The rate at which quantum computing is hitting the media stream is ever-increasing. This piece is a compilation derived from The Shorts posted on The Qubit Report this week. Mea Cubitt
Business & Industry
Investing in Quantum Glass Battery Stocks | If you’re wondering what a quantum glass battery is, here’s a brief explanation. Quantum glass batteries, also known as glass batteries, offer more advanced technology than the lithium-ion batteries common in today’s EVs. Source: The Motley Fool. Investing in Quantum Glass Battery Stocks…
Investors are dumping money into quantum computing firms in hopes of a big payday | What just happened? Investors are pumping money into quantum computing firms at an accelerated rate in hopes of a big payday down the road. According to financial research firm PitchBook, outfits that deal in quantum computer hardware and software have brought in nearly $1.02 billion from venture capitalists this year alone. That’s up from $684 million generated in 2020 and just $188 million in 2019, and doesn’t even count a recent development in the industry. Source: TECHSPOT. Investors are dumping money into quantum computing firms in hopes of a big payday…
Sibos 2021: What will Industry 4.0 and 5.0 mean for the financial sector? | Opening Swift Innotribe’s red thread – Banking on Change – on day one of Sibos 2021, was theoretical physicist, futurist and science communicator, Dr Michio Kaku. Known best for his seminal work on string theory, Kaku analysed science’s contribution to wealth generation since the first industrial revolution, and made predictions as to how further technological innovation, particularly artificial intelligence (AI), will steer the financial services sector through the fourth and fifth industrial revolutions, this century. Source: Finextra. Sibos 2021: What will Industry 4.0 and 5.0 mean for the financial sector?
Virtual Reality in Retail for CPG companies Market Analysis, Status and Global Outlook 2021 to 2026 | The recent investigation of Virtual Reality in Retail for CPG companies market outlines a detailed picture of the workings of this business sphere as well as its growth trajectory over the forecast period of 20XX-20XX. It illuminates the chief growth propellers and profitable opportunities pivotal to enhancing the revenue flow of the industry. Moreover, several methodologies for addressing the challenges & risks in this vertical are taken into consideration. Source: ReportsGO. Virtual Reality in Retail for CPG companies Market Analysis, Status and Global Outlook 2021 to 2026…
Quantum Computing in Health Care Market- Competitive Landscape Analysis, Regional Development and Industry Forecasts | Quantum Computing in Health Care Market- Competitive Landscape Analysis, Regional Development and Industry Forecasts Source: openPR. Quantum Computing in Health Care Market- Competitive Landscape Analysis, Regional Development and Industry Forecasts…
Here’s Our Rant About IonQ Inc. (IONQ) | IonQ Inc. (NYSE:IONQ) went up by 10.22% from its latest closing price compared to the recent 1-year high of $15.39. The company’s stock price has collected -8.59% of loss in the last five trading sessions. Press Release reported on 10/01/21 that IonQ Becomes First Publicly Traded, Pure-Play Quantum Computing Company; Closes Business Combination with dMY Technology Group III Source: NEWSHEATER. Here’s Our Rant About IonQ Inc. (IONQ)…
OzTech: AWS beats Microsoft to government’s hosting certification; Australian Army wants to test quantum computing | Amazon Web Services has been certified as a strategic hosting provider under the Australian government’s new hosting certification framework (HCF). The Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) announced the four organisations to be first certified as strategic hosting providers. Along with AWS were AUCloud, Sliced Tech, and Vault Cloud—the latter two organisations as well as Microsoft and AWS had been certified with Protected status under the previous certification. Source: COMPUTERWORLD (OZTECH ROUNDUP). OzTech: AWS beats Microsoft to government’s hosting certification; Australian Army wants to test quantum computing…
