Researchers Test Undersea UK-Ireland Quantum Communications Link
Insider Brief Researchers have successfully tested a fibre-optic cable to pass quantum communications under the Irish Sea. The cable connects the Republic of Ireland and England. The network, owned and operated by bandwidth infrastructure provider, euNetworks, is one of the newest commercial optical fibre systems in operation. Image/News: University of York PRESS RELEASE — Researchers […]
Adtran & Orange demo 400G Transmission of QKD-secured Data Across 184km End-to-end System
Insider Brief Adtran collaborates with Orange on a lab trial of quantum key distribution (QKD) technology to protect networks from quantum computer threats. The trial showcases a 400Gbit/s transmission of a QKD-secured 100Gbit/s data stream over 184km. The trial utilized Adtran’s FSP 3000, Adva Network Security’s ConnectGuard™ encryption, and Toshiba’s QKD systems, combining classical cryptography […]
Russia’s Sberbank Sees Possibilities For Quantum in Business
Insider Brief Russian organizations collaborated on a report about quantum computing and business. The report highlights the growing global attention on supporting startups in the field of quantum technologies. The experts suggest the country’s businesses pay attention to quantum. PRESS RELEASE — Quantum technologies have gained significant traction in both the scientific and business realms, […]
Latvia Starts Building a National Quantum Communications Infrastructure
Insider Brief Latvia to begin work on a national quantum communications infrastructure system and network. The work is a collaboration with The Latvia State Radio and Television Centre, Tet, the Electronic Communications Office of Latvia and the University of Latvia. The project intends to create a working quantum key distribution network between the three partners. […]
Nobel Prize in Physics Goes to Attosecond Light Pulse Pioneers
Insider Brief Nobel Prize in Physics 2023 awarded to Pierre Agostini, The Ohio State University; Ferenc Krausz, Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics and Anne L’Huillier. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded the prize for for experimental methods that generate attosecond pulses of light. The discovery could one day be used in a number […]
Companies Win 1 Million Euro Contract to Use Quantum Machine Learning to Improve Climate Models
Insider Brief planqc and d-fine win a contract worth about a million euros to use quantum machine learning for the improvement of climate models. These models could be used for more precise climate predictions and creating ways to mitigate the effects of climate change. This s is already the second order from DLR for planqc. […]
Guest Post — Unlocking the Quantum Frontier: Coherence in Neutral-Atom Systems
Guest post by Alex Lukin, Tommaso Macri, QuEra Computing Inc. Quantum computing holds the promise of revolutionizing information processing. At its core are qubits, the fundamental units of quantum information. However, there’s a catch: qubits are astonishingly delicate and require careful shielding from their surroundings. Understanding and extending their coherence time—the duration they maintain their […]
Qubitekk-powered EPB Quantum Network May Lower Barriers to Commercialization
Insider Brief The EPB Quantum Network is a software-configurable quantum network specifically designed for flexibility and ease of access. The network allows users to specify parameters for a range of network configurations they need to build, test, validate, characterize and run their products using AliroNet. Critical Quote: “EPB Quantum Network removes barriers to commercialization for […]
NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy Announces at Quantum World Congress the Agency Intends to Explore Quantum Tech for Sensor Applications
The fusion of quantum computing and the space industry combines two cutting-edge technologies. Leveraging phenomena such as quantum entanglement, space-based quantum devices like satellites pave the way for advancing the next phase of quantum technology: the quantum internet. According to a story published in Nextgov/FCW, a platform which aims to spearhead the national dialogue on […]
Quantinuum’s H1 Quantum Computer Executes a Fully Fault-Tolerant Algorithm With Three Logically-Encoded Qubits
Insider Brief Scientists demonstrated the first fault-tolerant method using three logically-encoded qubits on the Quantinuum H1 quantum computer. The work was led by scientists at Quantinuum and included researchers from QuTech (Delft University of Technology) and the University of Stuttgart. Fault tolerance is the major hurdle toward practical quantum computing — this advance may be […]