Good days for error correction and logical qubits! Microsoft Researchers have made a significant breakthrough by performing the first quantum simulations of chemical reactions using an analog approach. Their study, published on arXiv, utilized a mixed-qudit-boson (MQB) analog simulator to encode information in both electronic and vibrational states of a trapped ion, demonstrating the potential of analog quantum simulators for near-term applications in complex chemical reaction simulations. The Microsoft team has demonstrated logical qubits with an error rate 800 times better than physical qubits, integrating quantum computing with cloud capabilities through their Azure Quantum platform. Quantinuum, in collaboration with Microsoft, has achieved a quantum volume of over two million and "three 9's" fidelity, marking a critical step towards a Quantum Supercomputer. Meanwhile, Osaka University and Fujitsu have developed a new calculation method that allows quantum computers to perform faster calculations than supercomputers with only 60,000 qubits, a significant reduction from the previously estimated 1 million. Kipu Quantum has started talking about the Commercial Quantum Advantage era by solving complex optimization problems on IBM's 156-qubit quantum processors using their Bias-Field Digitized Counterdiabatic Quantum Optimization (BF-DCQO) algorithm. This breakthrough allows industries such as logistics, finance, telecom, and energy to benefit from quantum computing today. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced a $65 million investment in quantum computing research, funding 10 projects to further advance the field. In the US Boeing has shared their plans for a quantum entanglement satellite by 2026. I wonder if it will have a door and it will open midflight.
Check the paper that you linked and you will find that this was done by various university research teams mainly from Australia but with colleagues from other places as well. But NO Microsoft :)
hi,
the quantum simulation of chemical reactions using an analog approach was NOT performed by Microsoft researchers, you got that one wrong ;)
you are absolutely right. The link is correct but the paragraph intro slipped. My apologies, and thanks a lot for the quick heads up!
sure, thanks for your quick reply. I just met the Australian team last Thu/Fri when they talked about their work, really cool! :)
Check the paper that you linked and you will find that this was done by various university research teams mainly from Australia but with colleagues from other places as well. But NO Microsoft :)