Here’s what could wreck quantum’s boom years, says tech entrepreneur | Following IonQ Inc.’s (NYSE: IONQ) launch on Wall Street and subsequent news that Berkeley, California’s Rigetti & Co. Inc. would also soon go public, the investment buzz around quantum computing is only gaining steam. And that could be a bad thing, said technology entrepreneur William Hurley, better known as “Whurley,” speaking Tuesday at the University of Maryland’s first Quantum Investment Summit. Source: Washington Business Journal (WBJ). Here’s what could wreck quantum’s boom years, says tech entrepreneur…
Quantum Computing in Transportation Market Rising Trends, Large Demand, Business Ways, High Rate of Growth By 2026 | Global “Quantum Computing in Transportation Market” 2021 exploration report including the central issues impacting the development of the market, market elements and Major players of industry. Likewise, Quantum Computing in Transportation Market (By significant vital participants, By Types, By Applications, and Leading Regions) Segments standpoint, Business appraisal, Competition situation, Trends and Forecast by 2026. The worldwide yearly income from the result of Quantum Computing in Transportation is relied upon to rise fundamentally in coming years. Moreover, The Global Quantum Computing in Transportation market examination is accommodated the worldwide markets including advancement patterns, cutthroat scene fact-finding, and key districts improvement status. Improvement strategies and plans are examined just as assembling cycles and cost structures are likewise breaking down. This report likewise states import/trade utilization, organic market Figures, cost, value, income and gross edges. Source: openPR. Quantum Computing in Transportation Market Rising Trends, Large Demand, Business Ways, High Rate of Growth By 2026…
Goldman Is ‘Doubling Down’ on Technology Investing, Dees Says | Goldman Sachs Group Inc. investment banking co-head Dan Dees said the firm’s dealmakers are looking for opportunities in all areas of technology as companies emerge from the pandemic era. Artificial intelligence, augmented reality, quantum computing and synthetic biology are among areas for investment, Dees said in an interview with Bloomberg Television’s Emily Chang to be aired Wednesday. He also pointed to “places of overlap” between tech and traditional industries such as finance, real estate and health care. Source: Bloomberg. Goldman Is ‘Doubling Down’ on Technology Investing, Dees Says…
11 Best Quantum Computing Stocks To Invest In | Considered to be a merely theoretical subject just a few decades ago, quantum computing has proven to become reality. Quantum computing is a technology that performs computation and complex problem-solving through the use of quantum mechanics, a fundamental theory in Physics. Machines that make use of quantum computing, called quantum computers, offer computational capabilities that far exceed those of traditional computers, a difference that stems from the core operating components in both these types of machines. Where traditional computers process data in the binary process of 1’s and 0’s, quantum computers make use of superposition, a fundamental principle of quantum mechanics that occurs on a subatomic scale in which a system can exist in several quantum states at the same time, to accelerate their computational speeds. Source: Insider Monkey (yahoo!finance). 11 Best Quantum Computing Stocks To Invest In…
Where will quantum computing first deliver over traditional computers? One CEO thinks he knows. | Every conversation around quantum computing and its potential to revolutionize industries eventually circles back to two questions: When will it outpace classical computers and where will it be applicable first? Source: Washington Business Journal (WBJ). Where will quantum computing first deliver over traditional computers? One CEO thinks he knows….
