Insider Brief Q-CTRL announced successful field trials of its quantum-assured navigation system, achieving verified commercial quantum advantage in both ground and airborne GPS-free navigation. The system, based on quantum sensors and proprietary denoising software, outperformed high-end inertial navigation systems by up to 50 times under real-world conditions. The technology has Read more…
Insider Brief: IonQ signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Japan’s G-QuAT, a division of AIST, to collaborate on advancing quantum computing technologies in Japan. The agreement enables G-QuAT to access IonQ’s Forte-class quantum computers via IonQ Cloud, supporting joint research, development, and innovation efforts. Both parties intend to focus on Read more…
Insider Brief A new Economist Impact survey finds 83% of quantum professionals believe quantum utility will be achieved within the next decade, despite persistent technical, talent, and leadership challenges. Respondents cite error correction (82%), talent shortages (75%), and lack of executive understanding (75%) as top barriers to realizing quantum’s commercial Read more…
Insider Brief The UK government has announced a £121 million investment in quantum technologies to support crimefighting, financial security, and economic growth as part of its Plan for Change. The funding will expand quantum applications across sectors like fraud detection, cybersecurity, and healthcare, while strengthening research hubs and creating career Read more…
Insider Brief A new RAND Europe report warns that overreliance on PhD-level physicists is limiting the growth of the quantum workforce and slowing commercial progress. The study calls for expanded talent pathways, including technical and non-technical roles, flexible training models, and local ecosystem development. RAND recommends coordinated action across sectors Read more…
Insider Brief Rice University researchers have made the first direct observation of a superradiant phase transition, a long-predicted quantum phenomenon, by coupling magnetic subsystems in a crystal. The team circumvented a known theoretical limitation by inducing the transition through spin interactions rather than light, confirming the effect through precise spectroscopic Read more…
Insider Brief World Quantum Day 2025, observed annually on April 14 in reference to Planck’s constant (4.14×10⁻¹⁵ eV·s), aligns this year with the United Nations’ International Year of Quantum Science and Technology, amplifying its global significance. Quantum-focused events are taking place across continents, including major industry conferences, public science fairs, Read more…
Insider Brief Dr. Bei Zeng, a former youth chess champion, shifted from competitive chess to quantum computing after witnessing IBM’s Deep Blue defeat Garry Kasparov. Now a professor at UT Dallas, Zeng focuses on the intersection of quantum information science and artificial intelligence to tackle complex scientific problems. Her work Read more…
Insider Brief: Researchers at Quantinuum developed an end-to-end quantum algorithm to estimate the Jones polynomial, implementing it on the H2-2 quantum computer with hardware-aware optimizations and error mitigation strategies. The algorithm targets a DQC1-complete problem in knot theory and uses a Fibonacci braid representation, offering a potentially more efficient path Read more…
Insider Brief Researchers at Hebrew University and Cornell University have discovered a method to significantly reduce spin decoherence in alkali-metal gases using low magnetic fields, according to Physical Review Letters. The study demonstrated an order-of-magnitude decrease in spin relaxation rates in hot cesium atoms, revealing that low magnetic fields can Read more…