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Zurich Instruments has named Andrea Orzati as its new Chief Executive Officer. He succeeds company founder Sadik Hafizovic and will work to continue the company's progress in scaling up. Previously, he was the Vice President Sales & Marketing and Executive Board Member of sensor company Sensiron where he spent 15 years. He also has prior experience at TEQABLE AG, u-blox, and ETH Zurich. A press release announcing his joining the company has been posted on Zurich Instrument's web site here. Oxford Quantum Circuits has named Gerald Mullaly as interim CEO succeeding Dr. Ilana Wisby who helped spin the business out from Oxford [...]

One of the big challenges for achieving high performing fault tolerant quantum computers is coming up with a way of scaling the number of qubits to the hundreds of thousands or millions of qubits that will be needed to create a usable number of error corrected qubits. Although some approaches, such as quantum dots, may be able to fit a large number of qubits on one chip, they can run into other challenges such as wiring complexity and handling the heat load within the cryostat of the large number of qubits. So many researchers are looking at ways of implementing these [...]

The US has 10 federal quantum research centers and four of them are in or near Chicago (California has only two). That’s only one reason the city was named a U.S. Regional and Innovation Technology Hub for quantum tech. Science writer Meredith Fore covers the quantum scene including national labs, universities and startups for the Chicago Quantum Exchange. She shares stories of scientists and technical advances in the region. Transcript [00:00:00] Veronica: Hello, and welcome to the Quantum Spin by HKA. I'm Veronica Combs. I'm a writer and an editor here at the agency. I get to talk every day with [...]

By Michael Baczyk On-Premise Deployments on the Rise The past month alone has seen several significant deals that showcase the increasing adoption of on-premise quantum computers. IBM announced that the Japanese research institute Riken has chosen to install an IBM Quantum System Two processor at its facility, which will be integrated with Riken's Fugaku supercomputer. The project has attracted funding from Japan's New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) and will involve collaborators such as SoftBank, the University of Tokyo, and Osaka University. Meanwhile, QuEra Computing secured a substantial order worth 6.5 billion yen ($41M USD) from Japan's National Institute [...]

Diagram of the Setup Terra Quantum Used in this Experiment. Credit: Terra Quantum One of the current issues with Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) is the limitation of how far a quantum signal can be carried over a lossy fiber optic cable before it becomes unusable. With classical optical networking, this problem is solved using classical repeater technology that measures an incoming optical stream and then regenerates it to send it on to the next link in the chain. However, the approach used in these classical repeaters won't work with a quantum signal because of the No-cloning theorem. Nonetheless, people are testing [...]

By Michael Baczyk What is the Stanford Center for Responsible Quantum Technology? On May 20, 2024, the Stanford Center for Responsible Quantum Technology hosted its 2nd Annual Stanford Responsible Quantum Technology Conference with a focus on Quantum Simulation. The event was a unique blend of art, music, and quantum technology discussions, creating an immersive atmosphere that encouraged open dialogue. The Stanford Center for Responsible Quantum Technology, founded by Mauritz Kop and part of the Stanford Program in Law, Science & Technology, is an institution dedicated to investigating the societal implications of quantum technologies. The Center brings together a diverse, multidisciplinary community [...]

Anant Sanchetee has joined Quantinuum as VP, Marketing & Communications. Before joining Quantinuum he was Head of Marketing and Communications at IonQ and has over two decades of sales, communications, and marketing experience at companies including Meta where he was Head of Brand & Product Marketing for several of their product lines as well as several other technology related companies. A LinkedIn post announcing his starting the new position at Quantinuum can be accessed here. Sumit Kapur will become the Chief Financial Officer at Zapata AI, effective May 20, 2024. He will help to drive the company's financial strategy, capital allocations, [...]

Map of the Quantum Communications Fiber Used in this Experiment. Credit: AWS There have been a number of quantum networking testbeds created over the past few years (see our article listing them here), but Harvard University and the Amazon Web Services Center for Quantum Networking (AWS CQN) have created one with a new twist. A key technology that several quantum communications researchers are working to develop is called a Quantum Memory. This is a device that can receive a qubit and hold it for an extended period of time for use in the future. What Harvard and AWS CQN have create [...]