Quantum China Volume 24 (2021/09/18-2021/09/24)
Quantum China is a weekly periodical focusing on China’s quantum information technology, provide a voice for the Chinese quantum technology. Quantum China 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 Shanghai […]
IonQ and Fidelity Center for Applied Technology Demonstrate Quantum Machine Learning for Finance on IonQ Quantum Computers
PRESS RELEASE — IonQ, Inc. announced the release of a new paper in collaboration with Fidelity Center for Applied Technology (FCAT) that demonstrates how its quantum computers can outperform classical computers to generate high-quality data for use in testing financial models. Financial institutions commonly use models for asset allocation, electronic trading, and pricing, and require testing […]
Montana Instruments Corporation Announces CryoAdvance™ — The New Flagship Laboratory Workhorse For Advanced Materials & Quantum Device Characterization
BOZEMAN, MT — Montana Instruments Corporation, the pioneer of the first high-precision, fully-automated closed-cycle optical cryostat, announces the release of CryoAdvance™ — a 3.2k configurable, low-vibration, variable temperature environment to accelerate advances in quantum science. “Whether you’re an established principal investigator studying low-temperature phenomena in materials and devices or starting up a new lab, the CryoAdvance™ provides an easily […]
Part 2: 126 Scientific Advisors Shaping Quantum 2.0 For Industry — Advisors: 22–42
Image by Rob de Roy from Pixabay Continuing on from the last post on Scientific Advisors Shaping Quantum 2.0 For Industry, here’s Part 2 of the series, Advisors: 22–42 *All data correct as of late August 2021 22. Peter Zoller: Scientific Advisor, ColdQuanta A Scientific Advisor at cold-atom-based QC company ColdQuanta and the co-founder of […]
UK Companies Tout Major Step Toward Universal Quantum Operating System
PRESS RELEASE — A consortium led by Cambridge-based quantum computing software company Riverlane and the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) has developed an open-source hardware abstraction layer (HAL) that makes software portable across different quantum computing hardware platforms. The HAL is designed to be portable across four leading qubit technologies: superconducting qubits, trapped-ion qubits, photonic systems and silicon-based qubits. It […]
India-based Infosys Cobalt and Amazon Braket Collaborate to Enable Businesses to Begin Exploring the Potential of Quantum Computing
Infosys Cobalt and Amazon Braket will enable businesses to begin exploring the potential of quantum computing BENGALURU, India, Sept. 22, 2021, Infosys (NSE: INFY) (BSE: INFY) (NYSE: INFY), a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting, today announced a strategic collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to develop quantum computing capabilities and use […]
Help Wanted: How to Build a Diverse Quantum Workforce
The Second Quantum Revolution is underway, a period marked by significant advances in quantum technology, and huge discoveries within quantum science. From tech giants like Google and IBM who build their own quantum computers, to quantum network startups like Aliro Quantum, all companies are eager to profit from this revolution. However, doing so takes a […]
Goldman Sachs, QC Ware and IonQ Researchers Demonstrate Quantum Algorithms for Financial Services, Other Industries
PRESS RELEASE — Goldman Sachs, QC Ware and IonQ, Inc. announced a significant step forward in the real-world application of quantum computing for the financial services industry. Specifically, a new research paper shows how IonQ’s quantum computers are now powerful enough to demonstrate a state-of-the-art quantum algorithm from Goldman Sachs and QC Ware that could […]
Researchers Add a Twist of Light For Optical Quantum Computing Approach
UNIVERSITY RESEARCH NEWS — A team of Nagoya University-led researchers suggest that twisting light that can switch directions at room temperature may be a promising step toward optical quantum computers. Scientists have generated circularly polarized light and controlled its direction without using clunky magnets or very low temperatures. The findings, by Nagoya University researchers and […]
“Ian Mason – AI and quantum tech strategist ” – The Qubit Guy’s Podcast. Episode 1.
Yuval from Classiq hosts Ian Mason, a business and technology strategist. Ian and Yuval discuss several topics, including: What are the key concerns that his quantum clients express? Do customers sometimes fall into an ‘all or nothing’ trap for quantum? To what extent are customers fixated on the hardware capabilities? and much more.