Quantum China Weekly Volume 26 (2021/10/02-2021/10/08)
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. Research Tsinghua University […]
In Perhaps The Most Sci-Fi Headline Ever: Quantum Computers May Help Scientists Search for Life in Deep Space
PRESS RELEASE — Zapata Computing, Inc., a leading enterprise quantum software company, will partner with the U.K.-based University of Hull. The partnership will support research to evaluate Orquestra, Zapata’s quantum workflow platform, to enhance a quantum application designed to detect signatures of life in deep space. The evaluation will run for eight weeks before the team […]
“Konstantinos Karagiannis – Head of Quantum Computing Services at Protiviti” – The Qubit Guy’s Podcast. Episode 3.
Yuval from Classiq hosts Konstantinos Karagiannis, Head of Quantum Computing Services at Protiviti. Konstantinos and Yuval talk about how financial services organizations get started with quantum and what they try to do with it, about his estimate of when quantum computing becomes a production tool, and much more. Listen more podcast on TQI Podcasts.
Report: U.S. Needs Quantum And Quantum Needs Access to Global Talent
The quantum industry needs to attract a talented, highly trained workforce from a global pool of talent — and the government needs to develop and support policies that welcome these people, according to a report by the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC). The council recently released the report The Role of International Talent in […]
TQD Quarterly Report: Tech Milestones, SPACs & Another $1bn Pour Into Quantum in Q3 of 2021
In spite of the typical summer holiday doldrums and the nasty spread of the delta COVID variant, quantum computing and quantum technology companies grew briskly. An estimated $500 million was invested in quantum companies. A stream of startups are queued up and ready to prepare to become publicly traded companies. In Q3 we’ve seen more […]
What Can Quantum Computing Do For The Auto Industry?
The Auto industry is one of the toughest industrial environments – high capital, technologically sophisticated, highly-complex products with many thousands of parts, severe environmental and product liability laws, fickle customers driven by fashion and (in many cases) no direct control of the retail outlet. Not an easy business! Add to it supply chain disruption […]
Advanced Quantum Testbed (AQT) at Berkeley National Laboratory Announces 2nd Open Call For New User Project Proposals
Photo: AQT researcher Noah Goss supporting testbed user projects. (Credit Akel Hashim/Berkeley Lab) By Monica Hernandez The Advanced Quantum Testbed announces 2nd open call for new user project proposals since the inauguration of its user program. Testbed users have full access to the hardware and software, participate in its evolution, and advance the science enabled […]
Quantum Scientists Make Multiple Qubits Team Up to Improve Error-Correction
Multiple heads are better than one in real world calculations. Now, a team of University of Maryland-led quantum engineers report that multiple qubits may be better than one when it comes to error-corrections. In what’s been described as a foundational step toward using quantum computers to tackle practical problems, the team combined nine qubits — […]
Part 3: 126 Scientific Advisors Shaping Quantum 2.0 For Industry — Advisors: 43–63
Image by David Mark from Pixabay Continuing on from the last post on Scientific Advisors Shaping Quantum 2.0 For Industry, here’s Part 3 of the series, Advisors: 43–63 *All data correct as of late August 2021 43. Abraham Heifets: Advisor, ProteinQure Abraham Heifets is the first of four advisors at the computational platform for protein […]
Rigetti Computing Announces Its Going Public Through $1.5bln SPAC Deal
Following close on the heels of IonQ‘s public listing, Rigetti announced today that they are going public through a Special Purpose Acquisition Company, or SPAC. In a company announcement, the pioneer in full-stack quantum computing said it has entered into a definitive merger agreement with Supernova Partners Acquisition Company II, Ltd. (“Supernova II”) (NYSE:SNII), a […]