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By Carolyn Mathas Two new quantum funding deals were just secured, Nanofiber Quantum Technologies Inc. (NanoQT), raised $8.5m and Paris-based ColibriTD closed €1M ($1.6M USD). Venture capital was the source of both deals.    NanoQT’s focus is on fiber connectable quantum computing hardware based on a unique nanofiber cavity Quantum Electrodynamics (QED) technology. The company’s quantum processing unit (QPU) uses neutral atoms and photons as qubits that can process and store quantum information while communicating with other QPUs. The result is greater scalability compared to traditional implementation methods. According to Dr. Masahi Hirose, CEO and co-founder, “With the funding, our primary objective is [...]

Picture of a SBQuantum Magnetic Sensor. Credit: SBQuantum Many governments and other parties are very interested in developing navigation systems as an alternative to Global Navigational Satellite Systems (GNSS) such as the GPS system. These could be used for situations where the GNSS system is unavailable due to radio interference, jamming or other reasons. One alternative being researched is to use sensitive magnetic sensors to map the earth's magnetic field and then use a sensor on a ship or airplane to sense the magnetic field as it travels. This approach takes advantage of the fact that the earth's magnetic field is [...]

By Yuval Boger, Chief Marketing Officer, QuEra Computing Quantum computing, with its potential to solve complex problems beyond the reach of classical systems, is poised to revolutionize the High-Performance Computing (HPC) landscape. As an HPC manager, integrating quantum computing into your center can be a game-changer, but it requires careful consideration. Here are twelve key aspects to consider: 1. Use Cases and Benefits The first step in your quantum journey is to identify specific use cases where quantum computing can provide significant benefits. Understanding these use cases will help you align quantum capabilities with the needs of your HPC center and [...]

Wolfram Research is a private 36 year old company that provides a variety of technical software products. Its lead product is called Mathematica which is a software system with built-in libraries and capabilities for many areas of technical computing including neural networks, machine learning, image processing, geometry, data science, visualizations and much more. They have recently started to offer products for the quantum computing market and have created a Quantum Computational Framework that provides Interaction directly with various quantum platforms. Now, they are providing support for QuEra's quantum computing capabilities directly within the Mathematica environment. Users can create and execute quantum [...]

by Doug Finke and David Shaw Last June, Microsoft announced a roadmap to a quantum supercomputer that consisted of six stages as shown below: Overall View of Microsoft’s Roadmap for Developing a Topological Based Quantum Computing. Credit: Microsoft They indicated that they had completed the first stage, Create and control Majoranas, and had provided technical data in a paper published in the Physical Review B titled InAs-Al hybrid devices passing the topological gap protocol. We wanted to better understand the subsequent steps in this roadmap and talked to Dr. Chetan Nayak, Technical Fellow at Microsoft, who explained it to us in [...]

FedLearn is a provider of AI-based adaptive online learning to train U.S. government employees on various topics. They have partnered with SandboxAQ to create a self-paced, two-hour online course provides an overview of the key opportunities, challenges and risks in quantum technology research and development. Key topics the course covers include the following: Basic principles of quantum science, presented in a non-technical manner  Key opportunities, challenges and risks in quantum technology for the public sector Several key technologies of interest to the public sector, including quantum sensing, quantum simulation and quantum-resistant cybersecurity How to properly evaluate and compare the value of quantum technologies (hardware and software) [...]

Rigetti Fab-1 in Fremont, California. Credit: Rigetti Computing Rigetti Computing is one of the few quantum companies that has built up a new semiconductor-style wafer fabrication plant to build the chips that they need for their systems. Other companies have used university or other laboratory clean rooms or have contracted with a major semiconductor foundry such as GlobalFoundries to have their chips fabricated. The company commissioned this facility, which they call Fab-1 and is located in Fremont, California, in 2016. They have used it to build multiple generations of their processing chip. One advantage they cite to this approach is that [...]