Australia Department of Defence Shells out $2M to Griffith U. for Quantum Computer Development
Following on from their success in an international quantum computing research collaboration, Griffith University scientists have secured a further $2M from the Department of Defence’s Next Generation Technologies Fund (NGTF).
Q-CTRL Granted $3.5M Space-Based Quantum Sensor Efforts
Q-CTRL, a startup that applies the principles of control engineering to power quantum technology, has been awarded a $3.5 million grant (USD) from the Australian government’s Modern Manufacturing Initiative (MMI) to expand the development and manufacture of quantum-based remote sensing technologies for space deployment.
Not So Cuddly: Huawei Making Plays to Steal Your Country’s Quantum Computing Talent
Informative piece with several tables of data. Not only has the Chinese Communist Party given the world the Wuhan Virus, the CCP desperately seeks your quantum computing talents. Why not go for the source of your intellectual property vice the IP itself? Recommend reading from the KrASIA link, below. Because Quantum is Coming. Qubit Huawei […]
U.S. Women of Quantum Computing Go Big
In the Computational Chemistry, Materials, and Climate (CCMC) Group at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), the future of quantum information science is being driven in part by a group of women scientists who see that future — and theirs along with it — as quite bright. Early in their careers and coming from a variety of academic fields, these women comprise more than half of the postdoctoral researchers in the group, a rarity in computing science. But if they have their way, gender parity in their field won’t be an oddity much longer.
IBM Q System One to Germany
IBM and Fraunhofer present Europe’s most powerful quantum computer Arvind Krishna, IBM CEO and Dr. Reimund Neugebauer, President of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, today presented the most powerful quantum computer in Europe in the presence of Federal Chancellor Dr. Angela Merkel. The first IBM Quantum System One, located outside an IBM research laboratory, was presented to the public […]
Australia’s Archer Materials to Bolster Aussie Defence with Quantum Computing, Semiconductor Materials
Archer to collaborate with Australian Defence Prime NIOA Highlights Archer will collaborate with The Australian Missile Corporation (“AMC”) to support Australia’s Sovereign Guided Weapons Enterprise. AMC is a subsidiary of NIOA, a 100% Australian-owned Defence Prime Contractor and the largest Australian-owned supplier of weapons and munitions to Defence. Archer will work with AMC to identify […]
The Shorts | 6/14/21 | Government & Policy in Quantum Computing
BOOST FOR TECH SECTOR Global firm Partners with U of C | Bangalore-based Mphasis Ltd., a provider of IT outsourcing services, announced Wednesday that it will set up a Canadian headquarters in Calgary . The move is expected to create 500 to 1,000 local jobs within the next two to three years, according to company […]
Quantum Technologies and the Implications for National Defense and Security
Quantum technologies in defence & security Read More… + In the defence and security environment, two applications will have particularly significant implications in the near- to mid-term. While quantum computing has received most of the hype around quantum technologies, a whole world of quantum sensing and quantum communication is out there, which is just as […]
Futureproofing the UK Economy; IBM is Here to Help
UK STFC Hartree Centre and IBM Begin Five-Year, £210 Million Partnership to Accelerate Discovery and Innovation with AI and Quantum Computing Science Minister Amanda Solloway has unveiled a five-year, £210 million partnership with IBM (NYSE: IBM). Its mission is to support UK businesses and the public sector by reducing the risk of exploring and adopting innovative new digital […]
Zero Trust? IBM to Establish Cybersecurity Centre for U.S. Government Clients
IBM To Establish New Cybersecurity Center For US Federal Clients IBM (NYSE: IBM) today [June 2, 2021] announced that it is creating the IBM Center for Government Cybersecurity, a collaborative environment focused on helping federal agencies address current and future cybersecurity threats. The center will facilitate events and learnings, drawing on IBM’s cybersecurity expertise from […]