Insider Brief NSF’s Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships has launched the Tech Labs initiative to support independent, full-time research teams tackling technical challenges that are difficult for universities or industry labs to address alone, and is seeking public input through a Request for Information. The initiative will provide operational Read more…
Bill Wisotsky, Principal Quantum Systems Architect at SAS, joins Yuval to discuss SAS’s vendor-agnostic, hybrid approach to quantum and analytics. Highlights include D-Wave warm-starts that let SAS prove optimal kidney-exchange solutions in seconds, as well as QML pilots for fraud and bankruptcy modeling and disaster response. He shares a pragmatic Read more…
Insider Brief Google and the UK government will give researchers access to the company’s Willow quantum chip to identify potential real-world applications, according to the BBC. Scientists can submit proposals and work with Google and the National Quantum Computing Centre to design and run experiments on the hardware. The partnership Read more…
Insider Brief Researchers from Sandia National Laboratories, the University of Arkansas, and Dartmouth College report that adding tiny amounts of tin and silicon to the barriers of a germanium-based quantum well unexpectedly boosted electrical mobility, improving how efficiently the device can transmit information. The findings, published in Advanced Electronic Materials, Read more…
Insider Brief India has released a national roadmap to become a top-three global quantum power by 2035, outlining plans to scale domestic hardware, dominate quantum software markets, and deploy the technology across strategic and civilian sectors. The report sets targets including at least 10 globally competitive quantum startups generating over Read more…
Insider Brief The UK is funding development of the world’s first fully mobile quantum-enabled MEG brain scanner to measure real-time effects of blast exposure on military personnel at training sites. The mobile system, which uses quantum-based optically pumped magnetometers (OPMs) to measure tiny magnetic fields generated by brain activity with Read more…
Insider Brief Florida has launched Florida Quantum, a privately led statewide initiative designed to position the state as a major hub for quantum technology and attract companies, researchers, and investors. The initiative will coordinate public–private partners, offer companies a single point of entry, and build an ecosystem spanning research, commercial Read more…