Mohamed Abdel-Kareem

A research team from the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at KAIST, led by Professor Jihan Kim, has developed a new framework for designing multicomponent porous materials (MTVs) using quantum computers. The team addressed the challenge of designing complex MTV structures, where the number of possible combinations increases exponentially, making it difficult for conventional methods to predict properties. The research was published online in the Journal of the American Chemical Society (ACS Central Science). The framework converts the complex porous structure into a network (graph) that can be expressed in terms of qubits, allowing a quantum computer to solve the [...]

Google Quantum AI has been selected to participate in the DARPA Quantum Benchmarking Initiative (QBI). The QBI aims to assess quantum computing approaches to determine if a utility-scale, fault-tolerant computer can be built by 2033. The program provides rigorous, third-party benchmarking, a specialized capability for the quantum industry. Google Quantum AI will partner with DARPA and its technical experts, who will act as a validator for its approach. This collaboration aligns with Google’s mission to build quantum computing systems for complex problems in fields such as medicine, energy, and machine learning. The QBI program is a U.S. government initiative focused on [...]

QuEra Computing, a developer of neutral-atom quantum computers, has announced a new investment from NVentures (NVIDIA’s venture capital arm), which expands its $230 million Series B round. This funding is intended to accelerate QuEra’s development toward fault-tolerant neutral-atom computers and support its mission to deliver quantum-accelerated supercomputing. The collaboration pairs QuEra’s neutral-atom architecture with NVIDIA’s accelerated computing stack. A QuEra computer of the Gemini-class is installed next to NVIDIA H100 GPUs in Japan’s ABCI-Q system, integrated by the NVIDIA CUDA-Q software platform. This setup creates a national testbed for fault-tolerant algorithms and quantum workflows. QuEra will also collaborate with NVIDIA on [...]

Horizon Quantum Computing Pte. Ltd., a developer of quantum software tools, and dMY Squared Technology Group, Inc. (dMY Squared), a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company, have entered into a definitive business combination agreement. The transaction values Horizon Quantum at approximately US$503 million. When the transaction closes, the publicly traded company will be named Horizon Quantum Holdings Ltd. and is expected to be listed on Nasdaq under the ticker “HQ”. Horizon Quantum develops a hardware-agnostic software platform to bridge the gaps between quantum hardware and applications. The company’s technology stack is designed to simplify the creation of quantum software, automate quantum [...]

Infleqtion, a neutral-atom quantum technology company, and Churchill Capital Corp X (NASDAQ: CCCX), a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company, have entered into a definitive business combination agreement. Upon closing, the combined company will operate as Infleqtion and is expected to be listed on a leading North American exchange under the ticker "INFQ." The transaction values Infleqtion at a pre-money equity value of $1.8 billion. The transaction is expected to provide over $540 million of gross proceeds to Infleqtion, including over $125 million of incremental financing via a common stock PIPE (Private Investment in Public Equity). This PIPE was raised from [...]

IonQ has announced several key leadership appointments. Inder M. Singh has been named Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer. Singh, formerly CFO of Arm, will oversee IonQ's financial strategy and operations. In connection with his appointment, he has stepped down from IonQ's Board of Directors. In other board news, Jim Frankola, former CFO of Ariba and Cloudera, and William "Bill" Teuber Jr., former Vice Chairman of EMC, have both been appointed to IonQ's Board of Directors. Frankola brings extensive cloud and enterprise software expertise, while Teuber's background in finance and large-scale enterprise technology will support IonQ's growth. A news release [...]

Qubic, a quantum technology company, has secured a $925,000 CAD ($687K USD) grant from the Government of Canada through its department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) and the FABrIC program, administered by the Canadian Microelectronics Corporation (CMC). The funding will support a $2.5 million project to develop cryogenic amplifiers made from quantum materials. This initiative aims to address thermal barriers that impede the development of utility-scale quantum computers. Most quantum computers operate in a cryogenic environment where heat generated by electronics can disrupt system function and limit qubit scalability. Qubic's quantum amplifier technology is intended to reduce heat dissipation by 10,000x, with [...]

The University of Chicago and its partners have been awarded a $4 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to enter the next phase of the Quantum Advantage-Class Trapped Ion System (QACTI) project. The multi-university partnership, formally known as the National Quantum Virtual Laboratory (NQVL), is led by Duke University and aims to design a quantum supercomputer with broad scientific and educational access. The QACTI project is now entering its second phase with two primary targets: building a 60-qubit "proof of concept" machine by 2029 and a 256-qubit ion trap computer by 2033. Fred Chong, a professor at the University [...]

IonQ (NYSE: IONQ), in collaboration with Element Six, a De Beers Group company, has developed high-quality, quantum-grade diamond films. These films are compatible with standard semiconductor manufacturing techniques, representing an advancement in creating hardware for building large-scale quantum networks and clustered computing. The advancement overcomes a previous limitation where the stringent material requirements for producing diamond-based devices restricted fabrication to bespoke, R&D-scale techniques not viable for reliable, at-scale production. The new approach allows for the bonding of quantum-grade diamond films onto common substrates like silicon and silicon nitride. This enables two capabilities: foundry compatibility, where synthetic diamond quantum devices can be [...]

A team of physicists at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s Racah Institute of Physics, in collaboration with scientists from Los Alamos National Laboratory, has developed a new approach for quantum encryption. The research, published in PRX Quantum, introduces a practical solution for quantum key distribution (QKD) that is designed to work with imperfect light sources, addressing a challenge of building ideal single-photon sources. The team, which includes PhD students Yuval Bloom and Yoad Ordan, developed two new protocols: a truncated decoy state protocol and a heralded purification protocol. These protocols were applied to sub-Poissonian photon sources based on quantum dots. Simulations [...]