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When Rigetti Computing released their Q3 financial report, they mentioned that they had developed a 9 qubit QPU chip and had sold one to the Superconducting Quantum Materials and Systems Center (SQMS) at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory and sold another one to an unnamed U.S. national laboratory. The company has now given a name of Novera to this product and announced it is now available for other customers.a The product consists of a chip with 9 qubits arranged in a 3x3 matrix that used tunable couplers along with a second chip with 5 qubits without tunable couplers intended for testing [...]

Quantum Facility in the EPB Building. Credit: EPB The EPB Quantum Network℠ powered by Qubitekk announced that Qunnect has joined as their first customer and the University of Tennessee Chattanooga (UTC) as the first academic institution connected to their network. Qunnect develops core technologies needed for scalable quantum-secure communication and has commercialized the world’s first quantum memory. Qunnect is seeking to demonstrate interoperability between quantum component providers on a dedicated commercial network infrastructure. Their devices will need to work with devices provided by Qubitekk. Qunnect's hardware is also used with the GothamQ network in New York, a 50 kilometer network that connects the [...]

The HNü 240 camera to be Used for Seeing the Qubits A new project is set to advance the field of quantum computing by developing imaging systems to measure qubit states, a crucial capability for scaling quantum computers. Quantum computers are built on quantum bits or qubits, which currently lack the power to unlock real-world applications. To overcome this, the quantity and quality of qubits must increase, along with the optical and electronic systems required to operate with qubits and interpret the results. Steve Brierley, CEO and Founder at Riverlane, emphasized the need to reach a scale where quantum computers can [...]

Colorized Picture of a Bose-Einstein Condensate. Credit: NIST By Brian N. Siegelwax "I'm So Excited" Why Manipulating Bose-Einstein Condensate is Exciting for the Quantum Community The opportunity to experiment with the fifth state of matter (along with solid, liquid, gas, and plasma) ought to be personally exciting for just about anyone. But just in case it isn’t, this article is going to explore the commercial applications of quantum matter research. First things first, Bose-Einstein condensates (BEC) are formed when atoms, which are suspended inside an ultra-high vacuum chamber, are cooled to billionths-of-a-degree (nK) above absolute zero. A fraction of the atoms [...]

The team successfully executed large-scale algorithms on an error-corrected quantum computer utilizing 48 logical qubits. This represents a significant advance over previous demonstrations, which were limited to one or two logical qubits. This breakthrough signifies a transition from the era of physical qubits to the era of logical, error-corrected qubits, marking a new era in scalable fault-tolerant quantum computing. The research demonstrates enhanced computation stability and reliability through quantum error correction, operating logical qubits with a fidelity superior to the component physical qubits. The fidelity improves as the code distance increases, allowing the correction of more errors. Key developments that enabled [...]

Multiverse Computing, in collaboration with Moody's Analytics, has launched QFStudio, a Software as a Service (SaaS) platform. This initiative, announced in San Sebastián, Spain, combines Multiverse's expertise in quantum algorithms with Moody's extensive experience in risk management. The platform is tailored to offer quantum computing solutions for applications in machine learning, optimization, and financial simulations.The QFStudioTM platform is notable for its:Benchmarking Tools: Allowing comparisons between classical and quantum solutions for finance-related applications.Integration Ease: With web and API accessibility, it integrates smoothly with existing systems.Quantum Efficiency: Facilitating the use of more effective quantum algorithms where they outperform classical ones. The collaboration leverages [...]

Once again, the Unitary Fund has surveyed a wide variety of users to help the industry gain a better understanding of the who the users are, what tools and software they are using, and the strengths and needs of the ecosystem. The survey covers areas including user demographics, programming languages used, experience level, cloud services used, OSS (Open Source Software) development and research, community and resources, diversity and inclusion, and other things. The survey received 798 responses from a broad audience ranging from business leader to hobbyist, people from 56 countries, who worked at academic institutions, enterprises, startups, government labs, and [...]

At its annual Quantum Summit in New York, IBM unveiled its quantum roadmap for both hardware and software through the next 10 years. It represents a continuation of the roadmaps they have presented but also promises a disruptive leap for 2024. Entering a New Era of Quantum Utility IBM views the quantum journey as divided into three eras. The first, the era of emergence,  they date from their first cloud machine in 2016. The second, the era of utility which IBM believes is starting now is when quantum computers are able to solve problems beyond brute force classical simulation. The third, [...]

In April 2021, the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) announced a Quantum Benchmarking program to estimate the long-term utility of quantum computers by creating new benchmarks that can quantify progress towards specific computational challenges. Additionally, the program will estimate the hardware-specific resources required to achieve different levels of benchmark performance. We had previously reported (see here and here) on several Phase I awards that were made last year. DARPA has now started providing awards for Phase II of the program for certain teams to continue work on this project. Rigetti Computing, along with a team including the University of [...]