Cloud Computing, Data Centers, D-Wave, and Quantum Computers
Is Quantum Computing the Answer to Future Data Center Innovation? Excerpts and salient points ~ • Speaking during a keynote address at this week’s Glue Conference 2019 event, Murray Thom, vice president of software and cloud services at D-Wave Systems, laid out ways that quantum computing could power the next wave of software innovation. He […]
Single-Molecule Magnets: Magnetic Memory Storage, Quantum Memory Storage
Moving the Needle On Nanoscale Imaging with Single-Molecule Magnets (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Amid intense research focus on magnetic single atoms and molecules – which could serve as the smallest possible memory elements in quantum computing – researchers report creating a sensor capable of measuring and imaging magnetic structures and interactions at […]
Passive Measurement-Device-Independent Quantum Key Distribution
Efficient Passive Measurement-Device-Independent Quantum Key Distribution Author(s): Chun-Hui Zhang, Chun-Mei Zhang, and Qin Wang To date, only active-decoy-state methods have been adopted in current measurement-device-independent (MDI) quantum key distribution (QKD) protocols, causing security loopholes when modulating multiple light intensities with practical devices. To solve this problem, the passive-decoy-state method will be a good choice. Until […]
Proposed: The China Technology Transfer Control Act of 2019
Proposed: The China Technology Transfer Control Act of 2019. The U.S. Senate has introduced a new bill aimed at thwarting China’s intellectual property theft. The proposed legislation focusses on disruptive technologies. This includes quantum computing. Qubit. Excerpts and salient points ~ • The China Technology Transfer Control Act of 2019… would place a large swath […]
Silicon Based Qubit Calculation Accuracy
Silicon Based Qubit Calculation Accuracy. UNSW, Sydney. Quantum world-first: researchers can now tell how accurate two-qubit calculations in silicon really are. After being the first team to create a two-qubit gate in silicon in 2015, UNSW Sydney engineers are breaking new ground again: they have measured the accuracy of silicon two-qubit operations for the first […]
Automotive Industry Sees Billions in Quantum Computing
Automotive Industry Sees Billions in Quantum Computing. VW and D-Wave, Bosch [parts] and Zapata Computing, Ford and NASA, Daimler and IBM (and Google) and the list is growing. The automotive industry is partnering with the budding quantum computing industry all the while exploring first uses for these coming technical marvels. From battery improvement to routing, […]
Taking Quantum Computing to Students
Taking Quantum Computing to Students Quantum leap into the future of education. The quantum era will soon be upon us. The changes we will see will far outpace even those we saw in the development of personal computers, smartphones and broadband networking — combined. IBM has already created a commercial quantum computer prototype, the IBM […]
Keeping Quantum Computing Reports From Lying
Keeping Quantum Computing Reports From Lying. Numerous salient points regarding the confidentiality and integrity of data being espoused by quantum computing devices. Having been on the cybersecurity side of classical computing for years, the topic discussed in the Communications of the ACM piece, Questioning Quantum, bears consideration. Qubit. Excerpts and salient points: When they do […]
Japan and The United States Push Forward in Quantum Technology
Japan and The United States Push Forward in Quantum Technology Japan, US affirm cooperation in AI, quantum technology. Japan and the United States agreed Thursday [May 2nd] to step up cooperation in the areas of artificial intelligence and quantum science and technology. The two governments reached the agreement at a high-level meeting in Washington as […]
Tangent to Quantum Computing: Quantum Spin of Electrons Providing High-Capacity Information Storage
Tangent to Quantum Computing: Quantum Spin of Electrons Providing High-Capacity Information Storage Researchers at Argonne have discovered a way to control the direction of electron spin in a cobalt-iron alloy, influencing its magnetic properties. The result could have implications for more powerful and energy-efficient materials for information storage. (Image by Argonne National Laboratory.) The spin […]