NEC Halts Development of Quantum Computer Hardware
Insider Brief NEC has ended its effort to build a working quantum computer, pulling back from a field that the company helped pioneer. The company discontinued development of a physical quantum computing system at the end of March, Nikkei Asia reported. NEC apparently concluded that bringing the technology to market would take too long to […]
Brian Gaucher (ERVA): Why engineering, not physics, now limits quantum progress
Yuval Boger interviews Brian Gaucher, an experienced engineer and IBM veteran who co-chaired ERVA’s report Engineering Research to Advance Quantum Technologies. Brian explains that while U.S. quantum science remains strong, global competition is accelerating and the key limiter is no longer physics discovery but engineering the path from “lab to fab”—scalable, manufacturable, reliable systems. They […]
Europe Looks to Quantum Act to Turn Research Strength Into Industry
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Europe’s quantum community gathered yesterday at the European Parliament for “Europe’s Quantum Moment: From Lab to Leadership”, an event hosted by MEP Dr. Sergey Lagodinskythat brought together representatives from the European Commission, European Council and European Parliament, as well as quantum researchers, business leaders and investors. The goal of this […]
Quantum Computing Challenges Holding Back Practical Quantum Computers
Insider Brief Quantum computing has attracted billions in investment, sustained media attention, and some of the most concentrated scientific talent on a single engineering problem. Progress has been significant, but the results so far have yet to match the scale of investment and research behind the field. To date, no quantum computer has outperformed a […]
QuFi Launches Post-Quantum Verification Platform for Digital Assets
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — As the digital asset industry transitions toward post-quantum security, blockchain networks face an emerging infrastructure challenge. Depending on the cryptographic scheme and implementation, post-quantum signatures can be more than 100 times larger than the elliptic-curve signatures widely used today. This can drive substantial increases in storage, bandwidth, and computational requirements. […]
RIKEN Adopts QunaSys QURI SDK for Quantum-HPC Hybrid Computing
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — QunaSys Inc. (headquartered in Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director and CEO: Tennin Yan; hereinafter “QunaSys”), a company specializing in the development of quantum computing algorithms and software, announced that its quantum software development kit “QURI SDK Enterprise” has been officially adopted for RIKEN’s Quantum-HPC Hybrid Platform as part of the “JHPC-quantum” […]
MIT Qubit Design Could Speed Quantum Operations While Preserving Data
Insider Brief MIT researchers have designed a quantum computing component that simulations suggest could perform faster operations while preserving stored information. It’s an advance that potentially could help future machines complete longer, more reliable calculations, according to the researchers. The architecture separates two jobs within a quantum bit, or qubit. One component stores information, while […]
Jülich Launches Trapped-Ion Quantum Computer For Supercomputing Integration
Insider Brief Germany’s Forschungszentrum Jülich has inaugurated a quantum computer intended to help researchers and companies test how quantum processors can work alongside conventional supercomputers. The system, called JION, is operational at the Jülich Supercomputing Centre, according to the research center. Its first public calculation was performed during the inauguration ceremony. JION will be integrated […]
Scientek and Classiq Partner to Accelerate Quantum Software Adoption in Taiwan
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE – Scientek Corporation (科榮股份有限公司) and Classiq, the leading quantum computing software company, today announced a go-to-market agreement to expand access to Classiq’s hardware-agnostic quantum software platform across Taiwan’s semiconductor, research and academic communities. Under the partnership agreement, Scientek will introduce Classiq’s platform to semiconductor companies, research institutes, universities, government organizations and other customers within its […]
Quantum Foundry Copenhagen Plans 5,300-Square-Meter Chip Facility
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Today, Quantum Foundry Copenhagen and the Novo Nordisk Foundation announce plans to establish a new 5,300 m² quantum chip fabrication facility in Copenhagen. The facility will develop and scale the advanced manufacturing equipment needed to produce the next generation of quantum chips and strengthen Europe’s position in an increasingly competitive […]