quantum computing
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A mathematical shortcut for determining quantum information lifetimes
From Tohoku University: Having crunched the numbers on the quantum properties of 12,000 elements and compounds, researchers supported by Q-NEXT have published a new equation for approximating the length of time materials can maintain quantum information, called 'coherence time.' Read More
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UW–Madison, industry partners run quantum algorithm on neutral atom quantum computer for the first time
From the University of Wisconsin–Madison: Researchers have successfully run a quantum algorithm on a type of quantum computer known as a cold atom quantum computer for the first time. The achievement by the team of scientists from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, ColdQuanta and Riverlane brings quantum computing one step closer to being used in real-world applications. Read More
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Intel to install quantum computing test bed for Q-NEXT
Partnership with the world’s leading chip manufacturer accelerates the development of quantum devices. Read More
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Increasing the accuracy of quantum algorithms
From Pacific Northwest National Laboratory: Q-NEXT collaborator Bo Peng and team use the Peeters-Devreese-Soldatov formulation to improve the accuracy of calculations for quantum chemistry. Read More
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The race to build a fault-tolerant superconducting quantum computer
From IEEE Spectrum: Amazon, Google, and IBM are all pursuing different strategies to reduce error rates. Q-NEXT collaborator Oskar Painter of Caltech and team find they can 'make cat qubits that are highly resistant to bit flip, where a qubit flips from one state to another, one of two main sources of error a superconducting qubit can have.' Read More
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Computer scientists eliminate pesky quantum computations
From Quanta: For years, intermediate measurements made it hard to quantify the complexity of quantum algorithms. Quanta Magazine unpacks a 2020 result by Q-NEXT collaborator Bill Fefferman and team that establishes that those measurements aren’t necessary after all. Read More
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Reviewing a hybrid computing approach for quantum chemistry
Researchers led by Bo Peng of Q-NEXT and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory are using different tactics for modeling quantum systems, combining quantum and classical computing to obtain more accurate results in a hybrid approach. Read More
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Quantum computing interconnect, memory and other engineering advances
From The Post-Quantum World: Technologies like interconnects and improved memory for repeaters will enable quantum computers to accelerate in power and connectivity in the future. The U.S. Department of Energy is focused on strengthening the nation’s leadership position in the quantum arms race, but the technologies will benefit all areas of the industry. Q-NEXT CTO Supratik Guha chats with Konstantinos Karagiannis on Protiviti's The Post-Quantum World podcast. Read More
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Argonne quantum research may reshape how we sense and relay data
The smallest bits of matter and energy are the building blocks of a radically new paradigm for sensing and relaying information. Read More
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Molecular engineering and battery recycling: developing new technologies in quantum, medicine and energy
From the Physics World podcast: Nadya Mason, dean of the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, talks about how scientists are engineering molecules to develop next-generation quantum technologies, the challenges of quantum information research, and the quantum ecosystem. Read More
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Quantum engineering with Jelena Vučković
On the Zero Knowledge podcast, Stanford University's Jelena Vučković discusses different quantum technology platforms, how researchers are developing chip-scale quantum systems, and the implications these technologies have for communication and cryptography. Read More
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Boeing hits key milestone on path to quantum first in orbit
From Payload: HRL Laboratories has built a space-hardened quantum payload and demonstrated it on the ground — a key milestone in Boeing’s push to demonstrate the first quantum entanglement swap in space. Read More
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Illinois, Taiwan partner to advance quantum, semiconductor technology
From the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign: In a significant move to advance quantum and photonics technology, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has launched an international collaboration with multiple Taiwanese institutions to develop silicon carbide-based semiconductor devices. The project, led by UIUC's Chris Anderson, brings together quantum technology expertise from UIUC and Taiwan's semiconductor manufacturing capabilities. Read More
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Decoding the Universe: Quantum
From PBS' Nova: David Awschalom and Nadya Mason appear in PBS’s Nova: ‘Decoding the Universe: Quantum’. The episode takes the viewer through the quantum physics' important discoveries, discoveries that paved the way for the digital technologies we enjoy today – and the powerful quantum sensors and computers of tomorrow. Read More