IonQ Issues First Quarterly Report, Tells Investors It’s Confident About Future
Although it wasn’t a record-breaking first quarter in terms of financial gains, it was a historic first quarter for IonQ, the first publicly traded pure-play quantum computing company. In an investor’s call and follow-up statement, IonQ (NYSE: IONQ) announced financial results and a business update for the third quarter ended September 30, 2021, its first […]
Quantum Can Help Meet the Climate Challenge
The climate challenge is not just about giving things up, but seizing the chance to grow economies cleanly using emerging technologies, particularly quantum. Sometimes the value of quantum technologies is misunderstood as distant still. But these are, in fact, about to deliver a wave of practical, commercial opportunities with direct relevance to the net zero […]
Quantum China Weekly Volume 31 (2021/11/06-2021/11/12)
Quantum China is a weekly periodical focusing on China’s quantum information technology, provide a voice for the Chinese quantum technology. It mainly focuses on eight major directions: Policy, Capital, Business, Technology, Research, Education, Conference, and People. Providing researchers, Interested parties, and industry pioneers with all the latest developments in China’s quantum field. Policy Hefei to […]
IBM’s Eagle — 127-Qubit Quantum Processor — Takes Flight, Another Step Toward ‘Frictionless’ Quantum in 2025
In what will be a major step in quantum computing, IBM (TQI: IBM) is expected to unveil Eagle, a 127-qubit quantum processor, at the IBM Quantum Summit 2021, tomorrow (Nov. 16). The company touts the release as a historic leap in quantum computing. They have broken through the 100-qubit barrier and believe users will be […]
‘Quantum Utility’: Should We Move The Quantum Computing Performance Goal Post a Little Closer?
Quantum Supremacy. Quantum Advantage. Quantum Utility. Aiming to make quantum computers useful as soon as possible is a better goal than both quantum advantage and quantum supremacy, according to two executives from a quantum computing startup. The ability for a quantum computer to vastly outperform classical super computers is referred to as quantum supremacy. A […]
112 Hardware Heroes Changing Quantum Tech — Part 2: Specialists 15–28
It’s about that time of the week again for another installment of TQD’s latest listicle on hardware specialists in the quantum tech industry. Here are the people from 15–28. *All data correct as of late September 2021 15. John Guthrie: Physicist, ColdQuanta An atomic, molecular, and optical Physicist at ColdQuanta currently working on […]
IBM’s Quantum Computer Tasked With Tackling Cancer Research in Europe
IBM‘s quantum computer — the Q System 1 — is practically just out of the wrapper, but, according to Nature Biotechnology, it’s already getting an important first mission: helping cancer researchers in Europe, The device, billed as one of Europe’s most powerful commercial quantum computers, is located at IBM’s German headquarters in Ehningen, near Stuttgart […]
Key Takeaways from the First City Quantum Summit
The 10th of November 2021 brought London its first City Quantum Summit. Founded by Karina Robinson of Robinson Hambro, this summit was designed to join the experts of the fields of quantum technology with banking institutions and business entrepreneurs. Lasting over four hours, the summit included a variety of panels covering different topics of quantum […]
Multiverse Partners With IonQ to Unlock The Power of Quantum Computing For Global Financial Companies
NOV 11 PRESS RELEASE — Multiverse Computing today announced a partnership with IonQ, the leader in trapped-ion quantum computing, which will enable financial services organizations to model risk more accurately and quickly than ever before, using the IonQ Quantum Cloud platform within Singularity®, Multiverse’s computing financial solution. The partnership combines IonQ, offering the world’s most […]
Women in Quantum Series: Judith Olson, Head of Atomic Clock Division, Senior Physicist at ColdQuanta
ColdQuanta is one of the big names when it comes to quantum platform companies. “ColdQuanta started more than a decade ago,” explains Senior Physicist Judith Olson. “And it was pretty small. Back in the day, I was actually one of the first people to use a ColdQuanta product. I didn’t fully realize I was one […]