Penn State Researchers Receive $1.5 Million Grant to Study Quantum AI For Drug Design
Insider Brief Drug design, which is expensive and time-consuming, is a potential use case for quantum computers. A team of Penn State researchers received a $1.2 million NSF grant to study the use of quantum computers and artificial intelligence for drug design and development. The researchers expect to partner with companies, such as IBM and […]
Quantum Matters
This is an abbreviated version of my opening remarks to The City Quantum Summit, which took place at the Mansion House on October 11. A recording of the event is available here. Thank you to all who have come in person – and virtually, from India to Bulgaria to Nigeria – for joining The City […]
Hamburg Enters Tеch Arms Race with Quantum Computing Investment
Insider Brief: The city of Hamburg will try to build upon current expertise and establish a dedicated Hamburg Quantum Computing School. The authorities will provide around 34.1 million euros between 2023 and 2028. The Hamburg Quantum Computing School would help to build expertise and create a full ecosystem that includes scientists and hardware specialists, software […]
The Future of Digitalisation: Quantum and Neuromorphic Computing
Whether it is automatic speech recognition, self-driving cars or medical research: our need for computing power is constantly on the rise. Yet, the possibilities for increasing the performance of microchips will soon have reached their limit. So where do we go from here? It has been over 50 years since engineer Gordon Moore, the later […]
Multiverse Computing and Mila Join Forces to Advance Artificial Intelligence with Quantum Computing
Insider Brief Multiverse Computing and Mila are launching a new partnership that will use quantum and quantum-inspired methods to advance AI and machine learning (ML) The partnership will also focus on developing new leaders in the high-tech fields of quantum computing and ML. The collaboration will cover several sectors with a focus on the biotech […]
Aliro Quantum Introduces a Multi-Purpose Entanglement-Based Quantum Network Solution
Insider Brief AliroNet is a comprehensive end-to-end entanglement-based Quantum Network solution. The technology is used to emulate entanglement-based quantum networks, implement small scale pilots, and deploy full-scale universal entanglement-based quantum networks. Universal multipurpose entanglement-based quantum networks coexist with classical networks and are being used to implement unhackable secure communications, interconnects for scaling quantum computing, and distributed […]
How National Security and Digital Sovereignty Motivate Governmental Efforts in Quantum Computing: Global Quantum Computing Policy – Post #3
My name is Anders Liman. I’m a graduate student studying Tech Ethics and Science Policy at Duke University. I also hold a master’s in Computer Science from North Carolina State University. This summer, as part of a collaboration between Duke and Google, I researched the global quantum computing landscape in an effort to identify engagement […]
‘Rugged’ Quantum Sensors Could Guide Vehicles Without Satellites
Insider Brief Sandia National Laboratories envisions quantum inertial sensors as revolutionary, onboard navigational aids. The researchers will need to reengineer the sensor into a compact, rugged device so that the technology could safely guide vehicles where GPS signals are jammed or lost. One major milestone has been accomplished: The team has successfully built a cold-atom interferometer, […]
Professor of Physics at Stevens Institute of Technology Receives $400,000 DoE Grant to Improve Quantum Sensing with Inspiration from Quantum Computing
Insider Brief: Igor Pikovski, a professor of physics at Stevens Institute of Technology, has received $400,000 Department of Energy grant. The grant is to Improve quantum sensing with inspiration from quantum computing and to create innovative strategies for encoding and detecting quantum information. UNIVERSITY RESEARCH NEWS —Hoboken, New Jersey/October 24, 2022 — Igor Pikovski, assistant professor […]
United States May Take Action to Curb China’s Quantum Ambitions
The United States, which has taken several actions to hinder China’s high tech and deep tech sectors, now may be considering curbs to its quantum industry, several Asian and U.S. media outlets are reporting. Citing security reasons, the U.S. may implement an expert ban on technology critical to artificial intelligence and quantum computing to China. […]