MIT researchers achieved a groundbreaking 99.998% single-qubit fidelity in quantum computing through innovative fluxonium qubit control techniques, combining commensurate pulses and synthetic circularly polarized light to overcome counter-rotating errors, marking a crucial advancement toward practical quantum error correction and fault-tolerant quantum computing.
This work represents the embodiment of the long-sought goal of bridging macroscopic and microscopic nonlinear and quantum optics,” says Schuck, who co-directs Columbia’s MS in Quantum Science and Technology. “It provides the foundation for scalable, highly efficient on-chip integrable devices such as tunable microscopic entangled-photon-pair generators.
Quantum entanglement is a remarkable phenomenon where two particles become interconnected, so that the state of one instantly affects the other, no matter how far apart they are. This unique property is a cornerstone of quantum computing and a range of advanced technological applications. While entanglement has been achieved with atoms, achieving it with complex molecules is a significant step forward because molecules offer additional structures and properties, such as vibration and rotation, that can be leveraged in advanced quantum applications.
Scientists at NIST and Chalmers University of Technology have developed a groundbreaking quantum refrigeration system that achieves record-low temperatures for quantum computing operations. This innovative approach addresses one of quantum computing’s fundamental challenges: maintaining qubits […]
UNSW researchers have achieved a significant breakthrough in quantum computing by implementing the Schrödinger’s cat thought experiment using an antimony atom, as published in Nature Physics. Led by Professor Andrea Morello, the team developed a […]
KETS Quantum Security and CryptoNext announce partnership to build comprehensive quantum-safe solutions. The partnership will allows both companies to build fully-integrated quantum-safe security solutions, designed to fight the potentially catastrophic security threat brought by quantum […]
The Swiss Quantum Investor Club (SQIC) connects investors (private persons, VCs, family offices and corporates) and business angels to Swiss early-stage quantum (mainly) and deep tech startups. The club is committed to organize the deal […]
This article is not directly linked to quantum technology or quantum computing but we think it might interest most of our readers. For the first time, physicists have calculated exactly what kind of singularity lies […]
A technique for remotely entangling ions of strontium much more accurately and at far higher rates than previously possible has been unveiled by physicists at Oxford University in the UK. The team says that their scheme paves the way to scalable quantum […]
Researchers at MIT have devised a novel circuit design that enables precise control of computing with magnetic waves, with no electricity needed. The advance takes a step toward practical magnetic-based “spintronic” devices, which have the […]
Physicists from EPFL, Switzerland, Germany, and France have found that large-amplitude acoustic waves, launched by ultrashort laser pulses, can dynamically manipulate the optical response of semiconductors. One of the main challenges in materials science research […]
Topological materials have become a hot topic in quantum materials research, as they have potential applications for quantum information and spintronics. This is because topological materials have strange electronic states in which an electron’s momentum […]
Researchers at Colorado State University and at the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have probed a material called ytterbium silicate to better understand fundamental quantum behaviors. They believe ytterbium silicate, the […]
Paris-Saclay University is a major player in the field of quantum science and technology in France and around the world. Today, in partnership with several leading manufacturers and research organizations, it announced the creation of […]
QunaSys announces the close of a $2.5 million Series A investment from three experienced VCs based in Japan: Global Brain Corporation, Shinsei Corporate Investment and ANRI. The funds will be used to speed-up the R&D […]