The Week in Quantum Computing - October 18th
Issue #58
The Week in Quantum Computing. Brought to you by Sergio Gago (@piratecto). Sponsored by Qapitan Quantum.
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Quick Recap
The week started with the report from the office of the president after the meeting with President Biden and IQT prepared a great summary. Cambridge Quantum releases Lambeq, their open source Quantum NLP library. The pitch QCWare used for their last round and a couple of pieces on Quantum Hype.
Not enough? Back in July Victor Galitski wrote an anti-hype piece called Quantum Computing is bad for science. This week Rod Van Meter just published a response to that piece: Quantum Ponzi. Both articles are a must read for anyone in this industry (and get complemented by an interview with Whurley from Strangeworks! Read on!)
Happen to be around Barcelona this October 28th? Come and visit us: https://www.meetup.com/es-ES/Meetup-de-InnoIT-Consulting-en-Barcelona/events/281274680/
The Quote of the Week
"La razón como esperanza"
Translation: "Reason as hope"
María Zambrano - philosopher.
Week Summary
Scientists are using quantum computing to help them discover signs of life on other planets
Zapata and the University of Hull have partnered to discover how quantum computers could assist with the search for life molecules on exo-planets. See also: There are two types of quantum computing. Now one company says it wants to offer both.
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October 10, 2021 at 02:30PM
Strangeworks announces general availability of quantum R&D focused “Backstage Pass” and new credit program for quantum hardware
Strangeworks continues its commitment to develop its ever-expanding quantum ecosystem and surface the latest quantum computing technology from around the globe with its new Backstage Pass program.
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October 11, 2021 at 07:30PM
Investors are dumping money into quantum computing firms in hopes of a big payday
What just happened? Investors are pumping money into quantum computing firms at an accelerated rate in hopes of a big payday down the road. According to financial research firm PitchBook, outfits that deal in quantum computer hardware and software have brought in nearly $1.
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October 12, 2021 at 08:30AM
IonQ and University of Maryland Researchers Demonstrate Fault-Tolerant Error Correction, Critical for Unlocking the Full Potential of Quantum Computers
New study shows how trapped ions can be encoded to create qubits that are robust against errors
Team is first to demonstrate fault-tolerant error correction in practice, identifying and correcting errors without the risk of creating more
Results show promise for scaling error-corrected qubits, a necessary step to building more powerful quantum computers
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October 12, 2021 at 08:30AM
Cambridge Quantum Releases World's First Quantum Natural Language Processing Toolkit and Library
Converting sentences into quantum circuits, 'lambeq' accelerates the development of practical QNLP applications as quantum computing systems scale CAMBRIDGE, England, /PRNewswire/ -- Cambridge Quantum ("CQ") today announced the release of the world's first toolkit and library for Quantum Natural
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October 13, 2021 at 12:30PM
Bristol launches Quantum Technology pre-incubator to create more UK deep tech start-ups
The University of Bristol’s Quantum Technology Enterprise Centre (QTEC) is launching a new pre-incubator programme, QUEST, this November. The QUEST programme will support the rapid generation of new quantum, engineering and scientific technology companies.
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October 13, 2021 at 12:30PM
REPORT FROM THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT: THE ROLE OF INTERNATIONAL TALENT IN QUANTUM INFORMATION SCIENCE
(Quantum.Gov) IQT-News is providing summary below the Executive Summary of the report prepared for President Biden on “The Role of International Talent in Quantum Information’. The information-dense report is 13 pages and wellworth the time to review.
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October 14, 2021 at 11:30PM
Here's the 20-page pitch deck used by QC Ware, a fintech demystifying quantum computing for companies like Goldman Sachs, Airbus, and BMW Group
Even though banks and hedge funds are still several years out from adding quantum computing to their tech arsenals, that hasn't stopped Wall Street giants from investing time and money into the emerging technology class.
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October 15, 2021 at 08:30PM
Study demonstrates the potential of a quantum computer comprised of a small processor and a storage unitLink: https://ift.tt/3lAaWFtOctober 15, 2021 at 09:30PM
Researchers at Université Paris–Saclay, CNRS, CEA, have recently carried out a study evaluating the performance of a quantum computer with a structure that resembles that of conventional computers. Their results, published in Physical Review Letters, suggest that incorporating quantum information storage units into quantum computing systems could enable the creation of devices that contain significantly fewer qubits in their processors.
Research Team Unlocks Secret Path to a Bright Quantum Future
Researchers are developing new pathways to create and protect quantum coherence. Doing so will enable exquisitely sensitive measurement and information processing devices that function at ambient or even extreme conditions. In 2018, Joel Moore, a senior faculty scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and professor at UC Berkeley, secured funds from the Department of Energy to create and lead an Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC) – called the Center for Novel Pathways to Quantum Coherence in Materials (NPQC) – to further those efforts. “The EFRCs are an important tool for DOE to enable focused inter-institutional collaborations to make rapid progress on forefront science problems that are beyond the scope of individual investigators,” said Moore.
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October 16, 2021 at 08:30AM
Quantum expert: 'Hack now, decrypt later' is here today
The Biden administration recently held a White House forum drawing leaders from many companies in the quantum computing sector to discuss the opportunities and potential societal impact posed by the rapid advance of quantum innovations.
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October 16, 2021 at 09:30AM
CERN Quantum Technology Initiative Strategy and Roadmap
Quantum technologies have the potential to revolutionise science and society as early as the next five to ten years but require resources that are not mainstream today.
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October 16, 2021 at 09:30AM
Here’s what could wreck quantum’s boom years, says tech entrepreneur
Following IonQ Inc.’s (NYSE: IONQ) launch on Wall Street and subsequent news that Berkeley, California's Rigetti & Co. Inc. would also soon go public, the investment buzz around quantum computing is only gaining steam.
And that could be a bad thing, said technology entrepreneur William Hurley, better known as "Whurley," speaking Tuesday at the University of Maryland’s first Quantum Investment Summit.
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October 16, 2021 at 09:30AM