Aug. 29, 2024 — The U.S. National Science Foundation is investing $39 million to help grow quantum research activities at U.S. institutions through the NSF Expanding Capacity in Quantum Information Science and Engineering (ExpandQISE) program. This investment will fund 23 research projects aiming to break new ground in fields such as quantum computing, sensors and […]
Sandia and Arizona State to Integrate Photonics and Light-Wave Frequency for Quantum Processing
August 22, 2024 by Leave a Comment
Aug. 22, 2024 — SandiaNational Laboratories and Arizona State University are collaborating to combine quantum technology and large-scale optical systems into integrated microsystems. Nils Otterstrom, a Sandia physicist specializing in integrated photonics, is working on scaling down optical systems to the size of a chip, which is intended to offer performance advantages and scalability for […]
Diraq Says It Drives 2-Qubit Gate Accuracy in CMOS above 99%
August 20, 2024 by Leave a Comment
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – AUGUST 20, 2024 – Quantum computing company Diraq announced it has demonstrated consistent and repeatable operation with above 99 percent fidelity of two-qubit gates in the SiMOS (silicon metal-oxide-semiconductor) quantum dot platform. Consistent performance is key to the underlying integrity and capability of multi-qubit systems, with reliability and consistency in high-fidelity entangling operations […]
HPC News Bytes Podcast 20240819: Adding AI-Centric Servers, Post Quantum Cryptography, Liberal Arts Profs Look at Exascale
August 19, 2024 by Leave a Comment
Good August day to you! Here’s a quick (5:43) review of recent goings on in the world of HPC-AI, including: AI-centric servers from non-traditional HPC suppliers ….
Quantum Circuits Closes $60M Series B Investment
August 15, 2024 by Leave a Comment
August 15, 2024 – New Haven, CT – Quantum Circuits announced it has secured a final Series B investment round of more than $60 million. The company said the funds will provide “additional capital support as the company prepares to commercialize its quantum systems with an industry first – error detection built into a more powerful […]
IBM-Developed Algorithms Accepted for Post-Quantum Cryptography Standards
August 13, 2024 by Leave a Comment
YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y., Aug. 13, 2024 — Two IBM-developed algorithms have been formalized within the world’s first three post-quantum cryptography standards, which were published today by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), IBM announced The standards include three post-quantum cryptographic algorithms: two of them, ML-KEM (originally known as CRYSTALS-Kyber) and ML-DSA […]
EU Launches Cryogenic Quantum Project
August 12, 2024 by Leave a Comment
Aug. 12, 2024 — The ARCTIC (“Advanced Research on Cryogenic Technologies for Innovative Computing”), an EU project, is intended to establish a European supply chain for cryogenic photonics, microelectronics, and, in general, cryo-microsystems around the emerging quantum computing industry and different cryo-enabled ICT applications. “The performance requirements asked from electronic devices and circuits at cryogenic […]
QuEra Survey Says Quantum Is Developing Faster than Expected
August 7, 2024 by Leave a Comment
Boston, 7th August 2024 – New research from neutral atom quantum compuing company QuEra Computing says that over half of quantum academics, scientists, and professionals (51 percent) believe the technology is making faster progress than they expected, with 40 percent saying it will become a superior alternative to classical computing for certain workloads within the […]
IonQ Awarded $5.7M for DOD Quantum System Design
August 6, 2024 by Leave a Comment
COLLEGE PARK, MD – AUG. 6, 2024 – IonQ announced today it has won a contract through a competitive solicitation with the Applied Research Laboratory for Intelligence and Security (ARLIS) to design a first-of-its-kind, networked quantum computing system for the Department of Defense (DOD). The first phase of the project – awarded at $5.7 million […]
Quantum Error Correction Company Riverlane Raises $75M Series C
August 6, 2024 by Leave a Comment
Aug. 6, 2024, Cambridge, UK and Boston, MA — Quantum error correction company Riverlane announced it has raised $75 million in Series C funding to deliver its quantum error correction (QEC) roadmap. The company said the funding will enable Riverlane to expand operations to meet demand for QEC technology, with the goal of achieving 1 […]
