Fig. 1: Experimental setup. Credit: npj Quantum Information ISSN 2056-6387 (online)

When memory qubits and photons get entangled

Scientists at the University of Bonn have been able for the first time to demonstrate quantum entanglement between a stationary qubit, i.e. a two-state quantum system, and a photon with direct coupling to an optical […]

The figure pictures the simplest example of parity games. Alice (A) flicks a certain number of marbles towards Bob (B), with the aim of learning whether the number of twisted tubes is even or odd. The players need four ordinary classical marbles to complete the task. In contrast, already two quantum marbles would suffice. Credit: © Borivoje Dakić

Playing games with quantum interference

One of the most striking features of quantum mechanics is the superposition principle. This principle can be most easily illustrated via the double-slit experiment, which involves a particle that is sent through a plate pierced […]

Hologram encoding a quvigint (left), such as that photographed during the experiment (right). Image credit: Markus Rambach

Finding quvigints in a Quantum treasure map

Scientists at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Engineered Quantum Systems (EQUS) at The University of Queensland said the team was able to find unknown quantum states more quickly and accurately, using a technique called […]

Artistic impression of the quantum learning concept. Credit: Rolando Barry, University of Vienna

Robots learn faster with Quantum Technology

An experiment at the University of Vienna has showed that quantum technology enables a speed-up in the machine learning using a quantum processor for single photons as a robot. The team has made use of […]

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D-Wave secures $40M and plans a $120M project

Canadia-based D-Wave Systems has secured $40 million from the Government of Canada to support its quantum computing systems and software. The $40 million in government funding comes in the form of Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF) […]

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Qblox unveils next-generation RF Quantum control stacks

Yesterday, Quantum Computer scientists needed to integrate numerous hardware technologies to control and readout qubits effectively. Qblox, a Dutch startup, has just launched their Radio Frequency (RF) line consisting of fully-integrated quantum control stacks providing […]

First Quantum IPO: IonQ

First Quantum IPO: IonQ

IonQ is the first pure-play Quantum Computing company that comes public today. The deal will give IonQ $650 million in gross proceeds. The deal includes a $350 million PIPE that includes investments from Fidelity, Silver […]

New quantum-proof cryptography scheme

Here is a very interesting article written by Alec Edgington, Cameron Foreman and Duncan Jones of Cambridge Quantum Computing (CQC). In this paper, the team explains how at CQC they adopted a revolutionary approach to […]

GlaxoSmithKline in Quantum Computing

Drug maker GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is evaluating Quantum Computing for specific workloads that hit scalability and complexity walls with traditional architectures and approaches, specifically genetic algorithms. Specifically, the company wanted to understand how quantum computing might […]

The hunt for the Quantum collapse

Leiden University physicists simulated an experiment to catch this mysterious moment of superposition collapsing for the Schrödinger’s cat. The Leiden physicists decided to open the hunt for the collapse from the perspective of an amplifier […]

Powerful spintronic magnet paired with Graphene

An international research team led by the University at Buffalo has described how they paired a magnet with graphene, and induced what they describe as “artificial magnetic texture” in the nonmagnetic wonder material. For their experiments, researchers […]

Beams of entangled atoms

Beams of entangled atoms

A new method has been developed at TU Wien, Austria, to produce entangled atom pairs and not just atoms which are emitted in all directions, but well-defined beams. This was achieved with the help of ultracold atom clouds in electromagnetic traps.