MIT and MITRE unveiled a scalable, modular hardware platform for quantum computing, capable of integrating thousands of interconnected qubits onto a custom integrated circuit. This quantum-system-on-chip (QSoC) could potentially be linked via optical networking for a large-scale quantum communication network. Meanwhile, a research team led by Dimitris Alevras used utility-scale quantum computers to solve mRNA structures, suggesting a crucial role for quantum computing in designing RNA-based therapeutics. Quantum infrastructure software pioneer Q-CTRL used its technology on a 127-qubit IBM quantum computer to solve an optimization problem 1,500 times more likely correctly than an annealer, setting a new industry standard. Bye bye D-Wave! Q-Ctrl systems can solve QAOA algorithms that can be used for combinatorial problems. D-Wave has made repeated claims on quantum advantage over the years that have been contested by a large part of the scientific community.Connecticut's "Innovation Clusters Program" is set to invest $100M over the next five years to bolster the state's tech ecosystem, with QuantumCT, a consortium between Yale and the University of Connecticut, preparing to apply for a $166M National Science Foundation grant. Quantinuum launched the industry's first 56 trapped-ion qubit quantum computer, the H2-1, in partnership with JPMorgan Chase, setting a new world record for cross entropy. A “kind of” new claim on quantum advantage. Useful? Note quite yet, but in pointed in the right direction. In collaboration news, QPerfect and QuEra Computing are partnering to develop tensor network methods for accurate modeling of quantum error correction. IBM and Pasqal are collaborating to develop quantum-centric supercomputers and promote application research in chemistry and materials science. Cleveland Clinic, IBM, and the UK's Hartree Centre have formed a partnership to advance healthcare and life sciences through AI and quantum computing. Finally, researchers introduced the Latent Style-based Quantum GAN (LaSt-QGAN), a novel hybrid classical-quantum approach to training Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) for complex data generation.In short: The race is still on with neutral atoms pushing hard (Pasqal and QuEra). While trapped Ions from Quantinuum / Honeywell make good strides from their fantastic research last week. Meanwhile companies like Q-Ctrl push the error correction / mitigation boundary, so even IBM’s Eagle chip with 127 qubits can start showing some interesting results. Is this the end of annealers?
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MIT and MITRE unveiled a scalable, modular hardware platform for quantum computing, capable of integrating thousands of interconnected qubits onto a custom integrated circuit. This quantum-system-on-chip (QSoC) could potentially be linked via optical networking for a large-scale quantum communication network. Meanwhile, a research team led by Dimitris Alevras used utility-scale quantum computers to solve mRNA structures, suggesting a crucial role for quantum computing in designing RNA-based therapeutics. Quantum infrastructure software pioneer Q-CTRL used its technology on a 127-qubit IBM quantum computer to solve an optimization problem 1,500 times more likely correctly than an annealer, setting a new industry standard. Bye bye D-Wave! Q-Ctrl systems can solve QAOA algorithms that can be used for combinatorial problems. D-Wave has made repeated claims on quantum advantage over the years that have been contested by a large part of the scientific community.Connecticut's "Innovation Clusters Program" is set to invest $100M over the next five years to bolster the state's tech ecosystem, with QuantumCT, a consortium between Yale and the University of Connecticut, preparing to apply for a $166M National Science Foundation grant. Quantinuum launched the industry's first 56 trapped-ion qubit quantum computer, the H2-1, in partnership with JPMorgan Chase, setting a new world record for cross entropy. A “kind of” new claim on quantum advantage. Useful? Note quite yet, but in pointed in the right direction. In collaboration news, QPerfect and QuEra Computing are partnering to develop tensor network methods for accurate modeling of quantum error correction. IBM and Pasqal are collaborating to develop quantum-centric supercomputers and promote application research in chemistry and materials science. Cleveland Clinic, IBM, and the UK's Hartree Centre have formed a partnership to advance healthcare and life sciences through AI and quantum computing. Finally, researchers introduced the Latent Style-based Quantum GAN (LaSt-QGAN), a novel hybrid classical-quantum approach to training Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) for complex data generation.In short: The race is still on with neutral atoms pushing hard (Pasqal and QuEra). While trapped Ions from Quantinuum / Honeywell make good strides from their fantastic research last week. Meanwhile companies like Q-Ctrl push the error correction / mitigation boundary, so even IBM’s Eagle chip with 127 qubits can start showing some interesting results. Is this the end of annealers?