IBM’s Forward Leaning History Leaves Supercomputing Setbacks Behind If you are unaware of supercomputing history, this write-up sets the background and an interesting perspective of the forward looking strategy IBM holds to. Worth the quick read. Because Quantum is Coming. Qubit. IBM and the Past, […]
Building the U.S. Quantum Industry U.S. Consortium Pulls Ecosystem Into Quantum Selected notes ~ + The U.S. government is fostering the idea of quantum computing as a nascent industry on a typical technology trajectory—one that the U.S. wants to dominate. The National Quantum Initiative Act […]
Examination of Chinese Business and Quantum Information Science Though getting access to the full piece requires “Premium Access”, we felt it worth the effort to run some key points. For those conducting research, you may find the points useful. Qubit. The Chinese BATX in the […]
U.S. v. China and the Quantum Race A closer look at US-China competition Points to note… + Quantum mechanics involves a process whereby atoms at a very large distance can become entangled with each other. The Chinese pioneered a system where this entanglement can be […]
A Juggling Act. Will Quantum Computers Ever Be Built? A Dialogue on Quantum Computing Selected notes ~ + Simplicio: We cannot yield the leadership in this technology to competitors who don’t have commitment to democracy and open society. The loading of the information on the […]
Space: The Next Threat to Cybersecurity Cybersecurity Experts Worry About Satellite & Space Systems Excerpts and salient points ~ + Little surprise, then, that cybersecurity and policy experts worry that the relative insecurity of satellite systems open them to attack. In a paper released by […]
India Trying to Get Moving to Keep up with Advent of the 4th Industrial Revolution Skilling millennials in disruptive tech will take India to USD 5 trillion mark Excerpts and salient points ~ + To make India a $5 trillion economy by 2024-2025 as the […]
Competing with China: India China aggressively pursues research, investment while India has red tape: German Nobel laureate Excerpts and salient points ~ + China is more aggressive in pursuing scientific research, investment and strategy as compared to India which has more ‘red tape’ acting as […]
Moonshots and Quantum Computing, Sources for National Pride India’s science and technology funding: Time for a rethink? Excerpts and salient points ~ + First, government should primarily focus on funding basic research and/or moonshots. It is widely believed that basic research leads to innovative technologies, […]
Underscoring “Technological Supremacy and Geopolitical Power” with Quantum Computing Cease-fire in US-China trade war not expected to bridge differences Excerpts and salient points ~ + [W]hen US and Chinese negotiators sit down to work out details, the same difficult task remains: getting China to convince […]
Quantum Space is Crowded – With Research The race to develop quantum technology is getting crowded Excerpts and salient points ~ + For decades, the US has been working on this puzzle, spending around $200 million a year in research and development grants. That sounds […]
Condi Rice: China’s Ambitions Quantum Derailed the Train Condoleezza Rice: China hurt itself by saying it wanted to dominate the tech world Excerpts and salient points ~ + Shortly after President Donald Trump on May 15 declared a national emergency over threats against American technology, […]
Japan and Allies Must Cooperate to Edge-out China US and partners must meet China’s authoritarian challenge in 5G Excerpts and salient points ~ + China’s policies — ranging from its legal structure to the Made in China 2025 industrial prioritization — make clear its intentions. […]
Report: US Competitiveness Called Into Question (Again) A new report from the Task Force on American Innovation (TFAI) claims the United States is in jeopardy of losing its leadership position in technology, science and innovation. The report, titled “Benchmarks 2019: Second Place America? Increasing Challenges […]
Secure metropolitan quantum networks move a step closer Successful new field tests of a continuous-variable quantum key distribution (CV-QKD) system over commercial fiber networks could pave the way to its use in metropolitan areas.That is the key achievement from a joint team of Chinese scientists, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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” […]
Chinese Military Developing Strategic Doctrine Pulling in Quantum Computing. Hyper-sonic missiles, quantum key distribution, and legions of trained foot-soldiers may be sufficient to describe the old and new of China’s military might. With the era of disruptive technology taking off, artificial intelligence, quantum computing, robotics, and […]
Is the China Threat Really about Advancements in Science and Technology? China has undoubtedly made the headlines with allegations against the nation as to intellectual property theft. But is the perceived threat properly founded in advancements of science and technology? “The exaggerated threat—provocative and prognostic—is really […]
Causing Material Defects to Speed-up Quantum Technology Developments. The second quantum revolution is arriving, arguably. It shows promise of new ways to measure, process, and transmit information, often requiring new types of materials. A multi-national group of scientists is “working on accelerator-based techniques for developing new […]
China: Scientific Greatness, Freedom of Thought, Unproven. China…’wants the world to know that it is a global power not just a titanic economy, having the geopolitical sway and military might to match, soft power of all sorts and a glorious future.’ Science is seen as an […]
Quantum Computing Memory. Quantum memories are essential for quantum information processing. Techniques have been developed for quantum memory based on atomic ensembles. The nascent “Raman Process” shows promise. Memory efficiency remains an “unsolved bottleneck.” Recent work marks an important advance of quantum memory towards practical […]
U.S., China’s Quantum Computing Ambitions. If perception is reality, China is in the lead for the race to being the world leader in quantum computing technology. With the December 21st, 2018, signing into law of the U.S.’s National Quantum Computing Initiative Act, perception may not […]
Huawei Presents HiQ Cloud Service. Looking to promote quantum computing breakthroughs via academia and industrial sector partners, Huawei has opened its HiQ quantum cloud computing environment. The environment permits a simulated quantum computer for up to 42 qubits at maximum computing capacity. Its environment […]
Quantum Computer in the Wrong Hands. “…intercept bank transfers, hack government databases, and destroy the technology that ensures private communications…” The race is on to achieve quantum supremacy. When? Who? This report is found here at FINANCIAL REVIEW…
Essential Building Block for Next Gen QC: Basic Reading & Writing. A quantum gate between photons and atoms [photonic qubits and atomic qubits] has successfully transferred information from single photons to atoms. Israel’s Weizmann Institute of Science has taken up the challenge of detecting the […]