Global Quantum + AI Challenge Advances After Phase 1 Draws More Than 1,000 Entrants From Around The World
Insider Brief The Global Quantum + AI Challenge is moving into its second phase after attracting more than 1,000 entrants from around the world to address practical problems submitted by five major enterprises. Following the close of Phase 1 submissions on Sept. 15, the challenge jury and enterprise partners will review proposals and select finalists […]
Guest Post — The Quantum Inflection Point: Charting a Science-First Roadmap for the Nation
By Dr. Darío Gil, the Under Secretary for Science at the U.S. Department of Energy. His office is the nation’s largest federal sponsor of basic research in the physical sciences, supporting all 17 National Laboratories of the United States, and responsible for programs including advanced computing, fusion, nuclear and high energy particle physics, basic energy […]
Quantum Simulation Explained: Applications, Methods and Challenges
Insider Brief A molecule with fifty interacting particles needs more numbers to describe its full quantum state than a classical supercomputer can store. That’s the wall classical chemistry keeps hitting, and it’s why physicist Richard Feynman proposed the idea that if you want to simulate a quantum system accurately, build a computer that runs on […]
EigenQ Secures $45 Million Financing Ahead of Planned Nasdaq Listing
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — EigenQ, Inc. (“EigenQ”), an applied quantum technology company building the trusted infrastructure for the Quantum Era, and Silicon Valley Acquisition Corp. (“SVAQ”) (Nasdaq: SVAQ), a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company, today announced that EigenQ has entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with an institutional investor providing financing […]
MIT’s Robotic Optics Lab Could Speed Testing for Quantum Technology
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Every new generation of phone display, television screen, and solar panel is a result of precision optics experiments, which use lasers and other light sources to measure the optical properties of candidate materials. These experiments can take months to run, requiring scientists to meticulously angle and adjust delicate light sources, […]
Researchers Observe First Real-Time Quantum Jump in Sound
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — A Stanford team has documented the first direct observation of quantum jumps of sound in a mechanical resonator, completing an arc of scientific exploration that started over a hundred years ago. Quantum jumps—sudden transitions from one energy state to another—have been theorized since the early 1900s. Scientists first demonstrated these […]
ICTK and Jiran Security Partner on Post-Quantum Cryptography Migration
Insider Brief South Korean quantum security company ICTK (KOSDAQ: 456010) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with information security firm Jiran Security to jointly work on post-quantum cryptography migration and cryptographic asset discovery, Business Korea reported. Jiran Security offers email, document, and mobile security solutions along with malware threat response, and counts more than […]
DOE Launches $215 Million Quantum Genesis Q Competition
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the Quantum Genesis Q Competition, an initiative with up to $215 million in planned funding to demonstrate the world’s first fault-tolerant scientifically relevant quantum computers (SRQCs). Applicants are invited to submit proposals to deploy quantum computers with at least 100 logical qubits […]
Montana State Offers Free Quantum Science Curriculum for Middle Schools
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Montana middle school educators are invited to apply for QuantumClub, an education and outreach project developed by Montana State University’s QCORE and the Science Math Resource Center in partnership with the National Girls Collaborative Project. Through QuantumClub, educators from five Montana organizations will receive free virtual training on an engaging […]
Lawrence Semiconductor Appoints Don Garrison as General Manager and COO
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Lawrence Semiconductor, a U.S.-owned manufacturer of engineered silicon and germanium epitaxial materials, today announced that Don Garrison has joined as General Manager and Chief Operating Officer. Garrison reports to Chief Executive Officer Ali Torabi and leads manufacturing, engineering, quality and customer delivery as the company expands capacity to meet growing […]