ColdQuanta and LocatorX Partner to Build Next Generation of Atomic Clocks
PRESS RELEASE — ColdQuanta, the global quantum ecosystem leader, announced a partnership with LocatorX, the world’s most ground-breaking location tracking company, to advance the development of atomic clocks. The strategic partnership will enable the companies to jointly address an expanded range of atomic clock applications through the combination of ColdQuanta’s world class team and technology, […]
A Century in The Making: IBM Quantum’s Development Roadmap, Building The Future of a Nascent Technology
The Beginnings Of the four major US-founded players in the quantum computing (QC) market consisting of Google, IBM, Microsoft, and AWS Braket (Amazon), only IBM has a legacy in technological innovation that stretches back more than a century. Founded in Endicott, New York in 1911 by businessman Charles Ranlett Flint as the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company (CTR) — the […]
Could Quantum Dots Be Made out of Beer By-Products? New Research Says Yes
With waste pollution piling up around the globe, many scientists are trying to find new ways to minimize waste products. From recycled materials to biodegrade plastics, these materials can be repurposed or easily broken down. Other researchers are looking at entirely new uses for waste products. It may sound stranger than fiction, but the fields […]
planqc Emerges From Stealth, Raises €4.6M To Build Neutral Atom Quantum Computer
Quantum computing startup planqc today announced a financing round of EUR 4.6 million led by UVC Partners and Speedinvest. With this funding, planqc will develop a highly scalable quantum computer operating at room temperature that is based on atoms trapped in optical lattices. planqc was founded by a team of scientists from the Max-Planck Institute […]
What is Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) & Who’s Involved in 2022?
Image by Mahesh Patel from Pixabay What is Quantum Key Distribution? According to The Quantum Insider’s proprietary data platform, there are some thirty companies exploring Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) as a technology. But what is this technology and how does it work? One of the fundamental building blocks of encryption is key distribution. This allows cryptographic […]
Why Analog Neutral Atoms Quantum Computing is a Promising Direction For Early Quantum Advantage
Author: Loïc Henriet (CTO, PASQAL) Long before digital computers took the world by storm, analog machines were helping humans model the world. The subtle nature of quantum physics invites us to revisit the distinction between digital and analog. Today, neutral atoms quantum hardware manufacturers like PASQAL are embracing this duality to develop hybrid digital/analog solutions […]
6 Quantum Machine Learning Companies To Watch Out For in 2025
Quantum Machine Learning Overview Over the last half a decade or so, quantum computers have seen a marked improvement in power and capability. This upgrade in performance is now being implemented in hard tech verticals, such as Machine Learning (ML). In Deep Learning (DL), a branch of Machine Learning where there are very large neural […]
NKT to Sell NKT Photonics to Hamamatsu Photonics for 225 million Euros
PRESS RELEASE — NKT has entered into an agreement to divest NKT Photonics, to Photonics Management Europe S.R.L, a 100% owned subsidiary of Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. which is a Japanese company engaged in developing photoelectric devices and application products. The divestment concludes the review of strategic alternatives for NKT Photonics with the objectives of maximizing […]
Quantum Network Between Two National Labs Achieves Record Synch
RESEARCH PRESS RELEASE — The world awaits quantum technology. Quantum computing is expected to solve complex problems that current, or classical, computing cannot. And quantum networking is essential for realizing the full potential of quantum computing, enabling breakthroughs in our understanding of nature, as well as applications that improve everyday life. But making it a […]
Riverlane & Rigetti Computing Launch Partnership to Tackle Error Correction on Superconducting Quantum Computers
PRESS RELEASE — Cambridge, UK; Berkeley, CA, USA (27 June 2022) — Riverlane, the quantum engineering company building the world’s first operating system for error-corrected quantum computing, and Rigetti, a pioneer in hybrid quantum-classical computing, today announce a partnership backed by Innovate UK to tackle syndrome extraction on superconducting quantum computers. Syndrome extraction is a crucial step in quantum […]