Government & Policy
Can’t Have Too Many: CERN Proposes Open Quantum Institute
CERN has joined a coalition of science and industry partners proposing the creation of an Open Quantum Institute.
The Quantum Internet Alliance Will Build an Advanced European Quantum Internet Ecosystem
The European Commission has selected ‘quantum internet’ as a strategic area for investment to build a global quantum internet made in Europe.
For Better or for Worse: Global Overlord Ambitions Could Demand Quantum Computing Technology for “Sustainable Development Goals”
Advances in quantum computing technology have such broad applicability in the long term that they could positively impact all 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
2022 Nobel Prize in Physics Goes to Research at the Heart of Quantum Entanglement
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has awarded the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics to Alain Aspect, John Clauser, and Anton Zeilinger “for experiments with entangled photons, establishing the violation of Bell inequalities and pioneering quantum information science…”
Six Sites Across E.U. To Host and Operate the First EuroHPC Quantum Computers
The European High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC JU) has selected six sites across the European Union (EU) to host and operate the first EuroHPC quantum computers: Czechia, Germany, Spain, France, Italy, and Poland.
NATO Science for Peace and Security Program Has Been Examining Security-Related Applications of Quantum Technologies
NATO Science for Peace and Security (SPS) Programme research and development projects have been examining the security-related applications of quantum technologies, addressing their three main fields: computing, sensing and communications.
IonQ Served a Piece of Taxpayer Pie: $13.4M Contract with U.S. Military
IonQ, an industry leader in quantum computing, today announced that it has secured a $13.4 million contract to supply the U.S. Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) with access to its trapped ion systems for quantum computing hardware research and for the development of quantum algorithms and applications.
Analysis: Meta-Ethics of Quantum Technologies Requires Bringing Social Sciences, Philosophy, and Pure Sciences Together
The novelty of quantum technology makes it different from other emerging tech. It will bolster computation power, dramatically reduce processing time, and easily break into modern-day encryption.
European Consortium to Field Eagle-1 Satellite-Based End-To-End Quantum Key Distribution System, Set In Orbit in 2024
An SES-led consortium of 20 European companies, with the European Space Agency (ESA) and European Commission support, will design, develop, launch and operate the EAGLE-1 satellite-based end-to-end system for secure Quantum Key Distribution, enabling in-orbit validation and demonstration of next-generation cyber-security across Europe.
