Super.tech Announces Quantum Software Platform SuperstaQ
PRESS RELEASE: Super.Tech Labs Inc. announced SuperstaQ, a hardware-agnostic software platform that connects applications to quantum computers from IBM Quantum, IonQ, and Rigetti. SuperstaQ delivers performance gains via optimizations that span the entire system stack, down to the analog pulses that control techniques that operate on quantum hardware. These software optimizations boost the performance of […]
PolarisQB, a Pioneer in Investigating the use of Quantum Computers for Drug Discovery, has Secured $2 million-plus in Seed Funding
PRESS RELEASE: POLARISqb, the Durham based developer of the world’s first drug discovery software built for quantum computers, announces that it has received the first round of their seed raise, totaling over $2 million dollars. This funding will allow Polaris to grow their team, scale the platform and develop assets faster. POLARISqb’ seed round is led […]
Is our Data Actually Safe? Quantum Technology May Be Able to Answer this Question
As the concerns with new types of cyber hacks are on the rise due in part to the recent U.S. ransomware hacks, many technology companies are looking for ways to make data more secure. One direction that many companies are taking for increasing security is to use the laws of quantum physics to make a […]
Riverlane Awarded Contract to Supply Quantum Software to the UK’s National Quantum Computing Centre
PRESS RELEASE: Riverlane has been awarded the first contract to supply quantum software to the UK’s National Quantum Computing Centre (NQCC). The NQCC, funded through UK Research and Innovation, is dedicated to accelerating the development of quantum computing in the UK. Backed by leading venture-capital funds and the University of Cambridge, Riverlane is developing software for quantum […]
Quantum China Weekly Volume 18 (2021/08/07-2021/08/13)
Quantum China Weekly is a weekly periodical focusing on China’s quantum information technology, provide a voice for the Chinese quantum technology. It 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 Guangdong Province, […]
UNSW Quantum Engineers Say Method Can Help Control Millions of Spin Qubits
UNIVERSITY NEWS: Quantum engineers from UNSW Sydney have removed a major obstacle that has stood in the way of quantum computers becoming a reality: they discovered a new technique they say will be capable of controlling millions of spin qubits – the basic units of information in a silicon quantum processor. Until now, quantum computer […]
Report: Quantum Computing as a Service Market to Hit $26 Billion by End of Decade
The global Quantum Computing-as-a-Service (QCaaS) market is expected to reach $4 billion by 2025 and $26 billion by 2030 according to research done by The Quantum Insider team, a subsidiary of The Quantum Daily. The figures represent an ~80% CAGR 2021-2030, driven by the realisation of useful applications starting to emerge midway through this decade. […]
Skyrmions Could Offer (Yet Another) Approach to Quantum Computing
If you were just thinking that there weren’t enough quantum computing modalities out there, you’re in luck. A team of researchers from the U.S. and Singapore are offering evidence that magnetic skyrmions may offer a tempting new approach to quantum computing. The team — which includes Christina Psaroudaki at the California Institute of Technology and […]
Researchers Build New Bridge Connecting Quantum Error Correction Codes With Quantum Field Theory
In a new study from Skoltech and the University of Kentucky, researchers have found a new connection between quantum information and quantum field theory. This work attests to the growing role of quantum information theory across various areas of physics. The paper was published in the journal Physical Review Letters. Quantum information plays an increasingly […]
Moscow-based Universities Launch Pilot Open-Access Quantum Network
Moscow-based universities Moscow Technical University of Communications and Informatics (MTUCI) and National University of Science and Technology (MISIS) launched a pilot quantum network connecting the two institutions, according to a news release. The network configuration was created for an open connection to third-party organizations and can be used to develop up-to-date cybersecurity applications based on […]