The Week in Quantum Computing - January 28th
Issue #76
The Week in Quantum Computing. Brought to you by Sergio Gago (@piratecto). Sponsored by Qapitan Quantum.
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Commercialising Quantum – May 17th-19th 2022
As quantum edges closer to becoming mainstream, we are excited to partner with The Economist on their upcoming event, "Commercialising Quantum". The inaugural event will feature a line-up of 100+ speakers, including c-suite from Sanofi, Moderna, Schneider Electric, E.ON, Pfizer and General Motors as well as senior leadership from UK NCSC, Gulf Bank, Google, European Commission and University of California. Attend virtually or in-person in London this May for three days of informative, inspiring, and educational content about the near-term scope of quantum advantage. Expect an unrivalled mix of accessible insights and more technical deep dives that will help you distinguish hype from reality. Register now to secure your place.
Quick Recap
Quside releases his chip, and IonQ make a stride towatrds “algorithmic qubits” a measurement of quality. A new open source software for qubit control. Quantagonia receives a seed round. IBM and Quantinuum join in a parnership to use the 127 qubits eagle and a great piece summarizing the types of Ion Traps out there.
The Quote of the Week
"We choose to go to the moon"
John F. Kennedy - 35th president of the United States.
The Week in Quantum Computing
An Assessment of the U.S. and Chinese Industrial Bases in Quantum Technology
Quantum technology could eventually deliver transformative new capabilities with significant economic and national security impacts. Only recently has research and development (R&D) expanded beyond basic science research (primarily conducted within academia) to include significant private-sector development and commercialization. The newness of significant private-sector investment in this technology, and the high uncertainty in its eventual applications and their timelines, make it difficult to form a holistic assessment of the overall industrial base in quantum technology.
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February 20, 2022 at 07:31PM
Building the quantum workforce
For most of us, quantum computing, next-generation quantum sensing and quantum networking still belong to the future. But many early-career scientists and students are already preparing for that future.
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February 21, 2022 at 10:30AM
Quside announces the QN100, a quantum entropy source for cybersecurity and computation
Quside announces today availability of its new chip-based quantum entropy source technology, the QN 100, for ultrafast and high-quality random number generation.
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February 21, 2022 at 05:30PM
China releases new quantum computing software
China has released a new quantum computing programming software named "isQ-Core" and deployed it to the country's superconducting quantum hardware platform.
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February 21, 2022 at 05:30PM
The post-quantum state: a taxonomy of challenges
This is the first blog post in a post-quantum series, where we talk about our past, present and future “adventures in the Post-Quantum land”. We have written about previous post-quantum efforts at Cloudflare, but we think that here first we need to understand and categorize the problem by looking at what we have done and what lies ahead. So, welcome to our adventures!
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February 22, 2022 at 07:30AM
What is Inside The Quantum Realm? - 6 Important Points to Remember
In the quantum realm, it's impossible to define a particle’s definite state such as its position or momentum. All we can ever determine is its probability. But with the help of electron microscopes such as scanning tunneling microscopy (STM), we can see an atom up close with our naked eyes!
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February 22, 2022 at 12:30PM
Breakthrough in storage of quantum information taken by University of Cambridge and UT Sydney in Australia
An important step towards much more powerful and secure computer networks and the quantum internet has been taken. Quantum memory is a key challenge in building the quantum internet, in which photons are used to store and send information.
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February 22, 2022 at 05:30PM
Equinix and SK Telecom to provide quantum cryptography between data centers
Equinix is planning to use quantum key distribution (QKD) technology from SK Telecom to secure dedicated lines between its data centers.
The two companies have an agreement to develop QKD, a cryptographic communications technique which quantum entanglement to ensure private distribution of cryptographic keys. The plan is to offer QKD as a service (QaaS) commercially between Equinix data centers. First, the two will test it at an Equinix facility in Seoul, which is believed to be the first data center to use quantum cryptography.
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February 22, 2022 at 05:30PM
Ion traps you never knew existed
One of the neat things about superconducting qubits is that new qubit types constantly pop up. You have the transmon, xmon, pokemon, fluxonium, quatronium, blochnium… I don’t know what these are, but they do sound high-tech!
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February 22, 2022 at 10:30PM
Curious about quantum computing
As a technologist, it’s important to be curious. This is true whether you’re just starting your career as a junior developer or if you’re the CTO of a Fortune 500 company. Curiosity, and the constant pursuit of learning, are things for which I’ve always dedicated time.
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February 22, 2022 at 10:30PM
Quantinuum and IBM Commit Investments to Jointly Grow the Quantum Ecosystem
Quantinuum announces a new investment by IBM, extending capabilities with IBM Quantum systems in joint commitment to grow the quantum ecosystem
Quantinuum Joins IBM Quantum Ecosystem to Advance Quantum Computing Applications
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February 22, 2022 at 10:30PM
Quantagonia established to bring the benefits of quantum computers to businesses today
Quantagonia GmbH announces the closing of its pre-seed funding round with a consortium of three deep-tech investors to bring the benefits of quantum computing algorithms to business today. With its ability to apply quantum algorithms to better solve existing business problems on today’s computers, Quantagonia can help businesses efficiently accelerate their on-ramp to quantum computing.
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February 23, 2022 at 06:30PM
The Race to Quantum Advantage Depends on Benchmarking
The effective use of benchmarks could be a key source of competitive advantage for investors and end users. Interest and investment in quantum computing continues to rise. The technology attracted almost twice as much capital in 2020 and 2021 ($2.
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February 23, 2022 at 11:44PM
IonQ Aria Furthers Lead As World’s Most Powerful Quantum Computer.
Today, IonQ (NYSE: IONQ) announced that IonQ Aria, the Company’s latest quantum computer, has achieved a record 20 algorithmic qubits and has furthered its lead as the most powerful quantum computer in the industry based on standard application-oriented industry benchmarks.
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February 23, 2022 at 11:44PM
How Universal Quantum is rising to the million-qubit challenge
There’s still a long road ahead to scale quantum computers to the million-qubit range and get to the point where they can do anything “really useful” for society.
Current quantum computers are made up of less than 150 qubits and most of this hardware is dominated by a handful of large companies who are following a similar technical route, using superconducting qubits.
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February 23, 2022 at 11:44PM
Quantum Computing in Data Science: The Weird Yet Profitable Duo
Quantum Computing is one of the most rapidly growing technology. Its aided benefits and applications, especially in Data Science and Machine Learning fields by using AI tools and Algorithms, are offering much easier handling and computing a huge volume of data.
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February 24, 2022 at 10:30PM
Open sourced control hardware for quantum computers
The Advanced Quantum Testbed (AQT) at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) has open sourced a new electronics control and measurement system for superconducting quantum processors, making the engineering solutions for the emerging hardware more accessible. Superconducting circuits are one of the leading quantum computing technologies seeking to solve complex problems beyond the reach of classical computers.
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February 25, 2022 at 07:30AM
What will happen to classic computers once quantum becomes the norm?
Did you know that the first computer prototype was invented back in the 19th century by Charles Babbage? Today classical computers are an integral part of modern life. They could however be in for a complete overhaul.
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February 25, 2022 at 09:30PM
A Quantum Solution to an 18th-Century Puzzle
A sudoku-style mathematical puzzle that is known to have no classical solution has been found to be soluble if the objects being arrayed in a square grid show quantum behavior [1].
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February 26, 2022 at 10:30AM