Google Research Award Calls For Scientists to Probe Quantum Effects in The Brain
Insider Brief Google is betting that the strange rules of quantum mechanics might apply not just to subatomic particles and superconductors, but to the brain itself. In a newly launched research challenge, Google Research is calling on scientists to explore whether quantum phenomena — like entanglement and superposition — might influence how neurons function and […]
Matlantis Announces Major Upgrade to Its Universal Atomistic Simulator for Materials Discovery, Opens Dedicated U.S. Office
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE – Matlantis Inc., the U.S. hub of the materials‑discovery arm of Japan’s leading AI company Preferred Networks, Inc. (PFN), announced a major update to its Matlantis™ universal atomistic simulator, and the opening of its office in Cambridge, Massachusetts for accelerating adoption of AI‑driven materials research across North America. The update introduces […]
Quranium and Abatis Forge Strategic Alliance to Secure Blockchain Infrastructure at the Endpoint Layer
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Quranium, the quantum-secure Layer 1 blockchain built for the AI-Web3-Quantum convergence era, has today announced a strategic alliance with Swiss-based Abatis, a global leader in patented cybersecurity technology. This partnership is set to redefine how endpoint-level security is implemented across blockchain ecosystems, targeting a persistent gap in digital asset protection. […]
Quinas Technology Named UK Winner of 2025 WIPO Global Award
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Quinas, developer of the breakthrough memory innovation ULTRARAM™, has been named a 2025 WIPO Global Award winner in the ICT Start-up category by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). Quinas is one of just ten companies worldwide to receive this prestigious honour and the only winner from the United Kingdom. […]
Method Enables Quantum Memory Systems to Retain More Data and Maintain Spin Orientation Developed by Hebrew University Researchers
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — A powerful, new method to shield atomic spins from environmental “noise”—a major step toward improving the precision and durability of technologies like quantum sensors and navigation systems—has been developed by a team of physicists from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s Department of Applied Physics and Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, in collaboration […]
Qubitcore, an OIST Spin‑Out, Raises Pre‑Seed Funding to Advance Japan’s Ion‑Trap Quantum Computers
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Qubitcore Inc. (Founder & CEO: Ryuta Watanuki), the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST; President & CEO: Karin Markides), and Lifetime Ventures (Founder & General Partner: Ryosuke Kimura) today announced the closing of Qubitcore’s pre-seed funding round, led by the OIST Lifetime Ventures Fund. In parallel, Qubitcore has signed an exclusive […]
BQP Raises a $5 Million Oversubscribed Seed Round Following Pilot Agreement with Air Force Research Lab for Quantum-Accelerated Digital Twin Platform
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — BQP, a dual-use quantum-accelerated simulation software company, has raised an oversubscribed $4.9 million seed round to expand its unified digital twin platform, BQPhy®, for mission-critical industries, including aerospace, defense (A&D), and semiconductor. The raise follows a strategic collaboration with the Air Force Research Laboratory Aerospace Systems Directorate (AFRL/RQ) under a […]
Oxford Ionics And Iceberg Quantum Partner to Accelerate Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computing
HRL Laboratories Launches Open-Source Solution for Solid-State Spin Qubits
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — HRL Laboratories developed an open-source extension to the Quantum Instrumentation Control Kit (QICK), designed to control electrostatically confined semiconductor spin-qubits. Called spinQICK, HRL’s solution provides a cost-effective way to rapidly utilize high performance and affordable field-programmable gate array (FPGA) hardware with spinQICK’s firmware and software to control spin-qubits. “By creating a cost-effective solution […]
Microsoft and Atom Computing Partner on Level 2 Quantum System for Nordic Users
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — EIFO, the export and investment fund of Denmark, and the Novo Nordisk Foundation, an independent Danish enterprise foundation, are investing €80 million in the establishment of a new Nordic quantum initiative, QuNorth, to advance the region’s technological development. Microsoft and Atom Computing will bring to QuNorth the world’s most powerful […]