Major Debate Continues to Swirl Around Majorana Findings
Insider Brief The clashes over Microsoft’s quantum computing claims are continuing, with top quantum executives questioning whether Microsoft’s newly announced chip delivers on its promises, according to a story in Quartz. The dispute surfaced the same day Microsoft introduced its Majorana 1 chip, which the company said was built with a novel material — called […]
Quantum Brilliance And Pawsey Supercomputing Research Centre Advance Quantum Integration With Novel Hybrid Workflow Accelerated by NVIDIA
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Quantum Brilliance, a global leader in mass-deployable, room-temperature diamond quantum technology, and Pawsey Supercomputing Research Centre today announced a significant milestone in quantum computing integration. The collaboration has resulted in the development of a tightly integrated, HPC-oriented, flexible and scalable hybrid workflow that seamlessly combines GPU, CPU, and quantum processing […]
Shahin Khan, Partner, OrionX
“The Superposition Guy’s Podcast”, hosted by Yuval Boger, Chief Commercial Officer at QuEra Computing Shahin Khan, co-founder of OrionX, joins Yuval Boger to explore the intersection of quantum computing and high-performance computing (HPC). Shahin discusses why HPC is a natural early adopter of quantum technologies, the role of QPUs alongside GPUs and CPUs, and how […]
Metasurface Technology Offers a Compact Way to Generate Multiphoton Entanglement
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Quantum information processing is a field that relies on the entanglement of multiple photons to process vast amounts of information. However, creating multiphoton entanglement is a challenging task. Traditional methods either use quantum nonlinear optical processes, which are inefficient for large numbers of photons, or linear beam-splitting and quantum interference, […]
Quantum Computers Show Advantage in Key Particle Physics Calculations
Insider Brief Quantum computers can crunch key particle collision calculations faster than traditional supercomputers, researchers report. A collaborative study by Quantinuum and the University of Freiburg finds that quantum integration methods outpace classical approaches when computing the “cross sections” that describe how particles scatter in high-energy physics experiments such as those at the Large Hadron […]
AIST, ORCA Computing Sign MoU to Strengthen Collaboration For The Industrialization of Scalable Photonic Quantum Computing
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with ORCA Computing to strengthen collaboration for the industrialization of scalable photonic quantum computing. Combining the advanced capabilities and expertise of the Global Research and Development Center for Business by Quantum-AI Technology […]
Jij Inc. Expands to the UK and Joins UKQuantum to Strengthen Global Quantum Efforts
Insider Brief: PRESS RELEASE — In a recent release, Jij Inc., a Tokyo-based quantum optimization company, announced it has established its first overseas branch, Jij Europe Ltd., in the United Kingdom as part of its global expansion strategy. According to the release, the company has also officially joined UKQuantum, a consortium representing the UK’s quantum […]
Empa Opens CarboQuant Lab to Explore Quantum Properties of Carbon
Insider Brief: PRESS RELEASE — In a recent post, Empa announced that at the end of January, it inaugurated its new CarboQuant laboratory, a research facility dedicated to exploring the quantum properties of carbon-based materials. The initiative, supported by the Werner Siemens Foundation and the Swiss National Science Foundation, is comitted to exploring carbon nanostructures […]
NIST Outlines Strategies for Crypto Agility as PQC Migration Stalls, Available for Public Comment
Insider Brief: Last year, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released its first set of post-quantum cryptography algorithms–a long-awaited event and one with the promise of securing data against the potential threats of cryptographically relevant quantum computers. The years-long selection process was intended to very intentionally provide a roadmap for transitioning away from […]
China Launches $138 Billion Government-Backed Venture Fund, Includes Quantum Startups
Insider Brief China is preparing a government-backed fund to direct 1 trillion yuan ($138 billion) into emerging technologies, including quantum computing, Reuters is reporting. It’s a move that could reshape the global competitive landscape for advanced research and commercialization. The “national venture capital guidance fund” will invest in hard technology sectors such as quantum computing, […]