A selection of the most important recent news, articles, and papers about Quantum.
General News, Articles, and Analyses
Data Centers Getting Secure Connections via Quantum | AI Business
https://aibusiness.com/cybersecurity/data-centers-getting-secure-connections-via-quantum
Author: Berenice Baker
(Tuesday, September 17, 2024) “BT Group, Equinix and Toshiba have announced plans to provide quantum secure connectivity between Equinix data centers in London and Slough to protect organizations’ data against future quantum attacks.”
RIT receives $9.6 million award to improve quantum system networking initiatives | RIT
https://www.rit.edu/news/rit-receives-96-million-award-improve-quantum-system-networking-initiatives
(Thursday, September 19, 2024) “Rochester Institute of Technology has been awarded $9.6 million from the Northeast Regional Defense Technology Hub (NORDTECH) to advance quantum chip technologies. The focus will be on scaling the power of quantum systems by entangling them across a photonic network.”
France Taps Quantum Computing for Aerospace Design | Enter Quantum
https://www.iotworldtoday.com/quantum/france-taps-quantum-computing-for-aerospace-design
Author: Berenice Baker
(Thursday, September 19, 2024) “Quantum computing company Alice & Bob and aerospace company Thales are developing advanced quantum algorithms to design next-generation aerospace equipment. The collaboration, backed by a $2.9 million investment under the French government’s France 2030 initiative, aims to prepare for the next generation of fault-tolerant quantum computers (FTQCs).”
D-Wave and Staque Announce Strategic Partnership to Accelerate Annealing Quantum Computing Adoption Across the Middle East
(Friday, September 20, 2024) “D-Wave Quantum Inc. (NYSE: QBTS) (“D-Wave” or the “Company”), a leader in quantum computing systems, software, and services and the world’s first commercial supplier of quantum computers, and Staque, a leading consulting and development practice in AI, blockchain and quantum computing, announced a new strategic partnership aimed at accelerating the commercial adoption of annealing quantum computing across the Middle East.”
Brookhaven Lab’s New Qubit Architecture Could Change Quantum Computing Forever
(Saturday, September 21, 2024) “Scientists at the Brookhaven National Laboratory are revolutionizing quantum computing by developing a new qubit architecture more suitable for mass production. This novel design utilizes constriction junctions that are compatible with existing semiconductor manufacturing processes, potentially easing the production of quantum computers.”
Pasqal and Université de Sherbrooke Partner to Advance Quantum Computing Research and Education
(Tuesday, September 24, 2024) “Pasqal, a global leader in neutral-atom quantum computing, and Université de Sherbrooke (UdeS) have signed an agreement to collaborate on advancing quantum computing education and research. This partnership aims to develop educational materials, train a quantum-ready workforce and enable groundbreaking research using Pasqal’s quantum technologies.”
Analysis and Insights from The Futurum Group
Quantum in Context: IBM’s New Qiskit Functions Accelerate Development
Author: Dr. Bob Sutor
(Tuesday, September 17, 2024) “IBM’s introduction of Qiskit Functions marks an attempt by the company to produce a catalog of cloud services for quantum computing that depends on the company’s own Qiskit Runtime. Will it be populated by a rich selection of quantum application, circuit, and control code that will attract and keep more developers on the platform?”
Quantum in Context: Quantinuum Announces 5-Year Roadmap to Apollo
https://futurumgroup.com/insights/quantum-in-context-quantinuum-announces-5-year-roadmap-to-apollo/
Author: Dr. Bob Sutor
(Friday, September 20, 2024) “Completing the quest to reach Practical Quantum Advantage (PQA), where quantum plus classical computers significantly outperform classical systems alone, is the goal of every quantum computing company. Quantinuum plans to rapidly progress toward this over the next five years by introducing fault tolerance at scale.”
Quantum Computing Benchmarks – Too Soon?
https://futurumgroup.com/insights/quantum-computing-benchmarks-too-soon/
Author: Dr. Bob Sutor
(Sunday, September 29, 2024) “Is there any point in having quantum benchmarks right now? Are the systems too small to extrapolate their performance to the powerful machines we will eventually need?”