Building a Quantum Computer is Hard

Building a Quantum Computer is Hard.  No trivial matter.  Building a quantum computer is hard.  Here’s why… This report is found here at PURSUIT…  

Qrypt and ORNL: Making a Hybrid Quantum Approach

Qrypt and ORNL: Making a Hybrid Quantum Approach.  Though previously reported, Qrypt is again in the news with its hybrid approach to cybersecurity.  Having signed an agreement with Oak Ridge National Laboratory to utilize their research and hardware developed for quantum random number generation, the company intends to wed the quantum physics hardware with software […]

Quantum Communication Satellite Under Design

Quantum Communication Satellite Under Design.  By 2021, United Kingdom engineers with a team from Singapore, aim to place a quantum-communication satellite in orbit. This report is found here at optics.org…

Laser Tweezers Positioning Atoms

Laser Tweezers Positioning Atoms.  Designing quantum computers with laser ‘tweezers’ to position atoms; creating the Eifel Tower, Mobius strip, and, mmmmmm, a doughnut, too. This report is found here ScienceNews…  

Quantum Communications Satellite Commercialization

Quantum Communications Satellite Commercialization.  Heriot-Watt University researchers are developing a fully-autonomous and low-cost quantum-key distribution (QKD) satellite receiver. This report is found at HERIOT-WATT UNIVERSITY…  

Essential Elements of Scaling Quantum Computers

Essential Elements of Scaling Quantum Computers.  Topological photonics: Don’t require strong magnetic fields; are highly coherent; operate at room-temperature; easily manipulated. This report is found at International Business Times…  

High-Speed Quantum Internet

High-Speed Quantum Internet.  Japanese industry research and development teams have enabled a quantum key distribution (QKD) network over a distance of 7 kilometers and a bandwidth over 10 Mbps.  The network was constructed with designated fiber-optic lines transmitting photons encoded with the encryption keys.  The teams developed the software to manage the crypto-keys, encryption, and […]

High-Speed Quantum Internet 

Japanese industry research and development teams have enabled a quantum key distribution (QKD) network over a distance of 7 kilometers with a speed over 10 Mbps.