Santa Claus might have more in common with quantum physicists than we ever imagined. A study published on arXiv explores how the jolly gift-bringer’s Christmas Eve deliveries could serve as an engaging analogy for one of quantum mechanics’ most fascinating concepts: quantum teleportation. Santa may even get a chance to Read more…
Insider Brief Macquarie University researchers have discovered that supermarket grapes, due to their water content, can enhance microwave magnetic fields, potentially advancing the development of compact and cost-effective quantum sensors. The team demonstrated how nitrogen-vacancy centres in nano-diamonds, used as quantum sensors, detect twice as strong microwave magnetic fields when Read more…
Insider Brief SEALSQ Corp, through its QUASARS project, is advancing Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) with hybrid solutions and quantum-resistant hardware to secure critical systems like IoT and blockchain networks against quantum threats. As quantum computing evolves, SEALSQ addresses vulnerabilities in Bitcoin’s cryptographic framework by developing solutions to mitigate risks such as Read more…
Insider Brief: In collaboration with D-Wave and QuantumBasel, Hermes Germany is testing quantum annealing to optimize delivery logistics. This approach encodes logistics challenges into a quantum system, simultaneously evaluating solutions to efficiently manage routing, scheduling, and constraints. The project compares quantum and classical systems using key metrics like route length, Read more…
Insider Brief Rigetti Computing launched its flagship 84-qubit Ankaa-3 quantum computer, featuring a major hardware redesign and achieving significant milestones, including a 99.0% median iSWAP gate fidelity and 99.5% median fSim gate fidelity. The Ankaa-3 system, available on Rigetti’s Quantum Cloud Services platform and soon on Amazon Braket and Microsoft Read more…
Quantum hype or an aware quantum workforce? Quantum experiment or quantum use case? AI or Quantum AI? Over the past year, the quantum industry has matured, possibly not completely matured, but quantum has moved rapidly from a lab curiosity and marketing tagline for new products — like Powerball Quantum Dishwasher Read more…
Insider Brief Researchers successfully implemented the color code, an alternative quantum error correction method, on superconducting qubits that could one day reduce logical errors and perform efficient operations with fewer resources than the surface code. The study achieved a 1.56-fold reduction in logical error rates, fidelities exceeding 99% for magic Read more…
Insider Brief: The Australian Government’s Critical Technologies Challenge Program offers up to AU$5 million (approximately $3.1 million) in funding to accelerate the commercialization of quantum technologies through two-stage grants for feasibility and demonstrator projects. The program focuses on addressing national challenges, including enhancing biosecurity, improving healthcare for First Nations peoples, Read more…
Insider Brief A recent study published in Nature demonstrates a more efficient method for using quantum computers to simulate materials, potentially reducing computational resource requirements and aiding industries like energy, manufacturing, and technology. The research introduces the use of pseudopotentials to simplify simulations of atomic core interactions, improving accuracy while Read more…
“The Superposition Guy’s Podcast”, hosted by Yuval Boger, Chief Commercial Officer at QuEra Computing Yuval Boger interviews Jannes Stubbeman, co-founder and CEO of Aqora, a platform aimed at creating a “Kaggle for Quantum” by providing an operating system for both in-person and online hackathons in the quantum computing space. Jannes Read more…