Scientists Store, Retrieve Photons in a Step Toward Quantum Internet
Insider Brief Nanjing University scientists have successfully demonstrated the storage and retrieval of entangled photons using 167Er3+ ions. The researchers write in Nature Communications that the work is another step toward the development of a global quantum internet. The team also points toward the technological challenges that need to be sorted out before the achievement […]
U.S. Department of Energy Announces Collaboration For Quantum Technology Demonstrations in Space
Insider Brief The U.S. Department of Energy and partners announced the first round of participants dedicated to the Quantum & Space Collaboration. Participants include the DOE, Department of Defense (DOD), Infleqtion, Nebula Space Enterprises, and Accenture Federal Services. The partners have experience in applied research and deployment of quantum technologies—spanning quantum sensing, communications, and computing. […]
Tony Uttley ‘To Step Away’ From Quantinuum
Insider Brief Tony Uttley announced that he will step away from Quantinuum. Uttley served as the president & COO of the company and was the founding senior executive of Honeywell Quantum Solutions and, prior to its merger with Cambridge Quantum. Quantinuum’s founding CEO Ilyas Khan will assume Tony’s duties overseeing the company’s hardware division. Tony […]
Laraoui & Team Improve Performance of Quantum Computers
Insider Brief Researchers at the University of Nebraska, in collaboration with Wichita State University, are working to improve quantum computing efficiency by seeking materials to reduce disruptions known as decoherence in quantum systems. Funded by an $800,000 NSF award, the team aims to develop quantum materials that maintain coherence at higher temperatures, reducing the need […]
SES-led EAGLE-1 Onboards TNO and Airbus to Deliver Ground Station for Quantum Key Distribution
Insider Brief The SES-led consortium of European companies is joined by TNO and Airbus Netherlands B.V., to design and build an optical ground station. The optical ground station for EAGLE-1 represents a highly advanced and complex system which will be able to receive quantum encryption keys from the EAGLE-1 satellite. The system will have a […]
Quoherent Inc. Secures $4.7 Million Series Seed Financing to Advance Quantum Computing With Room Temperature, Edge-Capable, Scalable Qubit Technology
Insider Brief Quoherent Inc. announced the closing of its $4.7 million Series Seed financing. The round was led by Morpheus Ventures and joined by Draper Associates, Khosla Ventures, and Alpha Edison. The company developing room-temperature edge-capable quantum processors, which promises to radically change quantum computing. PRESS RELEASE — Quoherent Inc., a company developing room-temperature edge-capable […]
D-Wave Error Mitigation Demonstration Extends Coherent Annealing Range by an Order of Magnitude
Insider Brief D-Wave announced research results that demonstrate successful Quantum Error Mitigation (QEM) in its Advantage2 prototype. The techniques reduce errors in quantum simulations, producing results consistent with the quantum system maintaining its coherence for an order of magnitude longer time than an unmitigated system. This work is the latest in the company’s advancements of […]
Quandela and Exaion Announce an Agreement to Contribute to The Democratization of Quantum Computing in Europe And North America
Insider Brief Quandela and Exaion signed a collaboration agreement. Quandela plans to produce three scalable quantum computers for Exaion to offer an extended cloud service. The two organizations also plan to co-design an innovative offering focused on HPC2/quantum hybridization. PRESS RELEASE — Quandela, a European start-up specializing in photonic quantum computing, and Exaion, a subsidiary […]
ORCA Computing to Provide Poznań Supercomputing And Networking Center With First Quantum Computers
Insider Brief ORCA Computing has been selected by the Poznań Supercomputing and Networking Center (PSNC) to provide two ORCA Computing PT-1 quantum photonics systems. The systems will be installed at the PSNC’s high-performance computing data center located in Poznań, Poland. The systems are expected to be used in a range of study areas, including biology, […]
Eviden Makes Progress in Enhancing The Scalability of Qubit Emulation And Platform Capabilities
Insider Brief Eviden announced enhancements to its recently launched quantum offering, Qaptiva. The Qaptiva software now offers emulation capabilities of more than 100 qubits, new tensor network QPU simulators and a new framework for integrating high-performance computing with quantum computing. The company also announced a consulting business. Image: Eviden PRESS RELEASE — Eviden, the Atos Group business leading […]