I like the smell of quantum in the morning! QuEra published the paper with all the details on its latest device called Aquila, a 256-qubit neutral-atom quantum computer available through AWS Braket. Aquila operates as an analog Hamiltonian simulator and offers programmable coherent quantum dynamics on its user-configurable architecture. Meanwhile, Microsoft has achieved a significant milestone towards developing a quantum supercomputer. In a virtual event called Azure Quantum: Accelerating Scientific Discovery, Satya Nadella, Microsoft's CEO, expressed the company's goal to compress 250 years of chemistry and materials science progress into the next 25. This breakthrough holds promise for accelerating scientific research and innovation in various fields.Finnish company Algorithmiq secured €13.7 million in Series A funding to further develop noise-resilient quantum algorithms for drug discovery and development, while Q-CTRL, a global leader in quantum technologies, is constructing a state-of-the-art quantum tech facility in Sydney, Australia, as its new headquarters. Progress has been made in quantum encryption and quantum batteries. Toshiba Europe and Orange announced a significant breakthrough in securing network communications against increasingly powerful cyber attacks. Meanwhile, an Israeli startup has revolutionized digital security with a "keyless" encryption scheme, and Planckian, an Italian startup, secured over €2.7 million in funding to advance quantum battery technology based on solid-state energy governed by quantum mechanics.
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The Week in Quantum Computing - July 3rd
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I like the smell of quantum in the morning! QuEra published the paper with all the details on its latest device called Aquila, a 256-qubit neutral-atom quantum computer available through AWS Braket. Aquila operates as an analog Hamiltonian simulator and offers programmable coherent quantum dynamics on its user-configurable architecture. Meanwhile, Microsoft has achieved a significant milestone towards developing a quantum supercomputer. In a virtual event called Azure Quantum: Accelerating Scientific Discovery, Satya Nadella, Microsoft's CEO, expressed the company's goal to compress 250 years of chemistry and materials science progress into the next 25. This breakthrough holds promise for accelerating scientific research and innovation in various fields.Finnish company Algorithmiq secured €13.7 million in Series A funding to further develop noise-resilient quantum algorithms for drug discovery and development, while Q-CTRL, a global leader in quantum technologies, is constructing a state-of-the-art quantum tech facility in Sydney, Australia, as its new headquarters. Progress has been made in quantum encryption and quantum batteries. Toshiba Europe and Orange announced a significant breakthrough in securing network communications against increasingly powerful cyber attacks. Meanwhile, an Israeli startup has revolutionized digital security with a "keyless" encryption scheme, and Planckian, an Italian startup, secured over €2.7 million in funding to advance quantum battery technology based on solid-state energy governed by quantum mechanics.