Super-Fast Light Switch Could Turn On Quantum Computers, Start Up Self-Driving Cars
Self-driving cars have become better and more reliable in recent years. Before they might be allowed to drive completely autonomously on our roads in the near future, however, a few hurdles have to be taken. Above all, the need to assess the surroundings at lightning speed and to recognize people and obstacles takes current technologies […]
The Weekly Quantum Digest: Reality? What Reality?
Measuring mechanical motion for quantum computing and, that objective reality you were talking about? Yeah, it doesn’t exist. Plus more stories… Spotlight Story: A Technique To Measure Mechanical Motion Beyond The Quantum Limit “The conversion of signals between these two disparate frequency bands is important for networking future quantum computers, or to build the equivalent […]
Fake News & Data Science in The Age of Quantum Computing
Hot Air Times have never been like they are now. No one can doubt that. The technology at our fingertips, as well as information we can access, has given rise to an unprecedented cacophony of signals and noise that are, in many cases, hot air. Disinformation has become the de facto state of how we […]
DARPA Grant to Bolster Xanadu’s Quantum Machine Learning Efforts
Xanadu, a full-stack quantum computing and advanced AI company developing quantum hardware and software solutions, has been awarded a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) grant. The grant will enable Xanadu to undertake a comprehensive investigation of the performance of quantum machine learning (QML) algorithms on currently available quantum computing hardware. “There is a strong […]
Fermilab’s New Institute to Probe Ways to Improve Quantum Computing
The nation’s premier particle physics laboratory has become a major player in the rapidly expanding field of quantum science and technology. Today the U.S. Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory announced the launch of the Fermilab Quantum Institute, which will bring all of the lab’s quantum science projects under one umbrella. This new enterprise […]
New Test May Mean Quantum Computers Can Check Their Own Work
Most experts believe that quantum computers will need classical computers to verify solutions, however a team of researchers suggest a new test will let quantum computers check their own work all by themselves, thank you very much. The test could help quantum computers give correct answers to questions that are currently beyond the scope of […]
TQD Exclusive: Interview with Q-Lion Founder, Andrea Rodríguez Blanco
Andrea Rodríguez Blanco TQD: First of all, thank you for agreeing to the interview, Andrea. Can you please introduce yourself? Rodríguez Blanco: I am from Leon, a small city in the north of Spain. I started studying physics in Spain but finished my Bachelor at University College London, UK where I started doing research […]
Stealth Quantum Computer Startup Raises $230 Million, Possibly Largest QC Investment to Date
A stealth quantum computer startup has raised nearly a quarter of a billion dollars in venture capital funding, according to the Telegraph. The newspaper said PsiQuantum has raised $230 million (£179m) as it seeks to join Google and IBM in the race to develop a working quantum computer. The funds are reportedly from investors that […]
Eyes Wide Shut To The Inevitable
Battering Ram There’s no doubt of the disruptive capabilities of the blockchain. It’s changed our lives in more ways than one. With its advocates like blockchain educator Andreas Antonopoulos and the geeky Russian-Canadian Vitalik Buterin backing up the system’s efficacy on a daily basis from interviews and keynote speeches, the technological legacy left from Satoshi […]
The Weekly Quantum Digest: Goodbye 2010s, Thanks for Completely Blowing Our Minds
This week, we’ll cover everything from quantum shifts (literally) in understanding our universe to technological shifts in tapping quantum computing. Spotlight Story: How the 2010s Changed Physics Forever “It feels like we’re in the middle of a paradigm shift,” Natalia Toro, associate professor in particle physics and astrophysics at Stanford University, told Gizmodo. “It’s still […]