The Week in Quantum Computing - June 14th
Issue #40
The Week in Quantum Computing. Brought to you by Sergio Gago (@piratecto) and The Quantum World Association.
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Quick Recap
I don’t know where to start, because this week has been a whirlwind of events, both in investments and research. France lives up to his promise: C12 Quantum Electronics raises $10M and Pasqal in Paris raises €25M, both in Paris. In Bristol KETS raises GBP 3,1M, and CQC and Honeywell join forces in what seems to be the first joint venture / consolidation in the QC industry.
To top up last week’s paper from ICFOnians on Q. Communication, Toshiba realizes 600km quantum network over optic fibre. Both news combined pave the way for the quantum internet.
IonQ becomes the most connected hardware provider, now integrated in CirQ. Also unveils strategic alliance with Softbank vision fund.
The Quote of the Week
"Quantum computing can accelerate solutions to some of the world's most pressing problems" Sergio Boixo - Senior Staff Research Scientist at Google.
Featured Content
The Feynmann lectures are now available in audio version. Perferct listening for the summer. Feynmann lectures on Physics.
Quantum Facts by @quantumfyed
The Summary of the Week
Quantum Software for Those Who Don’t Want to Learn Quantum
One of the questions we hear occasionally asked at various quantum conferences is the following: If someone were to place online tomorrow a 1 Million qubit quantum computer, would anyone be able to start using it in the near term for a production application? In the past, the answer was No.
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June 07, 2021 at 05:33PM
Defiance Quantum ETF Offers A Diverse Way To Play Quantum Computing And AI Trends (QTUM)
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June 07, 2021 at 10:33PM
The ‘second quantum revolution’ is almost here. We need to make sure it benefits the many, not the few
Over the past six years, quantum science has noticeably shifted, from the domain of physicists concerned with learning about the universe on extremely small scales, to a source of new technologies we all might use for practical purposes.
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June 08, 2021 at 08:33AM
Archer Materials 'one of the front-runners' in the quantum computing economy
Archer Materials Ltd's (ASX:AXE) (OTCMKTS:ARRXF) (FRA:38A) Dr Mohammad Choucair tells Proactive they're continuing to progress the development of its 12CQ quantum computing processor chip by applying advanced semiconductor device modelling to build sophisticated qubit control devices....
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June 08, 2021 at 11:33AM
Pasqal raises €25 M in Series A Funding to Speed Up Commercialization of Quantum Processors
Paris, June 8, 2021 – Pasqal today announced it has raised €25M in Series A funding.
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June 08, 2021 at 02:35PM
Cambridge Quantum and Honeywell Quantum Solutions to Combine
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June 08, 2021 at 05:33PM
Honeywell Quantum Solutions and Cambridge Quantum Computing Will Combine “To Form World’s Largest, Most Advanced Quantum Business”
Honeywell Quantum Solutions and Cambridge Quantum Computing Will Combine “To Form World’s Largest, Most Advanced Quantum Business” Honeywell (NASDAQ: HON) announced today that Honeywell Quantum Solutions (HQS) and Cambridge Quantum Computing (CQC), two world-leading quantum computing and quant
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June 08, 2021 at 05:33PM
Bristol-based quantum security firm KETS raises £3.1 million, aims to protect data from a new generation of cyberattacks
Bristol’s quantum security startup KETS has raised £3.1 million in a funding round co-led by Quantonation and Speedinvest. The round also saw participation from Mustard Seed MAZE.
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June 08, 2021 at 06:34PM
Paris-Based Startup C12 Quantum Electronics Raises $10M, Led by 360 Capital
360 Capital is a Venture Capital firm investing in innovative deep-tech & digital enterprises across Europe. The firm has a 20-year track record of supporting talented tech entrepreneurs in developing ambitious & disruptive companies in a variety of sectors.
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June 08, 2021 at 06:34PM
Demonstration of quantum communication over optical fibers exceeding 600 km
The demonstration. Credit: Toshiba CorporationThe Cambridge Research Laboratory of Toshiba Europe today announced the first demonstration of quantum communication over optical fibers exceeding 600 km in length.
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June 09, 2021 at 08:33AM
Quantum Brilliance: reimagining drug discovery with quantum computing
The discovery and design of novel therapies is an increasingly challenging endeavour in the 21st century; though technology has progressed in leaps and bounds, identifying previously unknown molecules and drugs has become trickier, and every avenue that could accelerate or enhance the process must b
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June 09, 2021 at 07:33PM
What Makes Quantum Computing So Hard to Explain?
To understand what quantum computers can do — and what they can’t — avoid falling for overly simple explanations. Quantum computers, you might have heard, are magical uber-machines that will soon cure cancer and global warming by trying all possible answers in different parallel universes.
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June 10, 2021 at 08:33AM
SoftBank and IonQ in Strategic Pact on Quantum Computing
The quantum-computing power of IonQ Inc. could eventually be put to work in some of SoftBank Group Corp.’s portfolio companies as part of a recently-announced strategic partnership with the tech investor.
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June 10, 2021 at 11:33AM
New quantum entanglement verification method cuts through the noise – Physics World
Quantum error correction – a crucial ingredient in bringing quantum computers into the mainstream – relies on sharing entanglement between many particles at once. Thanks to researchers in the UK, Spain and Germany, measuring those entangled states just got a lot easier.
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June 11, 2021 at 09:33AM
IonQ Adds Integration with Google Cirq, Making IonQ’s Leading Systems Operable with all Major Quantum Software Frameworks
COLLEGE PARK, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--IonQ, Inc. (“IonQ”), the leader in trapped-ion quantum computing, today announced the full integration of its quantum computing platform with Cirq, a leading open-source quantum computing framework from Google.
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June 11, 2021 at 09:33AM
Quantum Technology and Application Consortium (QUTAC)
Berlin, 10. Juni 2021 – Gemeinsam gründen zehn führende deutsche Konzerne das Quantum Technology and Application Consortium (QUTAC). Ziel des neu gegründeten Konsortiums ist die Weiterentwicklung der bestehenden Grundlagen des Quantencomputings in nutzbare industrielle Anwendungen.
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June 11, 2021 at 05:33PM
Governments ally for federated quantum encryption satellite network
The United States and five other countries are banding together with the United Kingdom to develop a satellite-based quantum technology encryption network.
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June 12, 2021 at 11:33AM