Taiwan Invests $282 Million (US) to Compete in Rapidly Expanding Global Quantum Technology Industry
Taiwan News is reporting that the island country believes that quantum technology is coming — and they are investing to become a leader. According to the newspaper, Taiwan will invest NT$8 billion — or about $282 million U.S. — in the development of quantum technology in the coming five years with a view to becoming […]
Québec: Respected Centre For Canada’s Quantum Innovation
Photo by Adrien Olichon on Unsplash Canada, Quantum Centre Those TQD readers amongst us who know anything about the quantum ecosystem will realize Canada is a major player, not only with government funding and research institutes but also when it comes to the number of startups and incubators in the space, too. The University of Waterloo’s Institute […]
John Martinis: Scientists Applaud Chinese Quantum Supremacy Effort — But Is It Programmable and Practical?
Part of the scientific process is gaining review among peers. In today’s global scientific enterprise, that typically doesn’t happen until the world’s community of scientists can weigh in, especially in an area as complex as quantum science. And that community is beginning to weigh in on China’s claim for quantum supremacy. John Martinis, whose team […]
Harbor Town and Quantum Hub: Sydney Quantum Academy Officially Launched
The NSW Government has helped to bring together four Sydney universities to promote Sydney, Australia as an international centre for excellence in quantum technology, supporting jobs, research and education, according to a news release. The goal is to make Sydney an international quantum hub. Sydney Quantum Academy is working to create thousands of well-paid, high-tech […]
Quantum Today, Quantum Tomorrow – Some Reflections on 2020 and Views Toward 2021
As 2020 begins winding down, it is important to examine how far quantum computing and technology (QC&T) has come this year and what is likely to happen in the coming year. This year has certainly been one of advancement. We have seen many new companies created and existing quantum efforts expand. Perhaps the one term […]
France’s Up to 400-Million Euro Investment in Defense Innovation Fund to Include Quantum Tech
Florence Parly, Minister of the Armed Forces, signed the letter of intent this week to create the Defense Innovation Fund (FID), according to a news release. Quantum technology will be one of the types of technologies that will be funded through the FID. According to the release: this fund will be operated by BPI France. […]
Classical Logic versus Quantum Logic and How the Quantum World Does Math
Logic gates are a necessity for any kind of computational hardware and are the fundamental components that allow state changes from, say 01001001 to 10110110 (inversion). Classical logic gates are built using transistors, and this technology has existed for a very long time. Quantum logic has been known about in a mathematical form for quite […]
Hitting the Quantum ‘Sweet Spot’: Researchers Find Best Position for Atom Qubits in Silicon
A team of researchers report they have located the ‘sweet spot’ for positioning qubits in silicon to scale up atom-based quantum processors, according to a news release. The team, which included researchers from the Centre of Excellence for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology (CQC2T) and the Silicon Quantum Computing (SQC), added that the findings could […]
New England Startup Using Diamonds & Quantum Tech For Better Medical Diagnostic Results
Photo by Yuri Bodrikhin on Unsplash Coming A Long Way As might be expected, the medical fields — be it research or the underlying tech behind it — has come a long way in the last couple of decades, and with the advent of quantum technologies, that progression is set to continue. One discipline where quantum information science (QIS) can really […]
Anne Matsuura: Intel Taking Multi-Pronged Approach at Solving Four Critical Quantum Computing Challenges
To get quantum computers out of the lab and into the effort to solve real-world challenges, Intel plans to address each layer of a full quantum stack, according Anne Matsuura, director of Quantum & Molecular Technologies, Intel Labs at Intel Corporation. Matsuura addressed the crowds gathered virtually at Intel Labs Day 2020 on some of […]