December 2024

Insider Brief Researchers have developed a highly sensitive chemical detection system by combining quantum sensing with droplet microfluidics, enabling precise measurements with minimal sample volumes. The platform uses nanodiamonds containing nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers encapsulated in microscopic liquid droplets, which improve measurement stability, reduce noise, and lower costs compared to single-crystal Read more…

Insider Brief: Banco Sabadell successfully completed a four-month pilot project with Accenture and QuSecure to integrate post-quantum cryptography technologies into its infrastructure in order to safegaurd financial data against potential quantum threats. The project used QuSecure’s software for encryption agility and open-source libraries, modernizing the bank’s cryptographic systems without requiring Read more…

Insider Brief Dan Caruso, a technology pioneer and investor, believes the timing and location are right for quantum technologies, driven by growing investor interest and Colorado’s thriving quantum ecosystem. Caruso highlights the convergence of quantum computing and artificial intelligence (AI) as a game-changing trend, with quantum already enhancing AI systems Read more…

Insider Brief Google’s quantum chip Willow solved a computational problem in under five minutes, sparking debates about its implications for the multiverse theory. Hartmut Neven suggested the chip’s performance aligns with the multiverse interpretation of quantum mechanics, but critics argue alternative explanations suffice. The task, Random Circuit Sampling, showcases quantum Read more…

Insider Brief: SDT and a team from Pusan National University are developing a compact, rack-mountable quantum entangled photon pair light source technology for commercialization, focusing on applications in quantum communication, cryptography, and information processing. The technology, transferred to SDT in early 2024, offers a photon spectral width 1/1000th narrower and Read more…

Insider Brief: SDT, LG Electronics, KRISS, and Korea University signed an MOU to advance neutral atom-based quantum computing technology, focusing on industry-academia-research cooperation and encouraging ecosystem growth. KRISS and Korea University will develop neutral atom-based QPUs, LG Electronics will oversee middleware development and integration, and SDT will focus on hardware Read more…

Insider Brief Researchers from Technische Universität Wien and Freie Universität Berlin developed a hybrid quantum-classical AI that successfully played Pong and Breakout, demonstrating potential for quantum reinforcement learning. The hybrid model matched classical performance in Pong and achieved 84% of the classical model’s score in Breakout, reducing the gap to Read more…

“The Superposition Guy’s Podcast”, hosted by Yuval Boger, Chief Commercial Officer at QuEra Computing Yianni Gamvros and Iordanis Kerenidis, co-founders of Quantum Signals, a new startup focusing on B2B software for financial services, are interviewed by Yuval Boger. Yianni and Iordanis discuss their strategy of building classical AI pipelines to Read more…

Insider Brief In a study, Classiq scientists show how EDA-inspired method reduces qubit and two-qubit gate requirements by orders of magnitude, a step the team writes could make complex quantum programs scalable for real-world applications. The synthesis engine dynamically optimizes quantum algorithms by abstracting high-level functional models, enabling flexibility across Read more…