Forget the Entanglement; Here’s Quantum Error Correction Without It Quantum error correction assisted quantum metrology without entanglement Excerpts and salient points ~ + Quantum information science has gained prominence as an area of research in the recent decades. One of the key promises of the […]
(U.S.) National Quantum Computing Initiative Act Unifying Government, Industry & Academia The Drive to Quantum Computing Selected notes ~ + The U.S. National Quantum Initiative Act signed into law last December mandates a multi-billion-dollar, 10-year effort to build a quantum computer infrastructure, ecosystem, and workforce. […]
Security and Risk of Emerging Technologies Has U.S. Department of Energy Concerned Openness, Security, and APS Activities to Help Maintain the Balance Selected notes ~ + The success of the scientific enterprise of any nation requires maintaining a balance between being openly collaborative and securely […]
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 […]
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 […]
Argonne National Laboratory Using Hybrid Computing to Boost Quantum Computing Power The best of both worlds: how to solve real problems on modern quantum computers Excerpts and salient points ~ + In recent years, quantum devices have become available that enable researchers — for the […]
The Race for Quantum Computing: U.K. Status Excellent discussion and tracking of the U.K. MoD quantum programme and related U.K. Government initiatives. The race for quantum computing is surely on. Qubit. Mapping the Race to Quantum Computing: The UK National Quantum Technologies Programme – The […]
U.S. Department of Energy Investing $32M into New Materials; Solid-state Materials for QIS U.S. Department of Energy Renews Midwest Integrated Center for Computational Materials Excerpts and salient points from the news release ~ + The DOE awarded the Midwest Integrated Center for Computational Materials (MICCoM) […]
IBM Partners with Europe to Move Quantum Information Science IBM has been enjoying a rapid expansion of its IBM Q Network of institutions involved with quantum information science. Having added numerous schools and organizations in the U.S., going overseas appears to be the company’s trend. […]
Collaboration Among All Nations Will Push Quantum Computing Experts Cite Need for International Collaboration to Advance Quantum Computing Excerpts and salient points ~ + President Trump signed a law in December to authorize $1.2 billion in funding for quantum computing research and development over the next five years. “What […]
Getting the U.S. Involved in QIS; “No time like the present.” Quantum Connection Investment levels both at home and abroad will dictate the speed to solution in terms of creating working quantum communication networks and, by extension, a true quantum Internet…the EU and China have […]
U.S. National Science Foundation Issues Request for Information on U.S. National Strategic Overview for Quantum Information Science Request for Information on National Strategic Overview for Quantum Information Science AGENCY: National Science Foundation. ACTION: Notice of Request for Information. SUMMARY: The National Science and Technology Council […]
Moving the Needle On Nanoscale Imaging with Single-Molecule Magnets (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Amid intense research focus on magnetic single atoms and molecules – which could serve as the smallest possible memory elements in quantum computing – researchers report creating a sensor […]
Holding the Universe Together with Quantum Computing Simulation A group of scientists at the Department of Energy’s Fermilab has figured out how to use quantum computing to simulate the fundamental interactions that hold together our universe. In a paper published in Physical Review Letters, Fermilab […]
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 […]
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 […]
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Takes Pride In Quantum Computing and Chemical Research Direction Tri-Cities scientists are taking a quantum leap in supercomputing for clean energy and more. PNNL. PNNL’s Katherine Koh, who explores and develops the chemistry for hydrogen fuel cell technologies, may one day […]
Quantum Bits Entangled Using Sound at Distance with Quality. The University of Chicago develops a way to entangle two superconducting qubits with sound vice microwaves. “A challenge for scientists and engineers as they advance quantum technology is to be able to translate quantum signals from […]
Quantum Communication Theory, Informativeness, Noise and Measurement: New Insights New insights into quantum measurements. University of Bristol. Researchers from the University of Bristol have shed new light on the process of quantum measurement, one of the defining, and most quantum features of quantum mechanics. As […]
Artificial Intelligence and Quantum Information for Quantum Neural Networks. Interesting research is being conducted which pulls together quantum information technologies and artificial neural networks. The two together have provided promising advances: Enhanced machine-learning efficiency Speed-up of classical tasks Solving complex quantum problems (such as the […]
QPress to Build Flakey Material for Quantum Information Science Studies. Building a Printing Press for New Quantum Materials. Brookhaven National Laboratory. Scientists at Brookhaven Lab’s Center for Functional Nanomaterials are developing an automated system to synthesize entirely new materials made from stacked atomically thin two-dimensional […]
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. […]
Artificial Intelligence and Quantum Information Science. Both Influence the Other. AI and quantum information science. From VB… In short, a true quantum computer is still years, if not decades, away. When has that everstopped researchers? Last month, Mobileye cofounder Amnon Shashua and a team from […]
IMAGE: Scientists at Rice and Northwestern universities have developed a technique to get images of two-dimensional borophene and match them with models. Polymorphic borophene shows promise for electronic, thermal, optical and other applications. The researchers also created a phase diagram, at right, with details about […]
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 […]
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 […]
Quantum Fundamentals, Architecture and Machines. Stanford University is set to support the recently signed National Quantum Initiative Act. By launching the Quantum Fundamentals, Architecture and Machines (Q-FARM) initiative to leverage and expand the university’s strengths in quantum science and engineering and to train the field’s […]
U.S. Lead in Quantum Information Science and Cutting-edge Technologies. The Whitehouse Office of Science and Technology Policy restated the U.S. strategic direction for Quantum Information Science, one of four key emerging technologies. From the State of The Union address early this week, President Trump stated, “I […]
Argonne National Laboratory: Reducing Quantum Noise. Many current quantum information applications suffer from decoherence. Decoherence is the loss of quantum information due to environmental noise inherent to quantum hardware. Magnetism, temperature fluctuations in and around the device, and electrical currents contribute greatest to this noise. […]
Quantum Algorithm Mimicks Darwinian Evolution. Darwin’s evolution is being mimicked with a quantum algorithm, on a quantum computer, in a quantum cloud computing environment. Mimicking classical “sized” life at the quantum level is accomplished by this team of researchers from the University of Basque. Their research […]
NIST Device Measures Amount of Nothing. NIST has developed a portable device to measure extreme vacuum in a space. Trapped ions, magneto-optical traps, and cold-atom vacuum standards (CAVS) all play a part in this aspect of quantum information science research and development. This report is […]