Truly Incredible: Quantum Computing Could be Getting a Photonic Boost With Camera’s Sub-Photon Noise
Hamamatsu introduces the world’s first photon-number-resolving scientific camera with incredibly low noise and 9.4 megapixels Hamamatsu Photonics has released a new scientific camera called the ORCA-Quest® qCMOS™ camera (part number C15550-20UP), with incredibly low noise of 0.27 electrons rms and a high pixel count of 9.4 megapixels. In quantitative imaging, the photoelectric noise generated when light is […]
1 Million Qubits by 1-1-2030: An Ambitious Goal from Google, and How to get There
Unveiling our new Quantum AI campus Key points… Within the decade, Google aims to build a useful, error-corrected quantum computer. This will accelerate solutions for some of the world’s most pressing problems, like sustainable energy and reduced emissions to feed the world’s growing population, and unlocking new scientific discoveries, like more helpful AI. Already we […]
Withstanding Cold, Addressing the Quantum Bits Issue; QuTech and Intel May Have the Solution
Intel and QuTech Demonstrate Advances in Solving Quantum Interconnect Bottlenecks A cryogenic controller chip opens the door to solving the ‘wiring bottleneck’ and subsequently to realize a fully integrated, scalable quantum computer. A specially designed chip to control qubits can operate at extremely low temperatures, and opens the door to solving the ‘wiring bottleneck’. Researchers […]
Quantum Hall Edge States Defying the ‘Normal’ Disturbances, U.S NIST Investigates
NIST team probes indestructible quantum states that may aid quantum computing They may not be impervious to bullets like Superman, but groups of electrons that gather along the edges of some ultrathin materials have their own superpowers. Defying such disturbances as bending, stretching, the introduction of an external magnetic field, and distortions that wreck the […]
QphoX Pulls in €2m to Bring its Quantum Modem to Market
QphoX raises €2m to turbo-charge quantum computing with breakthrough Quantum Modem Linking quantum computers over the ‘quantum internet’ will allow them to talk to one another for the first time, enabling them to achieve more, faster. QphoX conceived the Quantum Modem at Delft University of Technology and will now develop it into a commercial product […]
Path to Integrated Single-Photon Emitters and Room-Temperature Platforms Closer
A close-up look at the integrated chip that emits photons. (Image Credit courtesy of Ali Elshaari) New light emitters developed for quantum circuits The promise of a quantum internet depends on the complexities of harnessing light to transmit quantum information over fiber optic networks. A potential step forward was reported today by researchers at KTH […]
Flatland: 2D Materials and Modified Landscapes Researched by U.K. Scientists
2D sheets intersect and twist on top of each other, modifying the energy landscape of the materials. (Image Credit: Ventsislav Valev) Parallel Universes Cross in Flatland: Physicists Observe Modified Energy Landscapes Read More… + Now, scientists from the Department of Physics at the University of Bath in the UK have found a way to […]
Archer Announces Qubit Control Progress, Advanced Quantum Device Modelling
Qubit control progress with advanced device modelling Highlights The Company progresses its 12CQ chip development by applying advanced semiconductor device modelling to build sophisticated qubit control devices. Detecting and manipulating quantum information in miniaturised chip devices is required for 12CQ chip operation. Archer operates in the semiconductor industry, developing a world-first quantum computing chip and […]
Will the Q1 be the First 1,000,000 Qubit Quantum Computer? By 2025?
PsiQuantum and GLOBALFOUNDRIES to Build the World’s First Full-scale Quantum Computer Partnership Achieves World-first Manufacturing Milestone in Photonic Quantum Computing PALO ALTO, Calif. and Malta, New York – May 5, 2021 – PsiQuantum™, the leading quantum computing company focused on delivering a 1 million-plus qubit quantum computer, and GLOBALFOUNDRIES® (GF®), the global leader in feature-rich semiconductor manufacturing, today announced […]
India Sees Promising Quantum Workforce Opportunities in the Offing
Why this is a good time to be in Quantum Technology field Read More… + With the Government of India announcing the ‘National Mission on Quantum Technologies and Applications (NM-QTA)’ in 2020 and financial support of Rs 8000 crore over five years in the field, there seems to be an urgent need for trained workforce […]