Historically Black Colleges and Universities in IBM Quantum Focus
IBM Establishes First Quantum Education and Research Initiative for Historically Black Colleges and Universities Quantum Center part of broader HBCU investment, including additional $100M in Skills Academy technology, assets, resources and skills development Today [September 17, 2020], IBM (NYSE: IBM) is announcing its first IBM Quantum education and research initiative for Historically Black Colleges and […]
Australia’s ‘Got Global Talent’ Independent Program Muscles In 4K+ High-Tech Migrants
Australia’s global tech talent visa attracts 4109 migrants in first year Key points… + Migration figures released by the Department of Home Affairs on Wednesday reveals 4109 people were granted visas under the ‘Global Talent Independent’ program in seven months. The program, which launched in November 2019, intends to attract the best tech talent from […]
Singapore Sees Quantum Technologies as Key to Future Economics
Building strong Singaporean core in deep tech to power future growth Points to note… + Artificial intelligence (AI), for instance, has the potential to help develop vaccines in record time, while quantum technologies may exponentially speed up computational time and enhance cryptography methods in cyber security. + “The Government will work with companies and the […]
Quantum Computing Coming to Universities and Non-Profits via Research Competition
USRA, D-Wave, and Standard Chartered Bank Announce Quantum Research Competition A quantum research competition inviting universities and nonprofits to compete for free time on a quantum computer was just announced by three collaborating organizations. The Universities Space Research Association (USRA) a non-profit organization chartered by the National Academy of Sciences and NASA to advance space […]
Viewpoint: A Quantum Workforce Will Need to Get With the Times
Quantum for All Read More… + Literacy is defined as being able to read and write, or as having a deep understanding and competency in a specific subject. By extension, quantum literacy has traditionally meant the ability to read, write, and understand the language of the physical world, as cast in the highly abstract, mathematical, […]
Hype or Not-Hype, Team Backed by China’s Government Claims “One Million Times” Greater Quantum Supremacy Than Sycamore
Quantum Computer Developed by Chinese Physicists May Achieve Quantum Supremacy One Million Times Greater than Sycamore from Google Selected notes ~ + Physicist Pan Jianwei and his research team may have achieved quantum supremacy, however, we need more verification at this time. Jianwei’s team is backed by the Chinese government.+ He works as a physicist […]
Italy Demonstrates Quantum Communication Technology Prowess at ESOF 2020
Closing ceremony of ESOF Press release… The five days of ESOF2020 were marked by a renewed desire for discussion and sharing on issues of great scientific and social impact of our time, after months of distancing. ESOF’s bet that Trieste in the era of the COVID-19 pandemic could reconnect and rekindle an increasingly necessary dialogue […]
U.K. Reels in Rigetti to Enable World’s First Quantum-Ready Economy
U.K. Reels in Rigetti to Enable World’s First Quantum-Ready Economy Government backs UK’s first quantum computer Press release… The UK’s first commercially available quantum computer to be hosted in Abingdon, backed by £10 million government and industry investment Quantum computers could help solve issues including accelerating new drug treatments and improving traffic flow in cities […]
$1M Quantum-Focused Pitch Competition for University Researchers
$1M Quantum-Focused Pitch Competition for University Researchers AFRL doubles-down on Quantum advancement with International University Pitch Event and Open Innovation Facility Press release… Rome, N.Y. – The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Information Directorate (AFRL/RI) has teamed up with a conglomerate of academic, industry and government agencies from around the world to grow the quantum innovation […]
Brookhaven National Laboratory’s Goal to Achieve Quantum Advantage in Many Fields
Brookhaven Lab to Lead Quantum Research Center Led by Brookhaven Lab, the Co-design Center for Quantum Advantage seeks to reach quantum advantage—the point where a quantum computer outperforms a classical one on a useful task—in scientific computations by simultaneously designing hardware and software. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science has selected Brookhaven […]