Latest Quantum Industry & Ecosystem News
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Dec- 2020 -8 DecemberIndustry & Ecosystem News
China’s Jiuzhang Achieves Photonic Quantum Advantage
A team of Chinese scientists has announced a breakthrough in quantum computing with the development of Jiuzhang, a photonic quantum processor that achieved a major computational milestone. In experiments reported on December 3, 2020, Jiuzhang completed in 200 seconds a mathematical problem that researchers estimate would take a classical supercomputer on the order of 2.5 billion years to solve.
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Oct- 2020 -1 OctoberIndustry & Ecosystem News
D-Wave’s 5,000+ Qubit Quantum Computer “Advantage”
Vancouver-area company D-Wave Systems - the world’s first commercial quantum computing firm - launched its Advantage quantum annealer, boasting over 5,000 qubits and a radically expanded 15-way qubit connectivity. This machine marked a leap from its previous 2,000-qubit system and demonstrated that D-Wave’s unique quantum annealing architecture can scale in qubit count and complexity. CEO Alan Baratz highlighted that despite…
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Feb- 2020 -1 FebruaryIndustry & Ecosystem News
Switzerland Maps Out a National Quantum Strategy
The Swiss Science Council released a landmark white paper on quantum technologies, outlining a national strategy to capitalize on Switzerland’s strengths in quantum computing, communication, sensing, and cryptography. This roadmap calls for greater coordination and investment across government, academia, and industry to ensure the country remains at the forefront of the “second quantum revolution.” Key focus areas include scaling up…
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Oct- 2019 -26 OctoberIndustry & Ecosystem News
Google’s Sycamore Achieves Quantum Supremacy
Google announced that its 53-qubit quantum processor, Sycamore, has achieved a long-anticipated milestone known as “quantum supremacy.” In a paper published in Nature, the Google AI Quantum team reported that Sycamore performed a specific computation in approximately 200 seconds – a task they estimated would take the world’s fastest classical supercomputer at least 10,000 years to complete.
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Dec- 2018 -29 DecemberPolicy, Standards & Regulation News
U.S. National Quantum Initiative Act
On December 21, 2018, the United States solidified its commitment to quantum technology advancement by enacting the H.R.6227 – National Quantum Initiative Act. Passed with near-unanimous support from both houses of Congress, this landmark legislation outlines a comprehensive 10-year plan aimed at maintaining and enhancing U.S. leadership in quantum technologies. Key Provisions of the National Quantum Initiative Act: Establishment of…
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Nov- 2018 -1 NovemberPolicy, Standards & Regulation News
EU Launches Quantum Technologies Flagship
On October 29, 2018, following the Quantum Manifesto published in 2016, the European Commission officially kicked off its ambitious Quantum Technologies Flagship initiative, marking a significant step in Europe’s commitment to quantum technology development. The initiative, backed by the European Commission, allocates over €1 billion in funding to support more than 5,000 of Europe’s leading quantum technology researchers over the…
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Feb- 2018 -9 FebruaryIndustry & Ecosystem News
The Argument Against Quantum Computers
And now for something different from our regular programming. Quanta Magazine just published an interesting article, “The Argument Against Quantum Computers,” by Katia Moskvitch. The article discusses Gil Kalai’s skepticism about the feasibility of quantum computers. Kalai, a mathematician, argues that quantum computers will struggle with noise and error correction, making them impractical. He believes that the inherent noise in…
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