John Preskill Announced as 2024 Bell Prize Winner
Insider Brief The Centre for Quantum Information and Quantum Control (CQIQC) awarded the Eight Biennial John Stewart Bell Prize for Research on Fundamental Issues in Quantum Mechanics and Their Applications to John Preskill. John Preskill is the Richard P. Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics, California Institute of Technology. Preskill was awarded the honor for his […]
D-Wave and Zapata AI Announce Strategic Technical and Commercial Collaboration to Advance Quantum-Enabled Machine Learning
Insider Brief D-Wave Quantum and Zapata Computing announced a multi-year strategic partnership to develop and bring to market commercial applications that combine the power of generative AI and quantum computing technologies. The partnership centers on joint technical development and commercial deployment of applications for customers faced with computationally complex problems. Using quantum-enabled machine learning algorithms, […]
ORCA Computing to Deploy Quantum Photonics Testbed to UK National Quantum Computing Centre
Insider Brief ORCA Computing has been selected to build and supply a quantum computing testbed for the National Quantum Computing Centre (NQCC). The company will be developing photonic quantum computing testbed for machine learning using hybrid quantum/classical neural network architectures and photonic quantum processors. Delivery and installation of the system at the NQCC’s facilities is expected to be completed […]
Researchers Develop New Techniques For Making Qubits Out of Erbium
Insider Brief Scientists have found that an atom of erbium can be a very effective qubit. Two research groups, including a quantum startup founded by UChicago Pritzker Molecular Engineering alumnus and one at U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory, have used different host materials for erbium to advance quantum technology. Images: Sean Sullivan and […]
SemiQon And CMC Microsystems Collaboration Aims to Accelerate Development of And Access to Silicon-based Quantum Computers
Insider Brief SemiQon and CMC Microsystems announce a collaboration agreement to advance silicon-based quantum processor technology. SemiQon will supply CMC with prototypes of its semiconductor-based quantum processor chips for research purposes. CMC scientists will collaborate with SemiQon to accelerate the development of processors for more powerful quantum computers. PRESS RELEASE — SemiQon from Finland, and Canada’s […]
Infleqtion Unveils 5-year Quantum Computing Roadmap, Advancing Plans to Commercialize Quantum at Scale
Insider Brief Infleqtion unveiled its 5-year quantum computing roadmap, looking at commercial quantum solutions by the end of the decade. The company also announced a program of substantial investments in both hardware and software dedicated to creating error-corrected logical qubits tailored for commercial applications. Critical Quote: “2024 is an inflection point for quantum technologies, with […]
Researchers: Deep-Tech Needs Old School Venture Capital
Insider Brief Venture capital is currently focused on turning a quick buck, not long-term investments, according to MIT Sloan Management Review columnists. In the past VCs funded cutting-edge, but risky companies and technologies. The piece was written by Thomas Ramge, associate researcher at the Einstein Center Digital Future and Rafael Laguna de la Vera, founding […]
Nord Quantique Makes a Logical Qubit Out of a Physical Qubit
Insider Brief Nord Quantique demonstrated quantum error correction to improve qubit coherence lifetime at the individual qubit level. The research shows an increase of 14% in the lifetime of a single qubit without using the ‘brute force’ redundancy of additional physical qubits. Results suggest that the approach can be reproduced with additional qubits and that […]
In Conversation With UK NQCC’s Deputy Director for Innovation Simon Plant: Quantum Testbed Initiative Has Industry, National and Global Implications
Testing and benchmarking are crucial steps in adopting and commercialising technologies. In the rapidly emerging world of quantum computing, where complexity and novelty present formidable challenges, the role of rigorous testing and benchmarking becomes not just beneficial but essential. The UK’s National Quantum Computing Centre (NQCC) is spearheading a quantum testbed initiative, aimed at testing […]
Quantum Matters: Quantum & AI – Early Days For a Killer Combination
Guest Post by Karina Robinson Artificial Intelligence (AI) suffers from two massive blocks: colossal, costly energy use and a transparency deficit. The technology can be technically feasible but is still too expensive for most organisations to consider it. That was the conclusion of a recent paper from MIT Future Tech, which looked at computer vision […]