Quanome CEO to Back Quantum Strategy with Up to $15 Million in Non-Dilutive Growth Capital
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Quanome Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: QNME) (“Quanome” or the “Company”), has entered into a revolving loan agreement with the Company’s CEO and Chairman, Yang Li, for up to $15 million in non-dilutive growth capital. The arrangement gives Quanome an additional potential source of capital as it executes its strategic priorities in […]
Pasqal Appoints Florence Lao as Chief Legal Officer
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Pasqal (NASDAQ: PSQL), a global leader in neutral-atom quantum computing, today announced the appointment of Florence Lao as Chief Legal Officer. In this role, she will serve as a strategic advisor to Pasqal’s executive leadership team and Board of Directors as the company continues to scale globally as a publicly […]
Researchers Demonstrate Building Blocks for Zinc Oxide Spin Qubits
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Researchers at Tohoku University, in collaboration with the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) and the University of Tokyo, have taken an important step toward semiconductor quantum computing using zinc oxide (ZnO). The team successfully demonstrated charge sensing, high-frequency reflectometry, and the formation of a few-electron double quantum dot in […]
D-Wave Launches Gate-Model Quantum Simulator Beta
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — D-Wave Quantum Inc. (NASDAQ: QBTS) (“D-Wave” or the “Company”), the only dual-platform quantum computing company providing both annealing and gate-model systems, software and services, today launched its gate-model quantum computing simulator beta program, marking an important milestone in D-Wave’s gate-model development roadmap. The beta program offers select customers early access to […]
California Signs Fusion Legislation and Announces $30 Million Quantum Investment
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Standing alongside faculty and staff at a quantum lab at UC Berkeley, Governor Newsom announced he has signed legislation to accelerate the development of quantum and fusion energy in California by investing in the state’s research hubs. The Governor also announced a new $30 million investment to further cutting-edge quantum and […]
Choi Co-Leads Research on Quantum Intelligent Sensor Networks
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a $600,000 grant to Hyeongrak “Chuck” Choi, an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Stony Brook University, and Bo-Han Wu, an assistant professor at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, to develop quantum intelligent sensor networks. The three-year […]
Diraq to Establish Quantum R&D Lab in New Mexico
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Diraq today announced plans to establish a new research and development laboratory in Albuquerque, New Mexico, expanding its U.S. presence as the company brings its silicon quantum computing technology toward utility scale. Diraq has signed a memorandum of understanding to establish operations at the Roadrunner Quantum Lab (RQL) powered by […]
Scientists Find Structural Guide to Unusual Magnetism in Quantum Materials
Insider Brief Researchers in Japan have identified a structural measurement that could help scientists predict magnetic behavior in complex alloys, offering a more reliable way to search for materials with unusual quantum properties. The finding gives researchers studying quasicrystals and related materials a practical guide to selecting compounds for further investigation. These materials have intricate […]
Alice & Bob Demonstrates New Approach to Stabilizing Cat With DC Voltage Bias
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Alice & Bob, a leader in fault-tolerant quantum computing, and the École Normale Supérieure de Lyon today announced a new and faster approach to stabilising cat-qubits in superconducting quantum systems enabling more compact designs that generate less heat. Cat qubits, which store information in a microwave resonator, are stabilised by a process that dissipates photons from […]
Charles Black Leads C2QA Research on Scalable Quantum Computing
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — When Charles (Chuck) Black was a doctoral student at Harvard University, he, like many other physicists, used superconducting materials as vehicles for exploring fundamental physics questions. The materials — which can conduct electricity without losing energy when cooled to very cold temperatures — had niche technology applications at the time. […]