The Week in Quantum Computing - January 6th
Issue #68
The Week in Quantum Computing. Brought to you by Sergio Gago (@piratecto). Sponsored by Qapitan Quantum.
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Quick Recap
And we are back from the holiday break! Did you think Quantum did not advance during the holidays? Well, you were wrong! Here is the recap of the last couple of weeks. And tomorrow you will receive a special 2021 recap :) But for now, read on:
The holidays have been filled with promises for 2022, 2021 recaps, and of course predictions. Some legit, some not much, but useful anyways. IonQ discussses hybrid approach. France takes a leap on their quantum strategy. Quantinuum / Honeywell give another push on their quantum volume, advances on squeezed states of light for our qubits and the results of Zapata’s study on QC early adopters. $1M+ budgets and 41% expecting competitive advantage within 2 years. Mind you the sample is relatively small, but still representative on what is going on. This reports gives us the high we need to push even further this year!
Remember the tardigrades from before Christmas? Well, read this thread that explains pretty much everything.
What is all this craze about quantum companies going public through SPAC. First IonQ, then Rigetti and who knows who else? Quantum Steve gives a fantastic round up in this video.
The Week in Quantum Computing
Quantum Computing for Business Leaders
In 1994, mathematician Peter Shor introduced a quantum-computing algorithm that could reduce the time it takes to find the prime factors of large numbers from billions of years using a conventional transistor-based computer to a few days using a quantum computer.
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December 27, 2021 at 10:30AM
Will Quantum Computing Take a Big Leap in 2022?
Quantum computing has progressed from a research experiment to a tool that is already making inroads in the enterprise to solve complex problems. Experts believe, the world has entered into the Quantum Decade — an era when enterprises begin to see quantum computing’s business value.
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December 27, 2021 at 10:30AM
Army Sets Up New Quantum Computing Lab, Artificial Intelligence Centre. Details Here
The Army has set up a quantum computing laboratory and a centre for artificial intelligence (AI) at a military engineering institute in Madhya Pradesh's Mhow. The two centres will carry out extensive research in developing transformative technologies for use by the armed forces.
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December 30, 2021 at 12:30PM
Rosatom planning to build universal quantum computer with cloud access by end-2024
MOSCOW. Dec 28 (Interfax) - Scientists from the Russian Quantum Center and the P.N. Lebedev Physics Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences have presented a prototype of a quantum ion computer, Rosatom state corporation said in a statement.
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December 30, 2021 at 09:30PM
Demonstrating Benefits of Quantum Upgradable Design Strategy: System Model H1-2 First to Prove 2,048 Quantum Volume
Over the course of 2021, Quantinuum’s customers and collaborators were the beneficiaries of a deliberate, strategic approach to quantum computing design.
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December 30, 2021 at 11:30PM
Quantum Computing in 2022: A Leap into the Tremendous Future Ahead
Experts believe that the world has entered into the quantum decade — an era when enterprises begin to see quantum computing’s business value Quantum computing has progressed from an experiment to a tool to an apparatus that is now making advances in the venture to tackle complex issues.
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January 02, 2022 at 07:30PM
Squeezed lights in optical computers: a development in quantum computing technology in Japan
The Nippon Telegraph and Telephone, the University of Tokyo, and Japan’s Riken Research Institute have recently announced a key development in quantum computing technology.
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January 02, 2022 at 10:30PM
Top Ten Quantum Technology Predictions for 2022
I think it was Albert Einstein who said, “As far as the end-of-year prediction lists refer to reality, they are not certain; and as far as they are certain, they do not refer to reality.”
With that caution in mind, here are a list of predictions for quantum computing and quantum technology for 2022.
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January 03, 2022 at 08:30PM
When quantum computers forget: Overcoming decoherence
There’s no point in having a quantum computer if it’s not smokin’ fast; otherwise it’s way too much trouble, what with all the subzero temperatures and instability and such.
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January 04, 2022 at 09:30AM
Paper: An approach to interfacing the brain with quantum computers: practical steps and caveats
We report on the first proof-of-concept system demonstrating how one can control a qubit with mental activity. We developed a method to encode neural correlates of mental activity as instructions for a quantum computer. Brain signals are detected utilizing electrodes placed on the scalp of a person, who learns how to produce the required mental activity to issue instructions to rotate and measure a qubit. Currently, our proof-of-concept runs on a software simulation of a quantum computer. At the time of writing, available quantum computing hardware and brain activity sensing technology are not sufficiently developed for real-time control of quantum states with the brain. But we are one step closer to interfacing the brain with real quantum machines, as improvements in hardware technology at both fronts become available in time to come. The paper ends with a discussion on some of the challenging problems that need to be addressed before we can interface the brain with quantum hardware.
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January 05, 2022 at 06:30PM
France opens access to quantum computing to researchers, start-ups
The French government launched a new programme to link quantum machines and supercomputers on Tuesday (4 January). The resources will have to be made available to researchers and companies to ensure France is up to speed with the technological revolutions to come. EURACTIV France reports.
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January 06, 2022 at 12:30AM
Quantum computing - how the 'Big Five' will race to win in the cloud in 2022
For enterprise users in the West, quantum computing will see a five-way battle for dominance among established Big Tech providers, with the cloud being the main platform for accessing a new generation of business services.
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January 06, 2022 at 01:30PM
IONQ : What is Hybrid Quantum Computing?
In a sense, this describes all of quantum computing: we rely on classical computers for almost every aspect of running a quantum computer.
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January 07, 2022 at 12:30PM
Zapata survey finds that early adopters have quantum computing budgets of more than $1M
The small study finds that the most advanced quantum adopters are 70% more likely than all enterprise leaders to invest in quantum for workforce development.
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January 07, 2022 at 04:30PM
Creating the Heart of a Quantum Computer: Developing Qubits
A computer is suspended from the ceiling. Delicate lines and loops of silvery wires and tubes connect gold-colored platforms. It seems to belong in a science-fiction movie, perhaps a steam-punk cousin of HAL in 2001: A Space Odyssey.
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January 07, 2022 at 05:30PM