Top 10 Digital Transformation Trends For 2022 | The digital transformation that many companies underwent in 2020 continued in 2021 at a rapid pace as the pandemic continued to impact the world. While many of my digital Top transformation trends predictions from a year ago were proven correct, others didn’t quite come to fruition and were displaced for more urgent and strategic needs as the pandemic persisted. What does this mean for 2022? Will we continue to see headlines about customer experience and data or will other technologies come to the forefront of the conversation? Only time will tell, but here are my top 10 digital transformation predictions for 2022. Source: Forbes. Top 10 Digital Transformation Trends For 2022…
Nurosene Health Inc. Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire NetraMark, a Leading AI and Quantum Computing Company | Nurosene Health Inc. (“Nurosene” or the “Company”) (CSE: MEND) (Frankfurt: 8TV) (OTC: MNNDF), a healthtech company focused on building a generation of better brains, is pleased to announce that it has signed a definitive agreement to complete the transaction (the “Transaction”) to acquire all issued and outstanding shares of NetraMark Corp. (“NetraMark”) as initially disclosed in a press release of the Company on August 10, 2021. Source: yahoo!finance. Nurosene Health Inc. Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire NetraMark, a Leading AI and Quantum Computing Company…
Quantum Accelerator Duality Announces First Corporate Supporters | Duality, the nation’s first accelerator focused on supporting quantum science and technology companies, has announced that Amazon Web Services (AWS) is among its first corporate supporters, along with Caruso Ventures, Lathrop GPM LLP, McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff (MBHB), Silicon Valley Bank, and Toptica Photonics to support its inaugural cohort of six startups, and help fuel quantum innovation in Chicago and the region. Source: inside HPC. Quantum Accelerator Duality Announces First Corporate Supporters…
Rising Demand from Consumers to Push Sales of Quantum Computing Market | As per the findings of a revised market research by Persistence Market Research, the worldwide quantum computing market reached a valuation of around US$ 5.6 Bn in 2020, and is anticipated to surge at a CAGR of 33.7% over the next ten years. Source: openPR. Rising Demand from Consumers to Push Sales of Quantum Computing Market…
ColdQuanta’s Newly Formed Research as a Service Division Embarks on First Project with Oak Ridge National Labs | Source: ColdQuanta. ColdQuanta ColdQuanta’s Newly Formed Research as a Service Division Embarks on First Project with Oak Ridge National Labs…
Quantum algorithms that speed up banking operations 100x are here | Source: MULTIVERSE (\sifted/). MULTIVERSE Quantum algorithms that speed up banking operations 100x are here…
Cybersecurity & Cryptography
Cybersecurity Perspective In Quantum Computing | Along with the immense promise of quantum computing come the enhanced security threats too. This has opened up a whole new field known as post quantum security. Source: electronicsforu.com. Cybersecurity Perspective In Quantum Computing…
Softbank Leads $50M Series C Funding for Cornami to Bring Real-Time Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE) to Market | Source: Cornami. D. Kindler Softbank Leads $50M Series C Funding for Cornami to Bring Real-Time Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE) to Market…
Cybersecurity Perspective In Quantum Computing | Along with the immense promise of quantum computing come the enhanced security threats too. This has opened up a whole new field known as post quantum security. Source: electronicsforu.com. Cybersecurity Perspective In Quantum Computing…
Can You Protect IoT Devices From RNG Cyber Attacks? Quantum Tech Says Yes | Cybersecurity researchers recently reported that every IoT device with a random number generator or RNG (35 billion worldwide) contains a vulnerability that fails to properly generate random numbers, inhibiting the device’s ability to securely communicate, hide information from third parties, and authenticate and operate securely. To learn more on how quantum cybersecurity can protect IoT devices from these types of failures, Design News interviewed Duncan Jones, RNG expert and head of quantum security for Cambridge Quantum (which is combining with Honeywell Quantum Solutions to form the world’s largest quantum computing firm). Here is a portion of that discussion. Source: DesignNews. Can You Protect IoT Devices From RNG Cyber Attacks? Quantum Tech Says Yes…
Doge Protocol, a Community-Driven Blockchain Project, Released Its Quantum Resistance Whitepaper | The impact of quantum computers on blockchains is more critical as they can be rendered invalid without possible recovery. This is because the authenticity of transactions can no longer be trusted. Doge Protocol addresses this problem by a hybrid proof-of-stake system, that will eliminate the need for proof-of-work mining, which faces the quantum threat due to Grover’s algorithm. Source: Doge Protocol (PR.com). Doge Protocol, a Community-Driven Blockchain Project, Released Its Quantum Resistance Whitepaper…
