Helmut Katzgraber (55North): Why materials simulation beats optimization for near-term quantum
Yuval Boger interviews Helmut Katzgraber, general partner at 55North and former quantum leader at AWS. They discuss Helmut’s view that the most promising near- to mid-term quantum applications are in quantum simulation for materials, chemicals, and pharma, rather than optimization. They also explore European competitiveness, venture opportunities across the quantum stack, cloud and on-prem deployment […]
Quantum in Business Conference Highlights Commercial Quantum Applications
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — More than 450 business leaders, technology innovators, researchers and public officials gathered in Chattanooga today for the Quantum in Business conference presented by EPB QuantumSM. The event highlighted Tennessee and Chattanooga’s growing role in advancing quantum innovation while showcasing real-world applications already delivering value for companies. Attendees explored how quantum […]
QEst Hack Invites Participants to Test Quantum Algorithms on Real Business Problems
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Metrosert, Estonia’s Applied Research Centre and National Metrology Institute, invites Estonian companies as well as students, researchers and other interested participants from the Nordic and Baltic countries to apply for the QEst Hack 2026 quantum hackathon, taking place in Tallinn from 11 to 13 November. Five companies will be selected […]
New Method Generates Photons That Are Virtually Indistinguishable
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Working in close collaboration, researchers from Paderborn University, the University of Basel and Ruhr University Bochum have made a significant breakthrough in the field of quantum communication. In their recently published paper in the prestigious journal Physical Review Letters, they demonstrate how special semiconductor nanostructures can be used to generate individual […]
SQC and Schneider Electric Advance Quantum-Enhanced Energy Forecasting
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Silicon Quantum Computing (SQC) and Schneider Electric, a global energy technology leader, have progressed to Stage 2 of the Australian Government’s Critical Technologies Challenge Program (CTCP), receiving A$3.6 million (US$2.5m) in funding to continue their work in partnership with UNSW Sydney. Energy grids are under increasing pressure and urgent solutions […]
Quantum Computing Could Cut Industrial Emissions Without an AI-Sized Footprint, BCG Finds
Insider Brief The rise of artificial intelligence has raised a new question about whether the next major computing technology will add another large load to power grids. Some experts are worried that quantum systems might do the same as they scale. A Boston Consulting Group study suggests that is unlikely. BCG estimates that quantum-enabled technologies […]
The Conversation: 100 Years Ago, Schrödinger’s Equation Shed Light on Quantum Physics – Scientists Use it Today to Fine‑Tune Chemical Reactions
By Sophya Garashchuk, Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina For The Conversation The objects you interact with every day are predictable – you can pick up a box, sit down in a chair without falling to the floor, or open a door without your hand passing through the knob. But if you […]
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 […]