Oxford Instruments Announces Winner of the 2025 Nicholas Kurti Science Prize
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE – Oxford Instruments announces that Dr Jere Mäkinen, Research Fellow at Aalto University, Finland, has been awarded the 2025 Nicholas Kurti Science Prize. The Award recognises Dr Mäkinen’s discoveries of novel topological structures and their dynamics in topological superfluids at ultra-cold temperatures. His research has advanced our understanding of half-quantum vortices, […]
Leading Venture Funds Partner With Roadrunner Venture Studios and the New Mexico State Investment Council to Launch Coalition for Deep Tech Investment
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Roadrunner Venture Studios (RRVS) and the New Mexico State Investment Council (NMSIC) today announced the launch of the Roadrunner Venture Consortium (RVC), a new membership initiative giving venture capital firms direct access to early-stage deep tech companies and scientists in New Mexico and across the country. Representing more than $25 […]
Q.ANT to Debut First Interactive Live Demonstration at ISC 2025
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE – Q.ANT announced it will showcase live demonstrations of its photonic Native Processing Server (NPS) at ISC 2025, a leading global conference for high-performance computing (HPC). For the first time, attendees will be able to interact directly with functional photonic computing, witnessing how light can drive breakthroughs in energy and computational efficiency for AI, […]
Quantum Dice Launches ‘Authorised Partner Programme’
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE – Quantum Dice, a University of Oxford spin-out pioneering quantum random number generation (QRNG) technology, has launched its new Authorised Partner Programme. Designed to equip value-added resellers and systems integrators across the globe with a competitive edge in the rapidly evolving technology landscape, the programme empowers partners with cutting-edge DISC™-enabled QRNG products, enabling […]
Emerging Tech Investment Pioneer Grayscale Files for Quantum Computing ETF
Insider Brief Grayscale has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to launch the Grayscale Quantum Computing ETF, a fund designed to track companies developing or supporting quantum computing technologies across global markets. The news of Grayscale’s filing comes just days after VanEck announced its European Quantum ETF. Information filed with the SEC suggests […]
BU Researchers Turn to Physics For Better Defenses Against Quantum Cyberattacks
Insider Brief UNIVERSITY NEWS — In our hyper-connected world, we rely on encrypted communications every day—to shop online, digitally sign documents, make bank transactions, check our steps on fitness trackers. But today’s encryption, which transforms data into unreadable formats to keep our information secure, is under intense pressure. Cybercriminals are increasingly sophisticated, and our networks—woven […]
Making Nuclear Power Quantum-Safe: Research Team Conducts First-Ever Tests QKD in Nuclear Reactor
Insider Brief Researchers from Purdue University, Toshiba, and the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have successfully demonstrated quantum-secure communications in a functioning nuclear reactor. The team implemented quantum key distribution (QKD) on Purdue’s PUR-1 reactor, marking what appears to be the first experimental integration of quantum encryption technology in a live nuclear […]
Study Finds Security Flaw in World’s First Quantum Satellite
Insider Brief A new analysis finds that Micius, the first satellite built for quantum communication, may have been vulnerable to hacking, despite claims of unbreakable security grounded in the laws of quantum physics. The study concludes that time synchronization mismatches between laser diodes on board the satellite created a side channel that could have allowed […]
New Report Helps Europe Charts Aggressive Course to Lead Global Quantum Race
Insider Brief A new report lays out an ambitious plan for the European Union to dominate the future of quantum technologies, combining research, infrastructure, and industry strategies into a unified blueprint aimed at global competitiveness, technological sovereignty, and economic resilience. Produced by expert working groups (WGs) from all 27 EU member states and coordinated by […]
Is a Quantum-Cryptography Apocalypse Imminent?
By The Conversation Keith Martin, Professor, Information Security Group, Royal Holloway University of London Will quantum computers crack cryptographic codes and cause a global security disaster? You might certainly get that impression from a lot of news coverage, the latest of which reports new estimates that it might be 20 times easier to crack such codes than […]