Quantum Information Sciences Support U.S. Clean Energy Research
PNNL Energy Sciences Center Will Help Realize Clean Energy Future An artist rendering shows how the Energy Sciences Center will look after construction is complete late this fall.(Render courtesy of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) A new research facility on the Richland campus of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) is set to open fall 2021. The […]
Canada’s Quantum Numbers Corp Reveals Plans to Commercialize Its Quantum Random Number Generator
Quantum to Commercialize Its First QRNG Product to Address Cybersecurity Threats in the Data Centers, Blockchain and Bitcoin Industries Quantum Numbers Corp. (“Quantum” or the “Corporation”) (TSX-V: QNC; OTCMKTS: QNCCF; F: 34Q) is pleased to announce its intention to commercialize its first QRNG product to address cybersecurity threats in the data centers, blockchain and Bitcoin […]
U.S. Defense Department Leveraging Academia, Private Sector to Advance Quantum Science
Quantum Science to Deliver Cutting-Edge Technology to Warfighters, Official Says During Engineers Week, the Defense Department is highlighting its efforts to develop a diverse and well-educated future engineering workforce and to increase understanding of and interest in engineering and technology. Quantum science is important for the Defense Department because of the revolutionary technologies that it […]
With £1+ Billion Is the U.K. Trying to Prove It’s a Quantum Hotspot In the Making?
Author Daphne Leprince-Rinquet puts together an informative, albeit rather vernacular, article on the origins and current status of the U.K.’s quantum technology initiatives. Good read from start to finish. Because Quantum is Coming. Qubit The global quantum computing race has begun. What will it take to win it? Read More… + National quantum programs and […]
Europe’s New Consortium Goal: Scaling Silicon Quantum Technologies
New EU Quantum Flagship consortium launches a project on silicon spin qubits as a platform for large-scale quantum computing The QLSI project brings together 19 top European groups to focus on developing highly scalable quantum processors in silicon, and marks a recent addition to the EU’s Quantum Flagship a 10-year, €1 Billion R&D initiative launched […]
South Korea Makes Moves to Secure Defense Capabilities With Quantum Technology
LIG Nex1 ties up with research university to secure quantum defense capabilities Read More… + LIG Nex1, a defense contractor in South Korea, tied up with a state research university to secure future defense capabilities based on quantum technology that could have significant implications for security touching everything from extremely secure communications to the better […]
Brookings: Universal Access to Quantum Computing ‘Absolutely Vital’
How to enable quantum computing innovation through access Read More… + Two recent breakthroughs in quantum computing have generated significant excitement in the field. By using quantum computers to solve problems that classical computers could not, researchers in the United States and China have separately ushered in the era of “quantum advantage.” Yet as momentous […]
Would $23,139 Per Year Lure You to a Quantum Technology Doctorate?
Japan to pay Ph.D. students in quest for cutting-edge tech In brief… + Beginning in April, 7,800 doctoral students in Japan will be eligible to receive an annual 2.4 million yen ($23,139) in living expenses, as they take part in a government program meant to maintain the country’s global competitiveness in cutting-edge technologies. To remedy […]
U.S. Air Force Actively Enables Superconducting Quantum Bits
AFRL measures first superconducting quantum bits (qubit), first-ever demo for a DOD service lab A cryogenic refrigerator installed in the Quantum Information and Sciences Laboratory at AFRL’s Information Directorate in Rome, New York. The device is used by AFRL researchers to measure the energy and coherence times of superconducting quantum bits (qubits), two important characteristics […]
Number 9: Levitating, Freezing Atoms to Further Quantum Networking
Army scientists pick top 10 coolest advances of 2020 Read More… Number 9: Levitating, freezing atoms to further quantum networking Using laser beams, Army researchers levitate atoms and freeze them to the coldest temperatures on earth, nearly absolute zero. Patterns of quantum information are stored in the frozen atoms, creating quantum holograms that can be […]