Latest Quantum Industry & Ecosystem News
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Apr- 2024 -4 AprilIndustry
Microsoft Announces Record Breaking Logical Qubit Results
Microsoft and Quantinuum have announced a major quantum computing breakthrough: the creation of the most reliable logical qubits on record, with error rates 800 times lower than those of physical qubits. In an achievement unveiled on April 3, 2024, the teams reported running over 14,000 quantum circuit trials without a single uncorrected error. This accomplishment was made possible by combining…
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Jan- 2024 -18 JanuaryIndustry
NATO publishes first Quantum Technologies Strategy, pledging a “quantum-ready” Alliance and a shift to quantum-safe crypto
NATO has released a public summary of its first Quantum Technologies Strategy, signalling that the Alliance now treats quantum as more than a long-term science project: it’s a near-term driver of military advantage, a cybersecurity risk, and a locus of strategic competition. The 5‑minute official text (dated 16 January 2024) frames quantum technologies as potentially transformative across sensing, imaging, positioning/navigation/timing…
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15 JanuaryIndustry
Origin Quantum’s Wukong: China’s 72-Qubit Processor
In a major milestone for China’s quantum tech ambitions, Hefei-based startup Origin Quantum has unveiled “Wukong,” a 72-qubit superconducting quantum processor. Launched on January 6, 2024, this third-generation quantum computer is China’s first home-grown superconducting quantum computer and the most advanced of its kind in the country. The system – named after the Monkey King Sun Wukong (famed for “72…
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Dec- 2023 -28 DecemberIndustry
IBM Unveils Next-Gen 133-Qubit ‘Heron’ Quantum Processor
IBM has announced a new superconducting quantum processor, code-named “Heron,” featuring 133 qubits and a host of architectural advances. The IBM Quantum Heron chip was unveiled at the IBM Quantum Summit 2023 as the company’s latest milestone in its quantum computing roadmap. IBM touts Heron as a next-generation processor that delivers significantly improved performance and reliability compared to its predecessors.…
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22 DecemberQuantum Security & PQC
2023 Quantum Threat Timeline Report Published
Dr. Michele Mosca, a prominent figure in the field of quantum computing and cryptography, and one of the most prominent voices advocating for active preparation of industries and governments for the quantum era regularly publishes a survey of global quantum computing experts on their Q-Day predictions. The latest report, “The 2023 Quantum Threat Timeline Report,” was just published. The report…
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11 DecemberIndustry
IBM Unveils Condor: 1,121‑Qubit Quantum Processor
IBM has announced “Condor,” a superconducting quantum processor with a record-breaking 1,121 qubits – the largest of its kind to date. Unveiled at the IBM Quantum Summit 2023, Condor marks the first quantum chip to surpass 1,000 qubits, a milestone many in the field have eyed as a crucial step toward practical quantum computing. The new processor, built on IBM’s…
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Oct- 2023 -14 OctoberIndustry
Jiuzhang 3.0: China’s Photonic Quantum Computer
Chinese researchers have announced Jiuzhang 3.0, a new photonic quantum computing prototype that set a record by detecting 255 photons in a boson sampling experiment. Unveiled in October 2023 by a team led by renowned physicist Pan Jianwei, Jiuzhang 3.0 pushes the boundaries of photonic quantum computing with a demonstration that is 10 quadrillion times faster at solving a Gaussian…
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Sep- 2023 -29 SeptemberQuantum Security & PQC
New Coalition Launched to Tackle Post-Quantum Cryptography
The MITRE Corporation has announced the formation of the Post-Quantum Cryptography Coalition, a collaborative effort to address the imminent threats posed by quantum computing to current cryptographic systems. The coalition aims to accelerate the development and adoption of quantum-resistant cryptographic solutions, ensuring the security and privacy of data against future quantum attacks. Quantum computers, once fully developed, will have the…
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May- 2023 -28 MayIndustry
New World Record: Twin-Field QKD Achieved Over 1,000 km Fiber Link
Chinese scientists have shattered the distance record for quantum key distribution (QKD) by successfully exchanging secure cryptographic keys across 1,002 kilometers of optical fiber – more than double the previous record. In a landmark experiment published in Physical Review Letters, a team from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) and collaborators demonstrated twin-field QKD (TF-QKD) over a 1,002 km…
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Feb- 2023 -24 FebruaryResearch
Google Claims Breakthrough in Quantum Error Correction
Feb 2023 – Quantum computers hold the promise of tackling problems beyond the reach of classical machines, but they are notoriously fragile. Even tiny disturbances can introduce errors into quantum computations. To build a fault-tolerant quantum computer – one that can reliably run long computations – scientists have to keep these errors in check. Google’s Quantum AI team just reported…
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Dec- 2022 -15 DecemberQuantum Security & PQC
2022 Quantum Threat Timeline Report Published
The “2022 Quantum Threat Timeline Report” by the Global Risk Institute, authored by Dr. Michele Mosca and Dr. Marco Piani from evolutionQ Inc. was just published. This report provides analysis of the quantum threat landscape and tries to predict the arrival of the Q-Day by polling a number of global quantum computing experts. The report emphasizes the urgent need for…
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Nov- 2022 -30 NovemberIndustry
IBM Osprey: A 433-Qubit Quantum Leap
IBM has announced Osprey, a superconducting quantum processor with a record-breaking 433 qubits – by far the largest of its kind as of its 2022 debut. Revealed at the IBM Quantum Summit in November 2022, Osprey more than triples the qubit count of IBM’s previous 127-qubit Eagle chip. IBM says this new processor “brings us a step closer to the…
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Oct- 2022 -27 OctoberIndustry
Switzerland and United States Forge Quantum Cooperation
In October 2022, Switzerland and the U.S. signed a Joint Statement on Cooperation in Quantum Information Science and Technology, pledging to deepen collaboration between the countries’ researchers and institutions. The agreement, signed in Washington D.C. by Switzerland’s State Secretary for Education, Research and Innovation and a U.S. State Department official, outlines plans for joint research projects, exchanges, and sharing of…
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Aug- 2022 -15 AugustIndustry
CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 Signed: A Quantum Leap for U.S. Tech
President Joe Biden signed the CHIPS and Science Act (H.R. 4346, Public Law 117-167) into law on August 9, 2022 - a historic $280 billion package aimed at boosting U.S. high-tech manufacturing and research. While best known for providing $52 billion to revitalize domestic semiconductor fabrication, the law also authorizes roughly $200 billion for scientific R&D across key fields like AI, robotics, and…
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9 AugustIndustry
D-Wave Goes Public on the NYSE
D-Wave achieved a significant corporate milestone by listing on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker “QBTS”. The public debut came via a merger with a SPAC (special-purpose acquisition company) and made D-Wave one of only three quantum computing companies in the world to have publicly traded stock at the time. On its first day, D-Wave’s shares jumped nearly…
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