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Trust but Verify: Why Variational Quantum Unsampling Matters

When perusing news on science and tech, I’m often reminded of the quote, “You aren’t doing it wrong if no one knows what you’re doing.” Some discoveries seem so far-fetched they are hardly believable, and in some cases actually aren’t. Take for instance, Elizabeth Holmes and her $10 billion brainchild, Theranos, with its claims to […]

Sparrow Quantum: The Danish QC Startup With Wings

Photo by Markus Winkler on Unsplash Sparrow Quantum Seeing as Denmark was the birthplace of one of the men who shaped modern quantum physics in the early twentieth century, Niels Bohr, and also home to the Niels Bohr Institute at the University of Copenhagen, which he founded in 1921, it’s no surprise to find out […]

Quantum Computing & The Future of Food

Photo by Randy Tarampi on Unsplash ‘Population, when unchecked, increases in a geometrical ratio.’ — Thomas Robert Malthus Famines It doesn’t bear thinking about, hunger. Just imagine the feeling of not eating for a few days. I couldn’t. But it’s been the reality of millions throughout history. Take a look at these facts and statistics for a moment: The […]

10 Publicly Traded Quantum Computing Companies for Individual Investors

Most unaccredited investors — you know, most people — figure there’s no way they can stake a claim in the rapidly escalating quantum computing gold rush. The companies involved in creating quantum computers and peripheral technologies are barely startups and can only be accessed by accredited quantum investors , such as venture capitalists, angel investors […]

TQD Exclusive: Interview with Oxford Quantum Circuits CEO, Dr. Ilana Wisby

While nearly all startups struggle with devising a business model and executing their business plans, startups in the quantum computing space face an even more daunting challenge: they have to build the business case for a brand new, rapidly evolving technology that most people don’t yet fully understand. Oxford Quantum Circuits’ (OQC) approach to these […]

Daimler AG Plugs Into IBM’s Quantum Computer to Boost Electric Vehicles

IBM’s quantum computer is helping Daimler AG, maker of Mercedes-Benz, produce better electric vehicles. According to a research blog post from IBM, the main problem with electric vehicles is the capacity and speed-of-charging of their batteries. Batteries don’t charge fast enough and they don’t give electric vehicles the range that manufacturers would like. IBM thinks […]

The Weekly Quantum Digest: Spooky Action Hits Record Levels on Weird-o-Meter

How spooky is quantum physics? Pretty freaking unknowably spooky, according to researchers and more stories from the quantum realm.  Spotlight Story:  “Albert Einstein famously said that quantum mechanics should allow two objects to affect each other’s behaviour instantly across vast distances, something he dubbed “spooky action at a distance.” Decades after his death, experiments confirmed […]

Clean and Green: Xanadu Receives $4.4 Million From Sustainability Group

Xanadu, a Canadian quantum hardware and technology company, has received a $4.4M investment from Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC), according to a company news release. The investment will expedite the development of Xanadu’s photonic quantum computers and make them available over the cloud. This project will also further the company’s overall progress towards the construction […]

University of Wisconsin Students Dive Into Quantum Computing Master’s Degree

As an electrical engineering student in Belgium, Jacques Van Damme was not required to take advanced physics or quantum computing classes. “But I took one elective course in quantum mechanics, with some applications to electronic devices,” he says. “That course really blew my mind. I was very eager to go more into quantum.” This academic […]