Using quantum Parrondo’s random walks for encryption | Assistant Professor Kang Hao Cheong and his research team from the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) have set out to apply concepts from quantum Parrondo’s paradox in search of a working protocol for semiclassical encryption. In a recent Physical Review Research letter, the team published the paper “Chaotic switching for quantum coin Parrondo’s games with application to encryption’ and discovered that chaotic switching for quantum coin Parrondo’s games has similar underlying ideas and working dynamics to encryption. Source: Singapore University of Technology and Design. Using quantum Parrondo’s random walks for encryption…
Technology & Hardware
Self-annealing photon detector brings global quantum internet one step closer to feasibility | Source: University of Illinois. Siv Schwink Self-annealing photon detector brings global quantum internet one step closer to feasibility…
BSNL tests 4G network; telecom minister Ashwini Vaishnaw makes first call | State-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) today tested it’s 4G network as Union Minister for Communications, Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw made first call over Indian 4G network of BSNL. Source: Zee Business (msn | money). BSNL tests 4G network; telecom minister Ashwini Vaishnaw makes first call…
Liquid Instruments introduces breakthrough customization capabilities in test equipment with Instrument-on-Chip architecture | Liquid Instruments, an innovator in precision software-defined test instrumentation, today announced Multi-instrument Mode and Moku Cloud Compile, two advanced new features designed to serve the rapidly evolving test needs of quantum computing, aerospace, semiconductor, Lidar, and automotive segments. Source: Liquid Instruments (yahoo!finance). Liquid Instruments introduces breakthrough customization capabilities in test equipment with Instrument-on-Chip architecture…
Study demonstrates the potential of a quantum computer comprised of a small processor and a storage unit | Quantum computing systems, computer systems that are based on the key principles of quantum theory, could significantly outperform conventional computing systems, both in terms of speed and performance. Over the past decade or so, many physicists worldwide have thus been trying to develop these systems and assess their potential. Source: PHYS ORG. Study demonstrates the potential of a quantum computer comprised of a small processor and a storage unit…
US group develops optical quantum network in ‘real-world’ setting | A team from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Stanford University and Purdue University have developed a fully functional quantum local area network, or QLAN, to enable real-time adjustments to information shared with geographically isolated systems. They achieved this at ORNL using entangled photons passing through optical fiber. Source: optics.org. US group develops optical quantum network in ‘real-world’ setting…
Self-annealing photon detector brings global quantum internet one step closer to feasibility | Tuesday, October 12, at 6 a.m. CDT, a quantum communications experiment was launched into low orbit around Earth from the International Space Station (ISS). A collaborative experiment of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and the University of Waterloo, CAPSat (Cool Annealing Payload Satellite) contains single-photon detectors, which can be used as receivers for unhackable quantum communications. Source: Illinois Physics. Self-annealing photon detector brings global quantum internet one step closer to feasibility…
Quantum sensors could revolutionize retinal diagnostic procedures | Researchers at Aarhus University in Denmark, led by Britta Westner and Sarang Dalal, have tested a potential replacement for these uncomfortable electrodes by using optically pumped magnetometers (OPMs), publishing their results in NeuroImage. OPMs are quantum sensors that detect magnetic fields that are over one billion times smaller than the earth’s magnetic field. Recent advances in quantum technology have enabled the design and commercial production of lightweight and flexible OPM sensors, such as those being incorporated into magnetoencephalography scanners. Source: physicsworld. Quantum sensors could revolutionize retinal diagnostic procedures…
Cooling radio waves to their quantum ground state | Researchers at Delft University of Technology have found a new way to cool radio waves all the way down to their quantum ground state. To do so, they used circuits that employ an analog of the so-called laser cooling technique that is frequently used to cool atomic samples. The device used a recently developed technique the researchers call photon pressure coupling, which is predicted to be of use in detecting ultra-weak magnetic resonance (MRI) signals or for quantum-sensing applications that can help the search for dark matter. The results have been published in Science Advances. Source: Delft University of Technology. Cooling radio waves to their quantum ground state…
