University of Otago is Grabbing Atoms ~ Path to Quantum Technologies?
University of Otago is Grabbing Atoms ~ Path to Quantum Technologies? Otago physicists grab individual atoms in ground-breaking experiment Key points excerpts… + In a first for quantum physics, University of Otago researchers have “held” individual atoms in place and observed previously unseen complex atomic interactions. + A myriad of equipment including lasers, mirrors, a […]
Quieter Than Emptiness, International Team Develops Technology to Manipulate Quantum States of Light In Less Than Zero Noise Environments
Quieter Than Emptiness, International Team Develops Technology to Manipulate Quantum States of Light In Less Than Zero Noise Environments Reducing noise below the sound of silence Excerpts and salient points ~ + The new device, developed by a team drawn from the Australian National University (ANU), Nanyang Technological University, National University of Singapore (NUS) and […]
How Will Your Business Apply Quantum Computing?
How Will Your Business Apply Quantum Computing? Applications for quantum computing are becoming quite numerous. As quantum computing science and research transitions to the commercial world, does your business have a plan to apply quantum computing to business functions? Well done and thorough piece; in lay-speak. Recommend reading it from the source, below. Because Quantum […]
Intel Whinnies to the Public Over Their System-on-Chip, ‘Horse Ridge’
Intel Whinnies to the Public Over Their System-on-Chip, ‘Horse Ridge’ Intel and QuTech Unveil Details of First Cryogenic Quantum Computing Control Chip, ‘Horse Ridge’ Why It’s Important: The quantum research community is at mile one of a marathon toward demonstrating quantum practicality. Applying quantum computing to practical problems hinges on the ability to scale to, and […]
University of Pittsburgh Research Advances Second Quantum Revolution
University of Pittsburgh Research Advances Second Quantum Revolution Discovery of a New Electronic State of Matter May Advance Second Quantum Revolution Key points… + Discovery shows electrons can bind together in ways similar to how quarks combine to form neutrons and protons. + Levy, who is also director of the Pittsburgh Quantum Institute, noted that […]
Applications for Quantum Computing’s Use Broaden – Microsoft, Case Western Reserve University
Applications for Quantum Computing’s Use Broaden – Microsoft, Case Western Reserve University Why Do We Want a Quantum Computer? Excerpts and salient points ~ + Some of the world’s most technical challenges, including encrypting sensitive data, building natural language systems in computers, and figuring out the most cost-effective and fuel-efficient routes for delivery vehicles, are […]
Quantum Memories Go The Distance
Quantum Memories Go The Distance Scientists entangled quantum memories linked over long distances Excerpts and salient points ~ + To be most useful, quantum networks would need to span the globe. Scientists previously have entangled individual particles of light, or photons, separated by 1,200 kilometers (SN: 6/15/17). But that entanglement couldn’t be stored. Distant quantum […]
University of Münster Firsts: High-Temperature Superconductors in Nanowires and Absorption of Single-Photons
University of Münster Firsts: High-Temperature Superconductors in Nanowires and Absorption of Single-Photons Quantum technologies: New insights into superconducting processes Excerpts and salient points ~ + The development of a quantum computer that can solve problems, which classical computers can only solve with great effort or not at all – this is the goal currently being […]
Conventional Optical Fibre Showing Promise in Use For Quantum Internet
Conventional Optical Fibre Showing Promise in Use For Quantum Internet Could legacy fibre networks host the global quantum Internet? Excerpts and salient points ~ + Researchers have transmitted multidimensional entangled photons across a record-breaking 250 metres of conventional single-mode optical fibre. This result from a team based in South Africa and China suggests that conventional […]
U.S. President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology Narrows Focus to Quantum Information Science
U.S. President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology Narrows Focus to Quantum Information Science Presidential Advisers Push for National Network to Support Quantum and AI Advancement Excerpts and salient points ~ + The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, or PCAST—reconstituted by executive order in October—held its first working meeting Monday [February […]