NTT DOCOMO Deploys Second D-Wave Quantum Application for Network Optimization
Insider Brief Press release – D-Wave Quantum Inc. (NASDAQ: QBTS), the only dual-platform quantum computing company providing both annealing and gate-model systems, software and services, and NTT DOCOMO, INC. (“DOCOMO”), Japan’s largest mobile operator with more than 93 million subscriptions, today announced that DOCOMO has deployed a second D-Wave-powered quantum computing application in production. The […]
Sydney Quantum Academy Hosts Event to Introduce Students to Quantum Careers
Insider Brief Press release – With tens of thousands of local quantum jobs predicted in coming years, SQA is hosting Quantum Future Talent: From Curiosity to Career in Chatswood today as part of National Science Week (15–23 August). The sold-out event will see more than 500 students from Years 8 to 12, teachers, careers advisers and the general public […]
Community Groups Want Mayor to Shut Down Quantum Shore Chicago Project
Insider Brief Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson faced sharp opposition from Southeast Side residents Saturday over a planned $9 billion quantum computing development, as activists pressed him to withdraw city support and halt the project. Johnson attended a “Community over Quantum” town hall organized by Southside Together at Arnold Mireles Academy in South Chicago, according to […]
Researchers Use Light to Study Electron Motion in Wigner Crystals
Insider Brief Press release – The group of BQC Prof. Tomasz Smoleński at the University of Basel, together with researchers from the Technical University of Munich, has found a new way to observe the collective motion of electrons in one of the most elusive states of matter: the Wigner crystal. Using light, the team was […]
China Tests Quantum Technology in Power Grid
Insider Brief China is testing quantum sensors, secure communications and computing in a working power substation, examining how the emerging technology could be applied to the country’s electrical grid. The 220-kilovolt Houdian Quantum Application Demonstration Substation in Hefei, in eastern China’s Anhui province, has deployed 85 domestically developed quantum devices across 18 categories, according to […]
NHanced Semiconductors and University of Florida to Present Advanced Photonics Packaging Research
Insider Brief Press release – The upcoming SMTA International Conference will feature a paper titled “Advanced Packaging for Photonics: Hybrid Bonding and Silicon Interposer Integration,” presented by NHanced Semiconductors Vice President Dr. Charles Woychik and Dr. Navid Asadizanjani from the Florida Semiconductor Institute at University of Florida. The paper will detail the critical role of fine-pitch Cu-Cu hybrid bonding […]
Argonne Launches $1 Million Project to Develop Diamond Quantum Sensors for Particle Physics
Insider Brief Press release – A new Argonne project is bringing together experts in quantum information science and high energy physics to build diamond-based quantum sensors capable of measuring electromagnetic fields with unprecedented precision. Understanding how the universe’s smallest building blocks interact requires a precise understanding of how electromagnetic forces affect matter. Whether scientists are […]
From Beaches to Bits to Qubits – Silicon’s Journey in Quantum Computing
Insider Brief Humanity’s ability to make things has dictated its progress over the ages. From the Stone Age to the Bronze and the Iron Age, we have leaped from one material to the next, each letting us do what we couldn’t before. Over time, these leaps have grown ever more sophisticated in discovery, process, and […]
D-Wave Appoints Kevan Krysler to Board and Audit Committee
Insider Brief Press release – D-Wave Quantum Inc. (NASDAQ: QBTS) (“D-Wave” or the “Company”), the only dual-platform quantum computing company providing both annealing and gate-model systems, software and services, today announced the appointment of veteran technology finance executive Kevan P. Krysler to its Board of Directors and Audit Committee. Krysler currently serves as chief financial […]
QpiAI Opens Quantum Chip Foundry in India, Targets 10,000-Qubit Processors
Insider Brief Quantum computing startup QpiAI has opened a manufacturing facility in Bengaluru capable of fabricating superconducting quantum processors, part of an effort to bring more of its quantum hardware development and production under one roof. The Bengaluru-based company on Monday inaugurated the second phase of its quantum processing unit, or QPU, manufacturing facility in […]