New photonic chip for isolating light may be key to miniaturizing quantum devices | Source: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Emily Edwards New photonic chip for isolating light may be key to miniaturizing quantum devices…
Government & Policy
Sanford Lab planning for long future with official DOE designation, next generation experiments | As the Sanford Lab prepares a proposal to become formally recognized as a Department of Energy User Facility, scientists from all over the world met virtually to discuss a myriad of future experiments that would maximize the use of the entire underground space and solidify the future of the Lead facility for decades to come. Source: Black Hills Pioneer. Wendy Pitlick Sanford Lab planning for long future with official DOE designation, next generation experiments…
NSF to fund revolutionary center for optoelectronic, quantum technologies | Source: UW NEWS. UW NEWS STAFF NSF to fund revolutionary center for optoelectronic, quantum technologies…
Experience the Crazy Quantum World | Source: Universitat Wurzburg. Katja Lesser Experience the Crazy Quantum World…
QuICS Receives Renewed Federal Funding from NIST | Source: Joint Center for Quantum Information and Computer Science (QuICS). Joint Center for Quantum Information and Computer Science (QuICS) QuICS Receives Renewed Federal Funding from NIST…
The U.S. Still Dominates In Semiconductors; China Is Vulnerable (Pt 2) | Discussions of America’s competitive position in semiconductors are often based on gross misunderstandings of the nature of the technology and the structure of the industry. Questions like whether the U.S is “at risk” of losing (or has already lost!) technological supremacy, or whether we are “vulnerable” to possible pressure from, let’s say, the Chinese (!) – are posed, spun up and chewed over without a clear sense of how things really work in this sector. Source: Forbes. The U.S. Still Dominates In Semiconductors; China Is Vulnerable (Pt 2)…
Ten projects driving modern Army combat | DEVCOM’s Soldier Center completed the first baseline execution event for the MASTR-E program at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, in February. The Measuring and Advancing Soldier Tactical Readiness and Effectiveness, or MASTR-E, program is a large-scale effort that will measure, predict and enhance close-combat performance with predictive performance algorithms, sensors, data-driven decision aids, and targeted interventions to maximize soldier performance. Source: Todd South. Ten projects driving modern Army combat…
Readout of White House Summit on Quantum Industry and Society | Earlier this week, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) convened industry stakeholders from across the country to discuss how quantum computers and quantum sensors will benefit American society. Challenges and opportunities for increasing United States competitiveness in this critical industry of the future were also discussed. Source: U.S. Government. Readout of White House Summit on Quantum Industry and Society…
Researchers unlock secret path to a quantum future | In 1998, researchers including Mark Kubinec of UC Berkeley performed one of the first simple quantum computations using individual molecules. They used pulses of radio waves to flip the spins of two nuclei in a molecule, with each spin’s “up” or “down” orientation storing information in the way that a “0” or “1” state stores information in a classical data bit. In those early days of quantum computers, the combined orientation of the two nuclei—that is, the molecule’s quantum state—could only be preserved for brief periods in specially tuned environments. In other words, the system quickly lost its coherence. Control over quantum coherence is the missing step to building scalable quantum computers. Source: PHYS ORG. Researchers unlock secret path to a quantum future…
Classiq Research Reveals Big Demand For, and Broad Interest In, Quantum Training | New research from Classiq, which provides a breakthrough Quantum Algorithm Design platform, highlights the dramatic need for a trained quantum workforce, without which accelerated adoption of quantum computing is not possible. It also indicates that informed employees have a robust thirst for quantum training – as nearly all professionals familiar with quantum computing said that they want more quantum education. Source: CLASSIQ (yahoo!finance). Classiq Research Reveals Big Demand For, and Broad Interest In, Quantum Training…
UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW LAUNCHES CENTRE FOR QUANTUM TECHNOLOGY | Its researchers have harnessed quantum physics to develop exquisitely-sensitive gravity detectors the size of a golf ball, cameras which see inside the human body with new precision, and new forms of secure communication. Now, the University of Glasgow is launching a dedicated facility for its quantum research and development projects – the Centre for Quantum Technology. Source: QUANTIC. UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW LAUNCHES CENTRE FOR QUANTUM TECHNOLOGY…
Experience the Crazy Quantum World | Mobile game “Kitty Q – a quantum adventure” released worldwide – Nominated twice for an award at launch – Great-granddaughter and grandson of Nobel Prize winner Erwin Schrödinger take over patronage Source: Universitat Wurzburg. Experience the Crazy Quantum World…
QuICS Receives Renewed Federal Funding from NIST | The Joint Center for Quantum Information and Computer Science (QuICS)—a research powerhouse focused on quantum computation, quantum communication and quantum cryptography—recently received a renewal of federal funding from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Source: Joint Center for Quantum Information and Computer Science (QuICS). QuICS Receives Renewed Federal Funding from NIST…
Science & Research
Connecting the Dots Between Material Properties and Qubit Performance | Source: Brookhaven National Laboratory. Ariana Manglaviti Connecting the Dots Between Material Properties and Qubit Performance…
Research Team Unlocks Secret Path to a Quantum Future | Source: BERKELEY LAB. Media Relations Research Team Unlocks Secret Path to a Quantum Future…
“Exotic magnetic states in miniature dimensions” published in Nature | Source: INL. INL “Exotic magnetic states in miniature dimensions” published in Nature…
Making progress towards quantum technologies based on magnetic molecule | For some time, science has been looking for viability in the development of devices based on quantum bits (qubits), basic units of a quantum computer. In magnetic materials, a possible qubit is provided by the spin-quantum property of elementary particles such as the electron. In this context, the electrical control of spin offers important advantages for the development of quantum computing and, in general, quantum technologies. Source: nanowerk. Nanowerk News Making progress towards quantum technologies based on magnetic molecule…
Heating Up Quantum Science Education With Laser Cooling | A series of interactive workshops developed by Columbia physicist Sebastian Will and STEMteachersNYC will give educators tips and tools to cover quantum science in their classrooms. Source: Columbia News. Heating Up Quantum Science Education With Laser Cooling…
TU Delft researchers realize quantum teleportation onto mechanical motion of silicon beams | Quantum technology typically employs qubits (quantum bits) consisting of, for example, single electrons, photons, or atoms. A group of TU Delft researchers has now demonstrated the ability to teleport an arbitrary qubit state from a single photon onto an optomechanical device – consisting of a mechanical structure comprising billions of atoms. Their breakthrough research, now published in Nature Photonics, enables real-world applications such as quantum internet repeater nodes while also allowing quantum mechanics itself to be studied in new ways. Source: TU Delft (PDF). TU Delft researchers realize quantum teleportation onto mechanical motion of silicon beams…
Research Team Unlocks Secret Path To A Quantum Future | In 1998, researchers including Mark Kubinec of UC Berkeley performed one of the first simple quantum computations using individual molecules. They used pulses of radio waves to flip the spins of two nuclei in a molecule, with each spin’s “up” or “down” orientation storing information in the way that a “0” or “1” state stores information in a classical data bit. In those early days of quantum computers, the combined orientation of the two nuclei – that is, the molecule’s quantum state – could only be preserved for brief periods in specially tuned environments. In other words, the system quickly lost its coherence. Control over quantum coherence is the missing step to building scalable quantum computers. Source: Public.. Research Team Unlocks Secret Path To A Quantum Future…
Electrons tango to the limit in quantum material | A team led by scientists at the US Department of Energy (DOEs)’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has found a rare quantum material in which electrons move in coordinated ways, essentially ‘dancing’. Straining this material creates an electronic band structure that sets the stage for exotic, more tightly correlated behavior – akin to tangoing – among Dirac electrons, especially mobile electric charge carriers that may someday lead to faster transistors. The team reports its results in a paper in Science Advances. Source: materialstoday. Electrons tango to the limit in quantum material…
