TQD Exclusive: Steve Lyon, Nick Farina Discuss EeroQ’s Long-term Vision
EeroQ, a leader in quantum computing that uses electrons on helium, announces the appointment of Princeton University Professor Steve Lyon as Chief Technology Officer. Professor Lyon will also retain duties at Princeton University. “Today, the most commonly known platforms to build quantum computers are superconducting circuits, trapped ions, silicon spins, and photonics,” said Nick Farina, […]
Guest Post: The Diamond Quantum Revolution
Dr Matthew Markham and Dr Daniel Twitchen explain how Diamond – a special form of carbon – now has many practical quantum applications. Diamonds are well known as the gem for marking engagements and other special occasions, but the huge influence of this material in industry is all around us too. Diamond is used, for example, as […]
Pennsylvania Company’s Quantum Breakthrough Hopes To Enhance Drug Discovery & Molecular Design
Exclusive Club The growth trend of startups utilizing quantum mechanics to improve outcomes in such areas as developing software platforms for protein design, drug discovery and computational modelling and algorithms to work out the properties of chemicals and materials is a sign that quantum computing (QC) and quantum information science (QIS) are here to stay. […]
Sifting through the Clouds: Polish Researchers Will Test the Utility of Quantum Algorithms for Satellite Imagery
A group of Polish interdisciplinary researchers at Quantum Cosmos Lab and KP Labs study the usefulness of quantum algorithms in detecting clouds from multi- and hyperspectral satellite imagery. Responding to a call for space research from the European Space Agency – ESA in late 2020 via the Open Space Innovation Platform – OSIP, the project […]
More Stable Organic Solar Cells Possible With Quantum Mechanics, says University of Gothenburg Research Team
Organic Solar Cells According to a paper published in Nature Communications by researchers from the University of Gothenburg, quantum mechanics has the possibility to create more stable and more easily produced organic solar cells. In comparison to traditional silicon-based solar cells, organic solar cells hold many advantages like their cost-effectiveness at a large scale by using […]
Quantum Modems For Quantum 2.0
Image by F. Muhammad from Pixabay “Flying & Stationary Qubits” In late 2020, physicists at the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics published a paper in Physical Review X on their research into the basic technology for a new quantum modem. The intention of the quantum modem, then, is to efficiently “establish a connection between flying […]
iXblue Acquires Kylia and Muquans, New Company Aims To Be a New European Leader in Photonics and Quantum Technologies
iXblue, a high-tech company in the fields of navigation, photonics and space, and maritime autonomy, announces the acquisition of Kylia (optical components and instruments) and Muquans (integrated quantum instruments), according to a news release. Kylia, founded in 2003 and located in Pessac in the New Aquitaine region of France and in Paris, develops and manufactures optical components and […]
Quantum China Weekly – Volume 6 (2021/05/14-2021/05/20)
This week, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology approved and officially released the implementation of China’s first quantum communication industry standards to further promote the maturity and industrial development of China’s quantum confidential communication products. Beijing Academy of Quantum Information Sciences officially launched the first generation superconducting quantum computing cloud platform and fully open […]
LANL Research Shows The Limitations of QML To Understand Randomness & Chaotic Processes
Photo by Joshua Fuller on Unsplash Unknown Processes A paper, Barren plateaus preclude learning scramblers, presents a new theorem from the field of quantum machine learning (QML) that criticizes the general understanding of information scrambling. The research was published in Physical Review Letters with funding coming from the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science. “Our […]
Google Promises ‘Useful, Error-Corrected’ Quantum Computer by End of Decade, Unveils New Quantum Campus
During Google’s much-anticipated I/O 21 keynote address and in a blog post, the company made it clear that its quantum aspirations did not end in the 2019 declaration of quantum supremacy. The company plans to have a useful, error-corrected quantum computer by 2029. Eric Lucero, lead engineer at Google Quantum AI, writes in the post […]