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IonQ has achieved a significant breakthrough by surpassing 99.9% (three 9’s) two-qubit gate fidelity on its next-generation barium development platform. This represents a a 4X improvement over IonQ’s current commercially available systems. This milestone is a critical step toward the company’s technical roadmap of creating high-performance, enterprise-grade quantum systems, advancing the field of quantum computing. The fidelity was demonstrated using the same mechanisms employed in IonQ’s production quantum computers, helping the company understand and remove error mechanisms in larger systems. The better the native gate fidelity, the less error correction is needed. High qubit gate fidelity is essential for faster, more [...]

Anjul Loiacono has joined Elevate Quantum as Chief Commercial Officer. In her new role, Dr. Loiacono will work closely with CEO Zachary Yerushalmi and over 150 members to drive the company’s mission of making the Mountain West a hub for quantum technology. She brings significant leadership experience in the quantum, optics, and photonics industries. A LinkedIn post announcing her new position can be seen here. SemiQon has strengthened its advisory board with the appointment of two globally recognized experts, Prof. Prineha Narang and Prof. Juha Muhonen. Prof. Narang, a quantum materials expert from UCLA, will guide the company's U.S. expansion strategy, [...]

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced a $65 million investment in quantum computing to fund 10 projects with a total of 38 separate awards over a five year period. Quantum computing aims to solve large, complex problems in modern science more quickly and efficiently, surpassing the limits of today’s largest supercomputers. This investment focuses on advancements in software, control systems, and algorithms to demonstrate quantum computing’s utility for scientific research within the DOE’s mission space. This investment aims to develop a software ecosystem ready for modularity, interoperability, specialization, and performance. The titles of the 10 projects include the following: [...]

State Farm Ventures has invested in Singapore-based quantum computing software company Entropica Labs, extending the company's Series A round to a total of $5.5 million. This investment marks a significant step in the collaboration between the two companies to drive the adoption of quantum computing technology. Entropica Labs focuses on developing logical design software for quantum computing, particularly in the area of fault-tolerant quantum error correction. The additional funding will accelerate their research and product development, enabling more reliable and accurate quantum computations. Entropica’s CEO, Tommaso Demarie, expressed enthusiasm about the partnership, noting that State Farm's support will allow for testing [...]

Oxford Ionics Oxford Ionics, a leader in trapped-ion quantum computing, announced a breakthrough in quantum state preparation and measurement (SPAM), achieving world-record fidelities of 99.9993%. The novel SPAM protocol, developed in collaboration with the University of Oxford’s Department of Physics, delivers a 13x reduction in errors compared to previous approaches. This result further solidifies Oxford Ionics' position as a leader in quantum computing, having already set records in single- and two-qubit gate fidelities. The new SPAM protocol is designed to detect and discard incorrectly prepared qubits, significantly enhancing quantum system reliability. Oxford Ionics’ unique ‘Electronic Qubit Control’ system, which uses electronics [...]

Infleqtion, a leading quantum information company, has been awarded a Phase II contract to collaborate with the Australian Army in the Quantum Technology Challenge (QTC). The project will focus on developing quantum physically unclonable functions (QPUFs) to enhance the reliability and security of quantum systems, providing protection against potential threats such as device spoofing. Infleqtion, alongside Sydney-based Diraq, aims to advance quantum computing security and trust. The collaboration builds on Infleqtion’s success in QTC 2023, where the company showcased quantum solutions for military operational challenges. Infleqtion will design and evaluate prototype QPUF codes, leveraging its proprietary Superstaq software and cold atom [...]

EPB Quantum Network℠, powered by Qubitekk, is hosting Oak Ridge National Laboratory's (ORNL) first commercial quantum network run. ORNL is testing its Automatic Polarization Compensation (APC) technology, which helps maintain the integrity of quantum data transmission by compensating for environmental disruptions like temperature fluctuations. The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC) is also participating, becoming the first U.S. university with a permanent connection to a commercial quantum network. APC is essential for reliable quantum communication and is being trialed on EPB’s network, utilizing UTC’s node for real-world testing. ORNL Director Stephen Streiffer emphasized the importance of this partnership for validating lab-developed [...]

The Chicago Quantum Exchange (CQE) has performed a study of over 5,000 quantum job postings that were made on the QED-C and Quantum Computing Report websites in the 2018 to 2023 time frame to ascertain what educational levels the hiring organizations were looking for. Although some my believe that one needs a PhD in order to work in the quantum industry, the CQE study found that this was not the case. By examining the job postings, they determine when a particular job required a PhD, Masters, BS, Associates or other form of education. The CQE study also talked to some hiring [...]

The world's first integrated quantum communication network (2021, January 6) Figure Credit: University of Science and Technology of China By Amara Graps New trends are appearing in China’s quantum technology strengths. A Decade of Quantum Communication Leadership For a decade, China has been a world leader in Quantum Communication-Networks, with a scorecard of successes, as seen in QCR’s article: Quantum Communication- Large Activity but Small Investments. For example, China operates the world’s largest QKD network, with an original 2000 km, longitudinal backbone, which connects metropolitan QKD networks.  Its QKD networks, additionally, include hundreds of kilometers of transverse backbones, and two satellites, [...]