A highly simplified way to predict quantum light-matter interactions | When light interacts with matter, for example, when a laser beam hits a two-dimensional material like graphene, it can substantially change the behavior of the material. Depending on the form of interaction between light and matter, some chemical reactions appear differently, substances turn magnetic or ferroelectric or begin to conduct electricity without any losses. In particularly thrilling cases, an actual light source may not even be necessary because the mere possibility for light to exist, i.e., its quantum equivalent, the photons, can change the behavior of matter. Theoretical scientists try to describe and predict these fascinating phenomena because they could be crucial in the development of new quantum technologies. Source: PHYS ORG. A highly simplified way to predict quantum light-matter interactions…
Exotic magnetic states in miniature dimensions | Led by scientists at Empa and the International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, an international team of researchers from Switzerland, Portugal, Germany, and Spain have succeeded in building carbon-based quantum spin chains, where they captured the emergence of one of the cornerstone models of quantum magnetism first proposed by the 2016 Nobel laureate F. D. M. Haldane in 1983. Source: nanowerk. Exotic magnetic states in miniature dimensions…
Atoms and molecules make vortex beams | A wave-like property previously only seen in beams of light and electrons has been observed for the first time in atoms and molecules. By passing beams of helium and neon through a grid of specially shaped nanoslits, researchers led by Edvardas Narevicius of Israel’s Weizmann Institute of Science succeeded in giving the beams a non-zero orbital angular momentum (OAM). The resulting structures are known vortex beams, and they could be used for fundamental physics studies such as probing the internal structure of protons. Source: physicsworld. Atoms and molecules make vortex beams…
Research Team Unlocks Secret Path to a Bright Quantum Future | In 1998, researchers including Mark Kubinec of UC Berkeley performed one of the first simple quantum computations using individual molecules. They used pulses of radio waves to flip the spins of two nuclei in a molecule, with each spin’s “up” or “down” orientation storing information in the way that a “0” or “1” state stores information in a classical data bit. In those early days of quantum computers, the combined orientation of the two nuclei – that is, the molecule’s quantum state – could only be preserved for brief periods in specially tuned environments. In other words, the system quickly lost its coherence. Control over quantum coherence is the missing step to building scalable quantum computers. Source: SciTechDaily. Research Team Unlocks Secret Path to a Bright Quantum Future…
Algorithms & Software
Cambridge Quantum Makes Quantum Natural Language Processing A Reality | Cambridge Quantum (“CQ”) today announced a quantum computing first. It released an open-source toolkit and library for a Quantum Natural Language Processing (QNLP) toolkit called lambeq. The toolkit accelerates the development of practical, real-world QNLP applications, such as automated dialogue, text mining, language translation, text-to-speech, language generation, and bioinformatics. Source: Forbes. Cambridge Quantum Makes Quantum Natural Language Processing A Reality…
Discovery of universal adversarial attacks for quantum classifiers | Artificial intelligence has achieved dramatic success over the past decade, with the triumph in predicting protein structures marked as the latest milestone. At the same time, quantum computing has also made remarkable progress in recent years. A recent breakthrough in this field is the experimental demonstration of quantum supremacy. The fusion of artificial intelligence and quantum physics gives rise to a new interdisciplinary field—-quantum artificial intelligence. Source: Tech Xplore. Discovery of universal adversarial attacks for quantum classifiers…
Trapping Sets of Quantum LDPC Codes | Iterative decoders for finite length quantum low-density parity-check (QLDPC) codes are attractive because their hardware complexity scales only linearly with the number of physical qubits. However, they are impacted by short cycles, detrimental graphical configurations known as trapping sets (TSs) present in a code graph as well as symmetric degeneracy of errors. These factors significantly degrade the decoder decoding probability performance and cause so-called error floor. In this paper, we establish a systematic methodology by which one can identify and classify quantum trapping sets (QTSs) according to their topological structure and decoder used. The conventional definition of a TS from classical error correction is generalized to address the syndrome decoding scenario for QLDPC codes. We show that the knowledge of QTSs can be used to design better QLDPC codes and decoders. Frame error rate improvements of two orders of magnitude in the error floor regime are demonstrated for some practical finite-length QLDPC codes without requiring any post-processing. Source: Quantum the open journal for quantum science. Trapping Sets of Quantum LDPC Codes..