Thales Teams with the Royal Navy
Thales Teams with the Royal Navy. Thales and the University of Southhampton have entered into partnership for benefit of the Royal Navy. Previous commitments between the industry leader and the university entailed quantum navigation technology. This new agreement’s first project will research development of quantum technology, processes, and procedures needed for the next generation of maritime […]
U.K. Translating Quantum Technology into Practice
Translating Quantum Technology into Practice. In June 2018, researchers in the launched the U.K.’s first quantum network. The metro-area network provides secure quantum communications between Cambridge University’s Electrical Engineering Division in West Cambridge and Toshiba Research Europe Ltd (TREL). The network has since been extended to other sites around the U.K., including a research and development […]
Argonne National Laboratory: Reducing Quantum Noise
Argonne National Laboratory: Reducing Quantum Noise. Many current quantum information applications suffer from decoherence. Decoherence is the loss of quantum information due to environmental noise inherent to quantum hardware. Magnetism, temperature fluctuations in and around the device, and electrical currents contribute greatest to this noise. U.S. Department of Energy and Argonne National Laboratory scientists “have […]
Teleportation: Science Fiction or Science Fact. Quantum Computing is Advancing the Notion.
Teleportation: Science Fiction or Science Fact. Quantum Computing is Advancing the Notion. Quantum photon entanglement has been proven to enable near-perfect secrecy of data transmission. In a sense, quantum entanglement utilizes teleportation, albeit very simplistic compared to what we find in the likes of Star Trek episodes. Research into quantum computing has led to what we […]
Quantum Key Distribution and Translating Poetry
Quantum Key Distribution and Translating Poetry. Repeaters are a critical juncture in all modern digital communications. Enhancing weakening signals traveling through fiber-optic cables keeps the world connected. The challenge of signal weakening was met and overcome with the development of the repeater. The repeater is a device which copies the signal and retransmits it with increased […]
Rigetti Funded Research Yields High-fidelity, Coherence-limited Sweet Spot
Rigetti Funded Research Yields High-fidelity, Coherence-limited Sweet Spot. Research funded by quantum computer leader Rigetti has demonstrated a high-fidelity, coherence-limited, parametrically-activated, two-qubit gate on a multi-qubit architecture having direct modulation of the tunable qubit. The device involved was designed to work in a general purpose multi-qubit configuration – “it is not a one-off design exploiting favorable […]
U.S. Army Seeking Quantum-assured Position, Navigation, Timing… But…
U.S. Army Seeking Quantum-assured Position, Navigation, Timing… But… A recent report on U.S. Army modernization has been released by the U.S. Government Accountability Office. The preponderance of technologies listed are near-term; now through 2026. However, quantum-assured PNT is not in the near-term. It rears its head circa 2050. Yep. 2050. This is suggestive of the […]
Next Iteration of Quantum Repeaters to Help Build the Quantum Internet
Next Iteration of Quantum Repeaters to Help Build the Quantum Internet. A quantum-enabled internet is being sought by many organizations throughout the globe. A key component to the internet’s backbone is the use of a repeater – a device which increases the signal strength of data transmissions from attenuation loss and other factors. Quantum repeaters as […]
Qubesat Test Bed for Quantum Key Distribution
Qubesat Test Bed for Quantum Key Distribution. Longstanding cybersecurity collaboration between Singapore and UK governments has resulted in securing financial transactions and online conversations. The next step is to take cyber security to the highest level – using quantum key distribution enabled with satellites. The two nations are embarking on a joint venture to develop a […]
Qubit Report Updates Archived Articles as Posts
Qubit Report Getting Botoxed. For the convenience of our readership, the dinosaur site configuration has been updated over the past two weeks. Over the next several weeks, the nearly 500 studies, research pieces, and musings which are in archive will be converted to modern posts making searching, browsing, and overall ease of reading and research […]