The Week in Quantum Computing - September 23th 2024 - TU Delft, Quantinuum, Airbus, Qiskit, Q-Ctrl

This week, Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) made a significant breakthrough in quantum data storage by utilizing the spin state of Titanium-47's nucleus. This innovative approach, led by Professor Sander Otte and first author Lukas Veldman, could greatly enhance the security of quantum computing applications. Meanwhile, Equal1 CEO Jason Lynch highlighted the potential of quantum computing to address Ireland’s data center energy consumption issues. TNO launched the Qu-STAR project in collaboration with Airbus to advance the quantum internet via space, aiming to overcome the limitations of ground networks. At the same time, Alice & Bob and Thales partner to provide solutions to the aerospace industry. Oxford Ionics, in partnership with the University of Oxford, achieved a world record in quantum state preparation and measurement fidelity, marking a significant improvement in quantum system reliability. IBM introduced the Qiskit Functions Catalog to simplify quantum computing development. With Q-CTRL integrating Fire Opal, a performance-management software into those systems. While Finland’s IQM scaled up quantum computer production to meet rising demand, enhancing quantum application development. Quantinuum has teleported a logical qubit and has also published a great article on their advances in Quantum Natural Language Processing that explain how to encode text into qubits. Atom has received $10M additional funding.