Water bear entangled with a superconducting
It might not be as cute as Schrödinger’s cat, but the adorably alien-looking tardigrade — also known as a water bear — may soon be the next most famous quantum animal — and it’s providing hints the ever thinning line between quantum mechanics and the world of biological systems. In a study, released on the […]
Zapata Computing Rolls Up Its Sleeves to Put Quantum to Work for Customers
It’s easy to become mesmerized by the, at times baffling, weirdness of quantum science and be lured in by the massive potential of quantum technology. Zapata Computing, a pioneering quantum software company, is still amazed at quantum’s potential — but it’s time to go to work. “We’re a real software company that has real revenues […]
Institute of Physics Award 2020 Winner’s Innovative, High Quality & Accurate Sensor Technology “Helping Speed up The Research Process”
Image by Tomislav Jakupec from Pixabay Single Photon Counting An area of quantum technologies that will surely have a big influence on the industry in the coming years is photon counting. It is here that individual photons are counted using a single-photon detector (SPD). Unlike your regular type of photodetector, which generates an analog signal proportional to […]
“Ivan Ostojic, Patner, McKinsey and Company” – The Qubit Guy’s Podcast. Episode 10.
Yuval from Classiq hosts Ivan Ostojic, Partner at McKinsey and Company. Ivan and Yuval talk about what success looks like – and how to avoid failure – in quantum computing proof of concept projects. We also discussed how we know whether 1000 qubits will be a quantum computing panacea, and much more. Ivan Ostojic, Patner, […]
ColdQuanta Bolsters Leadership Team with Key Executive Appointments
PRESS RELEASE — ColdQuanta, the leader in Cold Atom Quantum Technology, announced that Chester Kennedy has been appointed as President, Research and Security Solutions and Barry Behnken has joined the company as Executive Vice President of Engineering. The executives take the reins of key roles at ColdQuanta as the company sets to rapidly scale its […]
Thales, PASQAL, Paris Regional Authority and GENCI Launch Quantum Technology Partnership
PRESS RELEASE — Thales, PASQAL, the Paris Regional Authority and GENCI today announce a multi-year partnership to develop new methods to address planning and scheduling challenges related to the optimization of critical systems through PASQAL’s quantum processor. Planning and scheduling are key steps for many critical applications such as logistics, air traffic control, industrial automation, […]
Rigetti Computing Announces Next-Generation 40-Qubit and 80-Qubit Quantum Systems
PRESS RELEASE — Rigetti Computing (TQI:Rigetti), a pioneer in hybrid quantum-classical computing, introduced its next-generation “Aspen-M” 80-qubit quantum computer into private beta. Aspen-M is the world’s first commercial multi-chip quantum processor, solving a critical scaling challenge in the race toward fault-tolerant quantum computing. The Aspen-M processor leverages Rigetti’s proprietary multi-chip technology and is assembled from […]
IonQ Building a Quantum Dream Team as Former Blue Origin, Google and Arm Execs Join Company
PRESS RELASE – IonQ, Inc. (TQI: IonQ) , a leader in trapped-ion quantum computing, announced the appointment of Inder M. Singh to the IonQ Board of Directors. Singh is the EVP and CFO of Arm, where he leads the global finance organization as well as corporate IT operations, procurement and enterprise security teams. “As IonQ […]
The Quantum Insider CEO Briefs techUK Attendees on Potential For Billion Dollar Quantum Cloud
The Quantum Insider briefed attendees on the commercialization of the quantum cloud in a recent techUK webinar during Cloud Future week. The Quantum Computers as a Service — or QCaaS — could quickly ramp up to a billion dollar business, Alex Challans, The Quantum Insider CEO told the group. “What we’re seeing is a market […]
Women in Quantum Series: Danika Hannon, Relationship Manager at Cambridge Quantum (“Quantinuum”)
Danika Hannon has had at least a decade to develop her passion for quantum technology and quantum science. Now the Relationship Manager at Cambridge Quantum and the Deputy Head of the Quantum Strategy Institute (QSI), Hannon is grateful for those years of study. “My journey into the quantum industry was a long time in the […]