Non-Profit Fund Working To Create Innovative QC Projects With Grants
For QC to reach its potential it needs stimulus, however small. A fund with its finger on the pulse is doing just that source: unitednations.talenthouse.com Movers and Shakers One obstacle that can define whether a startup/initiative in quantum computing (QC) survives or not is funding. The landscape regarding investment in the space is growing exponentially. Information […]
Q-CTRL Forms Professional Services to Help Organizations Max-out Cloud-Based Quantum Computers
Q-CTRL, a startup that applies the principles of control engineering to accelerate the development of quantum technology, announced the creation of Quantum Professional Services, which is aimed at helping organizations that are extracting maximum achievable performance from today’s cloud-based quantum computers, according to a company news release. With the advent of cloud-based quantum computing platforms […]
Quandela Announces First Investment Round Backed by Quantonation and Bpifrance
Quandela has closed its first round table to develop unique, high-performance and reliable photonic qubit sources that are the company considers a technological building block for the creation of photonic quantum computers, secure quantum networks and ultra-precise sensors, according to a company news release. This round was carried out with Quantonation, the first fund dedicated […]
The Case for an Ethical Communications Strategy for the Quantum Community, or How to Avoid a 5G-Like Backlash
For the past few months, a global battle has emerged that only Don Quixote could admire. In Britain, dozens of 5G — fifth generation — cell towers have been destroyed. About 16 were torched in the Netherlands — and other attacks were reported in Ireland, the U.S. and Belgium. Wild rumors of 5G continue to […]
The U.S. Department of Energy Unveiled a Blueprint Strategy to Develop a National Quantum Internet and Ushering in a New Era of Communications
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) unveiled a report that lays out a blueprint strategy for the development of a national quantum internet, bringing the United States to the forefront of the global quantum race and ushering in a new era of communications, according to a news release. This report provides a pathway to ensure […]
Greek Startup Utilizing Quantum Computing Hardware to Simulate Drugs, Chemicals, Materials & Other Quantum Systems
With a heritage going back thousands of years, the Greeks have made an indelible mark on philosophy, history and science. As per usual, they’ve crashed another party too Photo by iSAW Company on Unsplash High & Low Points Greece (or the more expansive Hellenic world), the cradle of European civilization and a bastion of culture and enlightenment […]
CQT Singapore Conduit For Quantum Information Sciences
If we are ever to see the popularization of quantum computing, we will rely heavily on the groundwork being done by research groups and initiatives around the world Photo by chuttersnap on Unsplash Doing Their Best Some months ago I published an article on TQD featuring the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, based in Moscow, Russia. The […]
NSF Spends $75 Million to Establish New Quantum Information Science Institutes
Quantum phenomena have puzzled and delighted scientists for over a century, revealing unique, counter-intuitive characteristics of matter like superposition and entanglement. For four decades, the U.S. National Science Foundation has worked to enable breakthroughs in quantum information science and engineering that harness what researchers have learned about quantum phenomena to develop technologies like quantum computers, […]
TQD Exclusive Interview: Quantum Pioneer John Martinis Still Wants to Build Quantum Computers — and Make Them More Powerful
John Martinis, professor of physics at the University of California, Santa Barbara, may have moved on from Google’s quantum computer project, but he hasn’t moved on from quantum computing. In an exclusive interview with The Quantum Daily, Martinis said he still is involved in the quantum computing community and wants to pass on the knowledge […]
ORCA Computing raises £2.9M ($3.7M) to Develop Quantum Technology with ‘Off the Shelf’ Components
ORCA Computing Ltd, a quantum computing company based in London, UK today announces the close of £2.9M ($3.7M) public and private financing to begin building their optical-fiber based quantum computer, according to a news release. The pre-seed round was led by Atmos Ventures, with the participation of Oxford Sciences Innovation (OSI) and Quantonation, and leverages […]