Technology

Ultra-Efficient Qubit Readout Enables Quantum Leap
Using Quobly’s Strategy to Build Qubits With FD-SOI Technology, Readout Architecture ‘Provides a Path to Low Power and Scalable Quantum’ ICs

Measuring the quantum state of photoelectrons
The research demonstrates how quantum state tomography can reveal the full quantum characteristics of photoelectrons emitted from atoms, showing pure quantum states in helium but mixed states in argon due to spin-orbit coupling, thus bridging photoelectron spectroscopy with quantum information science.

Stabilization of Kerr-cat qubits with quantum circuit refrigerator
A quantum circuit refrigerator based on photon-assisted electron tunneling can effectively cool and stabilize Kerr-cat qubits by providing tunable dissipation while preserving their advantageous error-bias characteristics through quantum interference suppression of unwanted bit flips.

Fiber Optics: The Missing Link in Quantum Computing’s Future
ISTA physicists have developed a breakthrough method to connect superconducting qubits using fiber optics instead of traditional electrical signals, significantly reducing cooling requirements and potentially enabling the scaling and networking of quantum computers by converting optical signals to microwave frequencies that qubits can process.

Universal validity of the second law of information thermodynamics
Scientists have proven that Maxwell’s Demon cannot violate the second law of thermodynamics in any quantum scenario, as the energy gains from information-based sorting must always be balanced by the energy costs of measurement and memory erasure, regardless of how these processes are implemented.

Cooling Quantum Systems: A Breakthrough in Hybrid Architecture
A groundbreaking quantum cooling protocol demonstrates how a macroscopic oscillator can mediate between a single-probe spin and a spin ensemble, achieving ground-state cooling through weak dispersive coupling and measurement feedback, with promising applications in quantum technology and remote sensing.
Business

Qolab Secures Over $16 Million in Series A Financing
Qolab, Inc., a pioneering company in superconducting quantum computing, has successfully raised over $16 million in Series A financing.

SandboxAQ Secures $300M to Scale Large Quantitative Models
SandboxAQ has announced a significant funding round of over $300 million from prominent investors including Fred Alger Management, T. Rowe Price Associates, Mumtalakat, and notable individuals like Eric Schmidt, Marc Benioff and Yann LeCun. The […]

Maryland Aims to Become Global Quantum Hub with $1B IonQ Partnership
IonQ, a leading quantum computing company, has announced a major partnership with the University of Maryland and the State of Maryland to establish the region as the “Capital of Quantum.” This landmark initiative aims to […]
International

Ultra-Efficient Qubit Readout Enables Quantum Leap
Using Quobly’s Strategy to Build Qubits With FD-SOI Technology, Readout Architecture ‘Provides a Path to Low Power and Scalable Quantum’ ICs

Light-Based Quantum Networks: A Breakthrough in Secure Data
Scientists at Leibniz University Hannover have developed a cost-effective quantum network security system using frequency-bin coding of light particles, which reduces complexity and equipment costs by 75% while enhancing security against quantum computer threats through a simplified single-detector design that enables dynamic, scalable quantum key distribution.

Quantum Imaging Revolution: Metasurfaces Break Resolution Limits
Scientists at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Transformative Meta-Optical Systems have developed a groundbreaking quantum imaging technique using an ultra-thin nonlinear metasurface that generates spatially entangled photon pairs, eliminating the need for mechanical scanning and achieving resolution four orders of magnitude better than conventional systems, paving the way for compact quantum imaging applications in LiDAR, secure communication, and advanced sensing.

Hybrid Quantum-Classical Computing Accelerates Discovery of Light-Sensitive Materials
A research team has developed an innovative hybrid quantum-classical computing approach that combines quantum optimization, machine learning, and classical computations to efficiently screen thousands of diarylethene derivatives, successfully identifying five promising photochromic compounds with optimal properties for light-controlled drug delivery applications.

New Dimensions in Quantum Spin Liquid
A team of researchers led by Professor Yasuyuki Ishii discovered that β’-EtMe3Sb[Pd(dmit)2]2, previously thought to be a two-dimensional quantum spin liquid, actually exhibits one-dimensional spin behavior, challenging conventional understanding and potentially impacting future quantum computing applications.

Fiber Optics: The Missing Link in Quantum Computing’s Future
ISTA physicists have developed a breakthrough method to connect superconducting qubits using fiber optics instead of traditional electrical signals, significantly reducing cooling requirements and potentially enabling the scaling and networking of quantum computers by converting optical signals to microwave frequencies that qubits can process.
Startups

Qolab Secures Over $16 Million in Series A Financing
Qolab, Inc., a pioneering company in superconducting quantum computing, has successfully raised over $16 million in Series A financing.

SandboxAQ Secures $300M to Scale Large Quantitative Models
SandboxAQ has announced a significant funding round of over $300 million from prominent investors including Fred Alger Management, T. Rowe Price Associates, Mumtalakat, and notable individuals like Eric Schmidt, Marc Benioff and Yann LeCun. The […]

Maryland Aims to Become Global Quantum Hub with $1B IonQ Partnership
IonQ, a leading quantum computing company, has announced a major partnership with the University of Maryland and the State of Maryland to establish the region as the “Capital of Quantum.” This landmark initiative aims to […]

Quantum register reaches 1200 neutral atoms in continuous operation
A team of researchers from the Munich Quantum Valley, led by the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics in collaboration with the quantum computing start-up planqc, has succeeded in running a register of 1200 atoms continuously for over an hour.

Delta g raises £1.5m to build gravity gradiometry platform
A new University of Birmingham spinout, Delta g, has raised £1.5 million in its pre-seed investment round to fast-track the commercial availability of its ground-breaking quantum technology gravity sensors for mapping the underground space. The […]

Toyota Tsusho Partners With Quantum Machines
Quantum Machines, provider of quantum control solutions , and Toyota Tsusho Corporation (Toyota Tsusho), a member of the Toyota Group, have announced a partnership to offer Japanese customers cutting edge quantum technologies. The partnership will […]

ORCA Computing: a new Quantum Computer in the UK
ORCA Computing is working with the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) to develop future data processing capabilities. In a year-long programme of activity, MoD will use ORCA’s PT-1 model, the first computer of its kind […]

Largest quantum photonic processor to date
Researchers working in the EU-funded PHOQUSING project are developing a hybrid computational system based on cutting-edge integrated photonics that combines classical and quantum processes. Project partner QuiX Quantum in the Netherlands has created the largest […]