Use of photonic structures for AI
A team of researchers has examined the potential of photonic processors for artificial intelligence applications.
Connecting qubits via a cryogenic link
ETH Zurich researchers demonstrated a high-fidelity quantum network by directly transmitting microwave-encoded qubit states between superconducting circuits 5 meters apart through an insulated waveguide, advancing modular quantum computing.
A state of vibration that exists simultaneously at two different times
Scientists from EPFL, MIT, and CEA Saclay demonstrate a state of vibration that exists simultaneously at two different times. They evidence this quantum superposition by measuring the strongest class of quantum correlations between light beams […]
The New Quantum Center at ETH Zurich
ETH Zurich announced its new Quantum Center. The center has 28 founding members from 6 different departments of ETH Zurich and the Paul Scherrer Institute.
Contest: Quantum Paper of the Year – 2020
Swiss Quantum Hub needs your help for selecting the Best Quantum Paper of the Year 2020!
Kudelski new focus on Quantum Security
Kudelski Security, the cybersecurity division within the Swiss Kudelski Group, announced today the launch of a new focus on Quantum Security.
ETH boosts Quantum Research in Switzerland
ETH Zurich in Switzerland intends to further expand its leading position in quantum research, and so it is planning a highly specialised physics laboratory building on the Hönggerberg campus. A generous donation from ETH alumnus […]
Business Angels Switzerland and Swiss Quantum Hub Partnership
Business Angels Switzerland (BAS) and Swiss Quantum Hub (SQH) announce their partnership and cooperation to help accelerating and funding Swiss quantum technologies startups. As part of this collaboration, the members of the Business Angels Switzerland […]
Quantum Search Grover Algorithm at CERN
Scientists have demonstrated a novel method for applying the quantum Grover Algorithm (GA) – to search for rare events in proton-proton collisions at 13 TeV collision energy using CERN’s Large Hadron Collider. The search is […]
Coupling to quantum memory using quantum dots
Researchers at the University of Basel and Ruhr-Universität Bochum have realized Quantum Dots (QD) that emit light close to the red part of the spectrum with ultra-low background noise. Quantum dots might one day constitute […]
A new candidate material for Quantum Spin Liquids
Scientists at EPFL’s School of Basic Sciences have successfully produced and studied a Quantum Spin Liquid (QSL) in a highly original material known as EDT-BCO. The system was designed and synthesized at Université d’Angers, France […]
Next-generation computer chip with two heads
Note: This article is not directly related to Quantum Computing but we believe it might be of interest to our readers. EPFL engineers in Switzerland have developed a computer chip that combines two functions – […]
CERN proposes online Quantum Computing lectures
A series of weekly lectures on the basics of quantum computing will be broadcast via CERN webcast starting 6 November 2020 at 10:30 CET. New lectures will be broadcast each Friday of the next seven […]
ID Quantique and SK Broadband selected for the first nation-wide QKD network in Korea
Swiss company ID Quantique (IDQ) and SK Broadband, Korea’s telecom media service provider, announced that they have been selected to secure the communication network of 48 government organizations across Korea, including the Ministry of Employment […]
Zurich Instruments: The Next Generation of Quantum Analyzers
Would you like to improve the readout of your superconducting or spin qubits, increase the fidelity of your quantum algorithm or scale up your qubit system size? These are the goals that motivated us to […]
Optical wiring for large quantum computers
Researchers at ETH have demonstrated a new technique for carrying out sensitive quantum operations on atoms. In this technique, the control laser light is delivered directly inside a chip. This should make it possible to […]
Particles might break the speed of light
Recent experiments show that particles should be able to go faster than light when they quantum mechanically “tunnel” through walls. QuantaMagazine has just published a very amazing article about tunneling effect and its consequences. Some […]
Microcomb-injected pulsed lasers as variable microwave gears
EPFL scientists and their colleagues have generated variable low-noise microwave signals by building variable microwave gears with two compact optical frequency combs. Low-noise microwave signals are of critical importance in numerous applications such as high-speed […]
CERN meets quantum technology
The CERN Quantum Technology Initiative (QTI), which was announced in June, sees CERN join a rapidly-growing global effort to bring about a “second quantum revolution” – whereby phenomena such as superposition and entanglement, which enable an […]
Quantum Industry Day in Switzerland 2020
The Quantum Industry Day in Switzerland (QIDiS) is a major European and Swiss event which gathers industrial R&D, academics and investors to foster exchange and accelerate the development of new quantum products. As you probably know if you read Swiss Quantum Hub […]
Quantum bedtime reading: A question of quantum reality
Physicist Reinhold Bertlmann of the University of Vienna, Austria has published a review of the work of his late long-term collaborator John Stewart Bell of CERN, Geneva, “Real or Not Real: that is the question,” […]
Quantum instrument to measure the faintest magnetic fields
Physicists at the University of Basel have developed a minuscule instrument able to detect extremely faint magnetic fields.
Miraex joins IBM Q Network to collaborate on distributed quantum computing
Swiss-based startup Miraex has joined the IBM Q Network. Using IBM’s state-of-the-art quantum infrastructure and accompanying expertise, Miraex is working on simulation and pulse-level control of quantum hardware. Miraex has been founded by an international […]
Two EPFL scientists win quantum research grants
This year, the US Air Force Research Laboratory Information Directorate, the Griffiss Institute, Oneida County, and State University of New York formed a partnership named Innovare Advancement Center. As part of its launch, Innovare hosted a global quantum-focused pitch competition under the title […]
Dotphoton announces Pre-Series A round closure
Dotphoton, a Swiss image quantum-based processing startup announced it has raised a seven-digit Pre-Series A round.