Latest Quantum Research & Methods News

  • Apr- 2024 -
    4 April
    Industry & Ecosystem News Quantinuum - Trap inside a chamber

    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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  • Feb- 2024 -
    10 February
    Research News Nord Quantique

    Breakthrough in Quantum Error Correction by Nord Quantique

    Sherbrooke, Canada (February 8, 2024) – Nord Quantique, a Canadian quantum computing startup, has announced a breakthrough in quantum error correction using the Gottesman–Kitaev–Preskill (GKP) bosonic code. The company demonstrated, for the first time, an increase of 14% in the coherence time of a single superconducting qubit by correcting its errors without adding any extra physical qubits. This hardware-efficient feat…

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  • Jan- 2024 -
    15 January
    Industry & Ecosystem News Origin Quantum Wukong

    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 December
    Industry & Ecosystem News IBM Heron Quantum Computing Chip

    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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  • 11 December
    Industry & Ecosystem News IBM Condor Quantum Chip

    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 -
    30 October
    Research News QuEra

    99.5% Fidelity in Neutral-Atom Qubits Achieved

    A team of researchers from Harvard University, MIT, and QuEra have achieved two-qubit entangling gates with 99.5% fidelity on 60 neutral atom qubits operating simultaneously. This milestone represents a crucial step towards the practical application of quantum computing in commercial environments. The collaborative research signifies a major leap forward in the quest for reliable quantum information processing. Detailed findings from…

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  • 28 October
    Research News TU Darmstadt Atomic Qubits

    Over 1,000 Controllable Atomic Qubits Achieved

    In a research article just published on the arXiv preprint server the research team from TU Darmstadt in Germany reports on the world’s first successful experiment to realise a quantum-processing architecture that contains more than 1,000 atomic qubits in one single plane. The researchers used a novel method of “quantum bit supercharging” that enabled researchers to overcome the limitations imposed by the…

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  • 14 October
    Industry & Ecosystem News Jiuzhang 3.0

    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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  • 12 October
    Research News Inside QuEra's Aquila

    Quantum Computing Breakthrough Achieved with Neutral-Atoms

    Researchers from Harvard, MIT and QuEra have achieved a significant breakthrough in quantum computing by successfully implementing high-fidelity parallel entangling gates on a neutral-atom quantum computer. This advancement, detailed in a recent study published in Nature, allows for the operation of two-qubit controlled phase gates with a remarkable 99.5% fidelity on up to 60 atoms simultaneously. This surpasses the threshold…

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  • Aug- 2023 -
    7 August
    Research News Monte Carlo Hybrid Quantum

    New Hybrid Quantum Monte Carlo Algorithm

    Researchers Xiaosi Xu and Ying Li have developed a “quantum-assisted” Monte Carlo method that uses a small quantum processor to boost the accuracy of classical simulations. The breakthrough, published in Quantum in 2023, addresses the notorious sign problem in quantum Monte Carlo calculations – a key issue that causes explosive uncertainty in simulations of electrons and other fermions. By incorporating…

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  • Feb- 2023 -
    24 February
    Research News Google Quantum

    Google Claims Breakthrough in Quantum Error Correction

    Google has announced a significant advancement in correcting errors inherent in today’s quantum computers, a crucial step toward overcoming the most challenging technical barrier in developing this revolutionary technology. The findings were published in the journal Nature. Quantum computers face difficulties in producing useful results because qubits, the fundamental units of quantum information, maintain their quantum states for only a…

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  • Jan- 2023 -
    29 January
    Research News Two Light Sources Entanglement

    Scientists Achieve Entanglement Between Two Light Sources

    Researchers from the University of Copenhagen and Ruhr University Bochum have made a significant breakthrough in quantum technology by achieving controlled interaction between two quantum light sources, or quantum emitters, embedded in a nanophotonic waveguide. This development, reported in Science, is a foundational step toward building scalable quantum computers and enhancing quantum communication systems. In simple terms, quantum emitters are…

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  • Nov- 2022 -
    30 November
    Industry & Ecosystem News IBM Osprey Quantum Chip

    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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  • Apr- 2022 -
    29 April
    Industry & Ecosystem News Micius Quantum Communication

    Record-Breaking Quantum Transmission Via Micius

    A team of Chinese physicists has achieved a landmark advance in quantum communication, successfully teleporting quantum states between two ground stations 1,200 kilometers apart via Micius satellite​. The experiment, led by Pan Jianwei of the University of Science and Technology of China, marks the longest-distance quantum teleportation ever demonstrated, shattering previous records that were limited to tens or hundreds of kilometers.…

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  • Nov- 2021 -
    30 November
    Industry & Ecosystem News IBM Eagle Quantum Processor

    IBM Eagle: The First 100+ Qubit Quantum Processor

    IBM has announced Eagle, a 127-qubit superconducting quantum processor – the world’s first quantum chip to surpass 100 qubits​. Unveiled at the IBM Quantum Summit in late 2021, Eagle marks a major milestone in quantum computing, nearly doubling the qubit count of IBM’s previous 65-qubit “Hummingbird” processor and overtaking the scale of rival devices like Google’s 53-qubit Sycamore​​. IBM’s researchers…

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