NIST Chief of Computer Science Division Believes ” ‘relevant’ quantum codebreaking is still years away…”

NIST Chief of Computer Science Division Believes ” ‘relevant’ quantum codebreaking is still years away…” NIST official says post-quantum environment still years away Key points… +  Matthew Scholl, chief of the Computer Science Division at NIST, told members at a recent Information Security Privacy Advisory Board meeting that the agency still believes “relevant” quantum codebreaking […]

Stabilizing the Unstable Quantum Bit with Samarium Hexaboride

Stabilizing the Unstable Quantum Bit with Samarium Hexaboride A platform for stable quantum computing, a playground for exotic physics Excerpts and salient points ~ +  Harvard University researchers have demonstrated the first material that can have both strongly correlated electron interactions and topological properties. Not entirely sure what that means? Don’t worry, we’ll walk you […]

Tick Tock – 1 Week To Go In IronCAP’s $100,000 (Quantum) Hackathon!

Tick Tock – 1 Week To Go In IronCAP’s $100,000 (Quantum) Hackathon! Tick Tock – 1 Week To Go In IronCAP’s $100,000 Hackathon! 01 Communique Laboratory Inc.’s $100,000 world-wide challenge to hackers has 1 week remaining! Over 250 hackers are testing IronCAP’s quantum-safe encryption in hope of being the first quantum hacker. As of December […]

Researchers Report on Josephson Junctions and Andreev Quantum Computing Efforts

Researchers Report on Josephson Junctions and Andreev Quantum Computing Efforts Non-Adiabatic Dynamics of Strongly Driven Diffusive Josephson Junctions Excerpts and salient points ~ +  Understanding how microwave absorption changes the transport properties of diffusive Josephson junctions is at the forefront of interest in the quantum transport community. It is especially relevant for the current efforts […]