112 Hardware Heroes Changing Quantum Tech — Part 3: Specialists 29–42
This week, we move further down the list to some hardware specialists at UK-based startups ORCA Computing, Oxford Ionics and Oxford Quantum Circuits. Here are the people from 29–42. *All data correct as of late September 2021 29. Jamie Francis-Jones: Head of Hardware, ORCA Computing Head of Hardware at ORCA Computing, a photonic technology […]
DARPA Selects BAE Systems to Advance Quantum Technology for Military Antennas
PRESS RELEASE — BAE Systems has been awarded multiple development contracts from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to advance quantum technology and revolutionize radio frequency (RF) sensing by breaking constraints to antenna designs that have persisted for more than a century. Leveraging quantum sensing can reduce size, and increase sensitivity and accessible bandwidth […]
Roll Over Quanthoven: Can Quantum Computers Be Programmed to Become Quantum Composers?
“If I were not a physicist, I would probably be a musician. I often think in music. I live my daydreams in music. I see my life in terms of music.” ― Albert Einstein. From the music of the spheres to the jazz of physics, and from Albert Einstein’s hairstyle to Ludwig Van Beethoven coiffure, there […]
Talking About QuantumPath® & The SEI Agenda for Software Engineering Research & Development
Image by PublicDomainPictures from Pixabay Authors: Mario Piattini, Pepe Hevia Oliver and Guido Peterssen Nodarse This month (November 2021) the Software Engineering Institute of the Carnegie Mellon University has just published a “National Agenda for Software Engineering Research & Development” titled: “Architecting the Future of Software Engineering” [1]. According to the SEI this agenda “is the […]
TQD Exclusive: QDevil Developing Technology to Accelerate Quantum Research, Nurture Quantum Industry
Copenhagen-based QDevil is developing products right now to accelerate quantum research while positioning itself to provide services and solutions for the emerging quantum industry, according to Jonatan Kutchinsky, CEO and co-founder of the company. “The first step is that we want to be sure to be helpful to the researchers,” Kutchinsky said in an interview. […]
QuEra Emerges From Stealth Raises $17 million, Completes a 256-qubit Neutral-Atom Quantum Computer
PRESS RELEASE — QuEra Computing Inc. (TQI: QuEra) emerged from stealth mode today with $17 million in funding from Rakuten, Day One Ventures, Frontiers Capital and leading tech investors Serguei Beloussov, and Paul Maritz among others. The company recently received a DARPA award, and has already generated $11 million in revenue. QuEra Computing uses ground-breaking […]
Q-Exa Collaborative: IQM Quantum Computer Will Be First Quantum System to be Integrated Into a HPC Supercomputer
PRESS RELEASE — IQM Quantum Computers has been selected to provide a quantum computing system that will be integrated into an HPC supercomputer to create an accelerator for future scientific research. The delivery is part of a €45.3 million consortium project. The project is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) […]
Quantum Photonics Firm Quandela Raises €15 Million in Series A
PRESS RELEASE — Quandela, a French-based quantum photonics, has just raised €15 million from the deeptech investment fund Omnes, the Defence Innovation Fund managed by Bpifrance and subscribed by the Defence Innovation Agency (AID), and the quantum technology dedicated fund Quantonation. This operation will enable the team to make the first complete photonic quantum computer […]
Introducing the QSI
As the quantum sector continues to grow, connections are being made between those in the quantum industry and business. One organization that is helping to forge these connections is the Quantum Strategy Institute (QSI). Established in mid-September of 2021, the QSI is run by volunteers with expertise in both fields. “The purpose of the Quantum […]
CryoCoax signs distribution agreement with XMA Corporation-Omni Spectra® for High Quality RF Solutions
New agreement extends reach into RF, Microwave and Cryogenic environments including Quantum Computing Press Release: Intelliconnect/ CryoCoax, leaders in the manufacture of cryogenic cable assemblies, is delighted to announce it has been appointed as a franchised stocking distributor by XMA Corporation-Omni Spectra® focusing on cryogenic products as well as standard attenuators and high frequency microwave […]