NASA Awards Grant to Montana State For Quantum Space Communications
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — A new $750,000 EPSCoR grant from NASA will help researchers at Montana State University work to limit the impact of atmospheric turbulence in quantum laser communications links between ground stations and space terminals. The project, titled “Programmable Photonics for Quantum Space Networks,” is funded through September 2028. The project builds […]
Scientists Capture a Glimpse Into The Quantum Vacuum
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have uncovered experimental evidence that particles of matter emerging from energetic subatomic smashups retain a key feature of virtual particles that exist only fleetingly in the quantum vacuum. The finding offers a new way to explore how the vacuum […]
Welinq Launches Commercial Entangled Photon Pair Source
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Welinq, a leader in quantum networking technology, today announced the commercial launch of its high-performance, rack-mounted Entangled Photon Pair Source. The company has also sold and delivered its first unit to a leading European institution. This milestone marks a pivotal step forward in the development of quantum infrastructure, providing businesses […]
Haiqu Hires Dr. Antonio Mei as Lead Product Manager
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Haiqu, an emerging quantum software company, today announced that Dr. Antonio Mei, former Principal Technical Program Manager of Microsoft Quantum, has joined the company as Lead Product Manager. Mei’s experience spans both hardware and software development and deployment, from materials and device engineering to systems and applications. At Microsoft Quantum, Mei […]
Caltech Researchers Extend Optical Fiber’s Ultralow Loss Performance to Photonic Chips
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Caltech scientists have developed a way to guide light on silicon wafers with low signal loss approaching that of optical fiber at visible wavelengths. This accomplishment paves the way for a new generation of ultra-coherent and efficient photonic integrated circuits (PICs), which will have a profound impact in a variety of on-chip applications including […]
Silicon Quantum Computing Introduces ‘Quantum Twins’ for Materials Simulation
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Silicon Quantum Computing (“SQC”), a leader in quantum computing and quantum machine learning, today announced the launch of Quantum Twins, an application-specific quantum simulator designed to accelerate molecule and materials discovery. Built utilizing the company’s atomic-scale semiconductor manufacturing process, Quantum Twins showcases the exceptional precision and already-achieved scalability of SQC’s […]
Tennessee Commits $20M to New Quantum Initiative as EPB Secures $4M Federal Grant
Insider Brief Tennessee officials and EPB have announced new funding allocations that together total $24 million for quantum computing initiatives in the state, according to Teknovation. The announcements were made separately by Governor Bill Lee and EPB and were disclosed on the same day. During Tennessee Governor Bill Lee’s State of the State Address, he […]
GBAC Launches Quantum Strategic Intelligence (QSI) — A Sovereignty Standard for the Quantum‑AI Era
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Global Board Advisors Corp (GBAC), a U.S.‑based governance advisory firm, and BoardroomEducation.com today launched Quantum Strategic Intelligence (QSI) at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Framed as a Sovereignty Standard, QSI is an open governance architecture that translates quantum physics and agentic‑AI risk into boardroom decisions and national policy. QSI is designed to extend […]
Quantum Machines Becomes Sixth Tenant at Illinois Quantum Park
Insider Brief Quantum Machines, quantum company from Israel, plans to expand into Chicago, adding another anchor tenant to Illinois’ push to build a nationally prominent quantum technology hub. According to Crain’s Chicago Business, the company expects to establish a presence at the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park, a 138-acre research campus under construction on the […]
White House Drafting Executive Order to Reshape U.S. Quantum Policy
Insider Brief The White House is reportedly preparing a sweeping executive order on quantum technology that would reorganize how the federal government funds, builds, protects and commercializes one of the most strategically sensitive technologies now emerging. According to a draft document obtained by NextGov/FCW, the order would establish a whole-of-government approach to quantum information science […]