The Quantum Insider’s 2022 Annual Report
After a quick launch and rapid ascent in 2021, the quantum industry may not have reached the heights of investment in 2022. However, in many respects, the industry showed hints of maturity and offered signs that this frontier technology is earning respect from both the scientific and business communities. The scientific community recognized quantum with […]
State of Canada Quantum Computing [2025]
History of Quantum Computing Efforts in Canada Canada is one of the leading countries when it comes to research and the commercial aspects of quantum computing (QC). According to an article written by Photonic inc.’s founder Stephanie Simmons and published in Phys.org this November, quantum technology in the country […] “needs to move beyond research […]
China’s New Laser Annealer Designed to Increase Quantum Chip Quality and Quantity
Chinese quantum computer developers and scientists may now have access to a laser annealer to increase production of quality quantum chips, according to Global News. The news outlet, based on Chinese media reports, said that engineers have developed the country’s first MLLAS-100 laser annealer, which will help solve instability and increase production quality as quantum […]
Please Fasten Your Seatbelts — Pitt Researchers Hope Quantum Algorithms Can Smooth Out Turbulence
Insider Brief University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering researchers received a $450,000 grant from the Air Force Research Laboratory to develop a quantum-inspired computing program to study turbulence. The researchers will investigate whether quantum-inspired computing program can outperform those currently available for simulating and analyzing turbulent and reactive flows. Studying dynamic turbulent flows are […]
EPFL Scientists Overcome Scaling Challenges For First Superconducting Circuit Optomechanical Graphene Lattice.
Insider View Theoretical studies predict that significantly richer physics and novel dynamics can be accessed in optomechanical lattices, but reproducing devices experimentally has been a challenge. To approach this challenge, the researchers developed an optomechanical strained graphene lattice and studied non-trivial topological edge states using novel measurement techniques. The research is relevant to the precise […]
The OpenSuperQ Project: International Partnership Building an Open Superconducting Quantum Computer
OpenSuperQ For quantum computing (QC) and quantum technology to develop as a sector, collaboration is key. The Quantum Insider’s very own Quantum Intelligence Platform details all of these partnerships. One such example is the OpenSuperQ project, an initiative that includes ten international partners from academia and industry involved in the European FET Flagship project. With […]
Israel Invests $32 Million (US) More Into Quantum Technology
Israel will add another 115 million skekels — or about $32 million US — for a new quantum computing consortium made up of defense companies and startups, according to the Jewish News Service, or JNS. The consortium will focus on two quantum modalities specifically — superconducting and trapped ion — to determine which modality will […]
Researchers Demonstrate High-Visibility Quantum Interference Between Quantum Dots Over 300 Kilometers
Insider Brief Researchers achieved high-visibility quantum interference between two independent quantum dots linked with ~300 km optical fiber. The work addresses one of the most significant challenges: extending the distance of quantum communication to a useful scale. Chao-Yang Lu, professor at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), led the research. Image: You, […]
Hybrid Quantum-Classical Algorithm Shows Promise for Unraveling the Protein Folding Problem
A hybrid algorithmic approach using today’s quantum computers may help solve the protein folding problem, according to a team of researchers. In a study published on the pre-print server ArXiv, researchers say the new algorithm solved the protein folding problem on a tetrahedral lattice using a combination of classical and quantum computing techniques. The protein […]
Researchers Close in on Using a Quantum Computer to Crack Common Cryptographic Scheme
The era of quantum computers — and their ability to cultivate both constructive and destructive applications — may be upon us. In a study, a team of Chinese scientists report they were able to create an algorithm to factor factor integers up to 48 bits with just 10 superconducting qubits. Most experts believed the task […]