New Grade of Diamond For Quantum Tech Applications Launched By Element Six, the DNV-B14™
Part of the DNV™ Series, the new grade enables users to achieve enhanced sensitivities and opens up new quantum applications Oxfordshire, UK: Recently, Element Six, part of the De Beers Group, launched DNV-B14™, its newest general-purpose chemical vapour deposition (CVD) quantum-grade diamond, an ideal material for quantum technologies such as magnetic field devices, RF […]
That’s the TKET: Cambridge Quantum’s TKET is Now Open-Sourced
PRESS RELEASE — Cambridge Quantum (CQ) is pleased to announce that the latest version (v.0.15) of TKET (pronounced “ticket”), our class leading high-performance hardware-agnostic quantum software development kit, is now completely open-source and immediately available for all to use without restrictions. Ilyas Khan, CEO of CQ, commented, “We first announced that TKET would be available […]
TQD Exclusive: ColdQuanta’s New CEO, Scott Faris, is Ready to Guide Company in Exciting, Challenging Quantum Era
To work its computational magic, a qubit must be in multiple states at once, a complex, delicate state called superposition. Leaders of quantum computer companies and startups are finding that they also need to place their organizations in an equally delicate superposition: maintaining solid business practices, yet ambitiously driving deep science initiatives; respecting the power […]
IonQ Expected to Begin Trading Oct. 1, Gross Proceeds Estimated Over $600 Million
The quantum era — at least the financial side of full-stack quantum computing — will begin in earnest with the public listing of IonQ on the New York Stock Exchange. According to a press release, dMY Technology Group III announced that its business combination with IonQ, a leader in quantum computing, was subject to approval […]
QC Ware Raises $25 Million Series B Financing to Accelerate Development of Applications for Near-Term Quantum Hardware
PRESS RELEASE — QC Ware, the leading developer of quantum algorithms running on near-term quantum computing hardware, today announced it has raised $25 million in Series B funding. Koch Disruptive Technologies, an investment unit of Koch Industries, and Covestro, one of the world’s leading polymer companies, co-led the round with participation from Samsung Ventures and returning investors Citi, the D. E. […]
Women in Quantum Series: Dr. Anindita Banerjee, Research Head & VP of Quantum Security at QNu Labs Pvt. Ltd.
Computer security has become a bigger concern in the past year, due to sensational hack stories like the gasoline pipeline hack that occurred in May. Many have turned to quantum technology, specifically quantum encryption, to market a new level of security. One of these quantum encryption companies is QNu Labs, based in India. QNu Labs […]
TQD Exclusive: Different Funds Team Says Patient, Legacy-Oriented Investors Should Consider Deep Tech Positions
For many investors looking for new opportunities, deep tech is well-named. It’s deeply interesting and, often, deeply intimidating. Different Funds, which helps institutions and family offices discover, analyze and select venture capital funds, believes that investing in advanced technologies can also be deeply rewarding and maybe even extremely profitable. Different Funds recently published Deep Tech […]
University of Maryland-led Consortium Receives $5 Million NSF Grant to Fund Research on Quantum Internet
The National Science Foundation (NSF) today announced a $5 million, two-year award to a University of Maryland-led multi-institutional team to develop quantum interconnects—crucial technology to connect quantum computers and pave the way for a quantum internet. The team, QuaNeCQT (Quantum Networks to Connect Quantum Technology), has been developing the quantum versions of a modem and a router—familiar […]
CUbit Discusses Quantum at Colorado Joint Technology Committee
Philip Makotyn, executive director the CUbit Quantum Initiative, joined by local quantum leaders, spoke on Sept. 9 before the Colorado General Assembly’s Joint Technology Committee. Makotyn was one of several people who spoke before the committee on the Colorado Front Range quantum ecosystem, including CU’s role in quantum research; describing the quantum ecosystem including quantum sensing and […]
Quantum Matters: Fundamental Interactions – Getting it Right in The Era of Quantum
“You think you are the messiahs!” cries out Lily, the super-hero of BBC series Devs, to the bosses in charge of the secretive quantum unit. That slur can just as easily be applied to the Big Tech chiefs, who started out with missions encapsulated in Google’s motto “Do no evil,” yet proceeded to abuse their […]