Archer Materials Ltd Creates Qubit Array Components for Quantum Computing Chip

Archer Materials Ltd Creates Qubit Array Components for Quantum Computing Chip Archer Materials Limited successfully assembles qubit array components for quantum computing chip Full release… Highlights Archer team successfully assembles an array of qubit material components (“qubits”) of the 12CQ room-temperature qubit processor (“chip”). The ability to position and pattern qubits is a key requirement […]

The Game is Set… The U.S. Must Win

The Game is Set… The U.S. Must Win U.S. National Security Commission Warns Pentagon Of Falling Hopelessly Behind In The AI Arms Race Selected notes ~ +  Released [last week], the November interim report from the U.S. National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence (NSCAI) advises the U.S. government to get its act together on the […]

Quantum Key Distribution Throughput Challenges Get Focus

Quantum Key Distribution Throughput Challenges Get Focus Boosting the secret key rate in a shared quantum and classical fibre communication system Introduction to the full study… +  Our society is based on the continuous exchange of billions of data, and most of them travel in optical fibres. Nonetheless, most of the exchanged data are not […]

Op Ed: Google’s Claim, Layperson’s View

Op Ed: Google’s Claim, Layperson’s View Google’s quantum supremacy claim has all but taken over the quantum computing news the past few weeks. However, there are some pieces which separate themselves. For the layperson; this is an easy read, not far from the mark. An aside, “…this is why I [Dilip D’Souza] so love mathematics […]

Stopping the Outflow of U.S. Quantum Technology to China (and Others)

Stopping the Outflow of U.S. Quantum Technology to China (and Others) Restrictions needed but not sufficient to address Chinese technology acquisition Selected notes ~ +  New tools to prevent Chinese acquisition of US technology that could harm American national security are needed. But even if the United States leaves the lion’s share of the work […]

Quantum Communication Algorithms to Secure Your Smartphone; Size Matters

Quantum Communication Algorithms to Secure Your Smartphone; Size Matters NTU Singapore researchers develop quantum communication chip 1,000 times smaller than current setups Full release… Researchers at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed a quantum communication chip that is 1,000 times smaller than current quantum setups, but offers the same superior security quantum technology […]

Using Quantum Error to Measure Your Environment

Using Quantum Error to Measure Your Environment Exploring mysteries of the universe Selected notes ~ +  Gravitational waves from distant neutron stars are difficult to detect. Right now, gravitational waves can be detected at the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) in Hanford, Washington, and Livingston, Louisiana. LIGO has been developed over decades with the efforts […]

Speeding Up A Quantum Computer’s Compiler

Speeding Up A Quantum Computer’s Compiler New compiler makes quantum computers two times faster Key points… +  To match the constraints of current and near-term quantum computers, a new paradigm for variational quantum algorithms has recently emerged. These algorithms tackle similar computational challenges as the originally envisioned quantum algorithms, but build resilience to noise by […]

“Quantum Supremacy” Achieved Through America’s Unparalleled Innovation Ecosystem

“Quantum Supremacy” Achieved Through America’s Unparalleled Innovation Ecosystem Google has received ample ogling the past several days.  Lest we forget, it’s the U.S. free market, government, academia, and industrial sectors which collectively resulted in this feat; it was all competitor’s “Sputnik Moment”.  Because Quantum is Coming.  Qubit. How America Achieved “Quantum Supremacy” Key points… +  […]