Controlling Superconducting Materials with “Pairing Glue”
Controlling Superconducting Materials with “Pairing Glue” What is the pairing “glue” for electrons in iron-based high-temperature superconductors? Scientists now have more clues. Excerpts and salient points ~ + Current theories suggest that magnetic fluctuations play a very significant role in determining superconducting properties and even act as a “pairing glue” in iron-based superconductors. “A metal […]
NTT Takes On Palo Alto with Big Plans for Quantum Computing
NTT Takes On Palo Alto with Big Plans for Quantum Computing NTT Research will Focus on Quantum Computing, Encryption and Precision Medicine Excerpts and salient points ~ + Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, today announced it has commenced operations as a global effort that will be directed by world-class scientists in Palo Alto, California. The […]
South Korea Working Towards Quantum Network, Unhackability of Communications
South Korea Working Towards Quantum Network, Unhackability of Communications S. Korean quantum computing scientists working on next-generation networks and ‘unhackable’ technologies Excerpts and salient points ~ + Quantum computing researchers at Korea Institute for Science and Technology have developed ways use diamond structures to produce qubits. “We use spin qubits to develop our system. The […]
National University of Singapore Placed Nanosat in Orbit; Study Quantum Communications
National University of Singapore Placed Nanosat in Orbit; Study Quantum Communications Singapore nanosatellite developed by CQT goes into orbit Excerpts and salient points ~ + A nanosatellite, SpooQy-1 developed by the Centre for Quantum Technologies (CQT) at NUS was the first Singapore satellite to be deployed into low earth orbit by the International Space Station […]
Uganda Sets Up 4th Industrial Revolution Task Force; Not All are Happy
Uganda Sets Up 4th Industrial Revolution Task Force; Not All are Happy Under all the developing quantum computing technology, the applications to healthcare, energy development optimization, and secure communications, we still need food, shelter, and clothing. A bit of a sobering perspective. Qubit. Uganda set to embrace artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies, but biotechnology […]
The Race for Quantum Computing: U.K. Status
The Race for Quantum Computing: U.K. Status Excellent discussion and tracking of the U.K. MoD quantum programme and related U.K. Government initiatives. The race for quantum computing is surely on. Qubit. Mapping the Race to Quantum Computing: The UK National Quantum Technologies Programme – The Red (Team) Analysis Society Excerpts and salient points ~ + […]
Using Gold to Better Quantum Computing
Using Gold to Better Quantum Computing System Bits: July 3; Team touts gold as quantum computing material Excerpts and salient points ~ + A joint team of scientists at the University of California, Riverside, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is getting closer to confirming the existence of an exotic quantum particle called Majorana fermion, […]
IBM Partners with Europe to Move Quantum Information Science
IBM Partners with Europe to Move Quantum Information Science IBM has been enjoying a rapid expansion of its IBM Q Network of institutions involved with quantum information science. Having added numerous schools and organizations in the U.S., going overseas appears to be the company’s trend. Recently, Africa made the news with new joins and now […]
U.S. Department of Energy Reveals Practical Way to Exchange Secrets
U.S. Department of Energy Reveals Practical Way to Exchange Secrets Quantum—Widening the net Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory studying quantum communications have discovered a more practical way to share secret messages among three parties, which could ultimately lead to better cybersecurity for the electric grid and other energy assets. Current protocols such as quantum […]
Esoteric and Strange but Very Practical Applications?
Esoteric and Strange but Very Practical Applications? Physicists use light waves to accelerate supercurrents, enable ultrafast quantum computing Excerpts and salient points ~ + Superconductivity is the movement of electricity through certain materials without resistance. It typically occurs at very, very cold temperatures. Think -400 Fahrenheit for “high-temperature” superconductors. “By exploiting interactions of these quantum […]