Is Sydney, Australia, the Next Quantum Valley? The U.S. has Silicon Valley. Canada has Ottawa’s Quantum Valley. Now Australia is looking to join the Valley of Valleys. Though initially reported by The Qubit Report under the topic, Sydney Quantum Academy, March 4, 2019, the spin […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
Means to Control Surface Conductivity in 3D Topological Insulator. Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory have discovered a means of controlling the surface conductivity of a three-dimensional (3D) topological insulator, a type of material that has potential applications in spintronic devices and quantum […]
Chattanooga Utility Demonstrates Next-gen Grid Security with Quantum Key Distribution. Chatanooga utility, EPB, has been working with Oak Ridge and Los Alamos National Laboratories to test interoperability of disparate quantum key distribution networks. The test was to ensure utility providers nationwide have interoperability sufficient to employ […]
Single Photon Emitters; Now on Silicon. “Scientists at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) and the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) have developed a way to directly write quantum light sources, which emit a single photon of light at a time, into monolayer semiconductors such […]
Sandia National Laboratories Puts Funding Toward Quantum Computing, Partnerships. Three new projects led by Sandia aim to bring quantum computing to light. Funded at $42 million by the Department of Energy, the programs are expected to be with us for the next 3 to 5 years. […]
Qubesat Test Bed for Quantum Key Distribution. Longstanding cybersecurity collaboration between Singapore and UK governments has resulted in securing financial transactions and online conversations. The next step is to take cyber security to the highest level – using quantum key distribution enabled with satellites. The two […]
Germany Pouring $40M+ Into Quantum Computing Technology. Jülich Forschungszentrum, one of Germany’s premier research and development centers, will receive a $40M+ infusion of German government funding to advance, in part, quantum computing technologies. “…[T]he funds will be applied to research in a number of quantum-based technologies […]
U.S. Department of Energy Funding Quantum. The U.S. Department of Energy is once again announcing grants. Of particular note, the Office of Advanced Scientific Computing is funding quantum computing-centric projects to study configurable entangled photon sources for quantum networks and building commercialization-ready low-cost deployable room-temperature quantum […]
NASA To Discuss Quantum Initiatives in Space. The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration will host the “Fundamental Physics and Quantum Technology Workshop” to be held April 8-10, 2019, in Washington, D.C. Special sessions will be held to highlight U.S. and international quantum initiatives. These will […]
U.S. DoD Awards $500K for Quantum Market Research. U.S. DoD Awards $500K for market research on current and future quantum capabilities. The project is intended “to show how current and future threat capabilities can be enhanced or materialized through next generation quantum technologies.” Reference […]
U.S. DoD Awards $500K for Quantum Market Research. U.S. DoD Awards $500K for market research on current and future quantum capabilities. The project is intended “to show how current and future threat capabilities can be enhanced or materialized through next generation quantum technologies.” Reference […]
Applied Materials Teams with State University of New York in $600M Project. Semi-conductor maker Applied Materials has teamed with SUNY to bring the Materials Engineering Technology Accelerator center to fruition. A start-up incubator of sorts, the META center will permit materials engineering research with […]