position individual qubits is a key requirement for building […]
India’s Navy Identifies Shortcomings in Budget; Affecting Quantum Computing, Other Technology Navy needs ‘assured’ budget support to build capability: Chief In brief… + The Indian Navy needs an “assured” budgetary support to build its capability, its chief Admiral Karambir Singh said on Monday as he […]
Generating True Random Numbers, Has the Holy Grail Been Found? Random numbers for the quantum computing world, has Crypta Labs really cracked it? In brief… + The current state of the art in random number generation uses ring oscillators that can theoretically generate random numbers […]
IBM Applies for Patent of “Quantum Computing Device Design” The list of claims is much longer than we are presenting here. Interesting read. Provokes some thoughts as to where IBM is heading. Because Quantum is Coming. Qubit. “Quantum Computing Device Design” in Patent Application Approval […]