Quantum Machines Sets Up European Partnerships on The EuRyQa project

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Insider Brief Quantum Machines announced that it will be a partner on the European infrastructure for Rydberg Quantum Computing (EuRyQa). The project aimed at establishing Rydberg quantum processors as a leading platform for scalable quantum computing in Europe. EuRyQa is funded under the highly competitive Horizon Europe program with a total budget of almost €5 […]

Seeing Electron Movement at Fastest Speed Ever Could Help Unlock Next-level QC

Insider Brief: A new technique could enable processing speeds a million to a billion times faster than today’s computers and spur progress in many-body physics. The key to maximizing traditional or quantum computing speeds lies in our ability to understand how electrons behave in solids, and researchers in a collaboration between the University of Michigan […]

Girls in Quantum Launches its First Free Seminar About Quantum Computing

PRESS RELEASE — Valparaíso, Chile/October 11, 2022 — Girls in Quantum is an organization that provides educational resources about Quantum Computing to girls and students internationally. The youth organization has five girl ambassadors from Europe, India, Egypt, the USA, and Latin America. They create interactive resources through posts, infographics, blogs, and videos that have already impacted more than 500 […]

Quantum Computer-powered Study Could Lead to More Efficient Solar Cells, Batteries

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Insider Brief University of Bristol, Phasecraft and Google Quantum AI researchers used quantum computers to determine low-energy properties of strongly-correlated electronic systems. Revealing these properties of electronic systems could help develop more efficient batteries and solar cells. The researchers leveraged a new, highly efficient algorithm and better error-mitigation techniques to work on the problem. Past […]

Researching the Global Quantum Computing Landscape in an Effort to Identify Engagement Challenges and Opportunities in the Field: Global Quantum Computing Policy – Post #1

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 […]

Mastercard and Partners Launch Credit Card That Can Resist Quantum Attacks

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Insider Brief Mastercard released first cards that are compatible with the new specifications designed to protect against attacks from both traditional and quantum computers. The company introduced quantum-resistant Enhanced Contactless specifications in January 2021. The number of contactless payment devices will surpass 12.5 billion by 2027, with the value of contactless payment transactions expected to reach $10 trillion globally by […]

Towards Practical & Resilient Satellite-based QKD for Space Networks: The University of South Australia Offers an Exciting Opportunity to Apply for a Project-based Ph.D. in Partnership with Arqit

Become a Quantum Expert Interested in defence, space, cyber and quantum technologies? The University of South Australia — Australia’s University of Enterprise — is offering an exciting opportunity to apply for a project-based Ph.D. in partnership with Arqit. Quantum key distribution (QKD), as defined by ETSI, is a method for generating and distributing symmetric cryptographic keys, with information-theoretic security based […]

One of The First Quantum Computers Produced in Europe To Be Launched in Poland

Insider Brief: European High-Performance Computing Joint Undertaking — EuroHPC JU has selected six sites across the European Union to host the first EuroHPC quantum computers. The purpose of EuroQCS is to deploy quantum computers in the hosting states and integrate them with the existing supercomputers. The selected proposals ensure diversity in the quantum technologies and architectures to […]

AUCloud Launches Australia’s First Sovereign Quantum-Safe Encryption Service With Arqit Technology

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Insider Brief AUCloud and Arqit Quantum Inc.  announce the general availability of the Asia Pacific region’s first Quantum Safe Symmetric Key Agreement Software. The service reportedly enables governments and enterprises to protect today against “Harvest Now, Decrypt Later” quantum computing attacks and greatly improve the security of a variety of IoT, defence and financial services […]

TQI Exclusive: Quantum Computing for Good, Five Experts Give Their View

Positive Impact A good starting point to the panel discussion Quantum Computing for Good of Day 2 at Quantum.Tech London 2022 was the excellent Forbes article How Will Quantum Computing Be Used As A Force For Good?, written by Yehuda Naveh, co-founder and CTO of Israeli quantum software startup, Classiq. In it, Naveh gave several […]