Overview of OQTOPUS. Credit: OQTOPUS Team

OQTOPUS: Japan’s Open Quantum OS for Cloud

OQTOPUS is a groundbreaking open-source quantum computing operating system created collaboratively by Japanese institutions, offering comprehensive customization from setup to execution while significantly reducing implementation complexity, thus making quantum computing more accessible to a broader range of users and accelerating its practical adoption.

Quantum photonic chip for the realization of eight-dimensional quantum superdense coding.

Realizing ultrahigh capacity quantum superdense coding on quantum photonic chip

A research team has achieved a breakthrough in quantum communication by implementing an eight-dimensional quantum superdense coding protocol on a 16-mode photonic chip, demonstrating an unprecedented channel capacity exceeding 3 bits through the generation of high-fidelity entangled quDit states and efficient Bell state measurements that distinguish eleven orthogonal states, significantly outperforming classical communication limits.

An illustration of our stochastic QSP construction.

Halving the cost of quantum algorithms with randomization

Stochastic Quantum Signal Processing integrates randomized compiling into quantum signal processing to achieve quadratic error suppression (ϵ → O(ϵ²)), reducing query complexity by nearly half across multiple quantum algorithms including Hamiltonian simulation, phase estimation, ground state preparation, and matrix inversion.

QIA researchers create first Operating System for Quantum Networks

QNodeOS: Revolutionizing Quantum Networks

Researchers from the Quantum Internet Alliance have created QNodeOS, the first operating system for quantum networks, which abstracts hardware complexity to enable easier development of quantum networking applications across different hardware platforms, marking a crucial step toward making quantum internet technology accessible and practical.

The Hubbard model in various sizes.

Quantum Zeno Monte Carlo for computing observables

The Quantum Zeno Monte Carlo algorithm bridges the gap between noisy intermediate-scale quantum and fault-tolerant quantum computing eras by offering polynomial computational complexity and resilience to both device noise and Trotter errors without requiring initial state overlap or variational parameters, as demonstrated on IBM’s NISQ devices with up to 12 qubits.

Conceptual plot of the non-thermal states classified by QCNN.

Uncovering quantum many-body scars with quantum machine learning

Quantum convolutional neural networks successfully identify known quantum many-body scars with over 99% accuracy in simulations and 63% on IBM quantum hardware, while also discovering new non-thermal states that can be characterized as spin-wave modes of specific quasiparticles in complex quantum systems.

Recurrent quantum circuit for locally generating quantum sample states (q-samples).

Lossy Quantum Dimension Reduction for Stochastic Process Sampling

The research introduces lossy quantum dimension reduction for stochastic process sampling that compresses memory requirements beyond current quantum and classical approaches while maintaining high-fidelity approximations for both Markovian and non-Markovian processes, with applications across numerous scientific fields.

Parallel implementation of QAOA.

Parallel circuit implementation of variational quantum algorithms

Researchers have developed a framework to split quantum circuits into smaller parallel components, allowing quantum computers to solve optimization problems larger than their available qubit count while maintaining solution quality through a global optimization approach.

Binding potential energy curve for molecular nitrogen, N2.

Contextual VQE: N₂ Bond Breaking on Superconducting Qubits

This research demonstrates a Contextual Subspace Variational Quantum Eigensolver on superconducting hardware that successfully models N₂ molecular bond-breaking with superior accuracy to single-reference wavefunction techniques, achieved through comprehensive error mitigation strategies and circuit optimization while requiring fewer quantum resources than comparable classical approaches.

Quantum algorithms with a universal gate set.

Dynamic Quantum Error Correction Enables Real-Time Code Switching

Researchers have developed a groundbreaking method enabling quantum computers to switch between different error correction codes during computation, overcoming a fundamental limitation in quantum computing where no single code can efficiently perform all necessary operations while maintaining error protection.

Leon Ding, William Oliver, and David Rower. Credit: MIT

Record-Breaking 99.998% Quantum Gate Fidelity with Fluxonium Qubits

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.

Quantum walk applications are divided into 4 main categories: quantum computing, quantum simulation, quantum information processing, and graph-theoretic applications. Credit: Xiaogang Qiang, Shixin Ma and Haijing Song

Quantum Walks: Next Frontier in Computational Intelligence

Quantum walks represent a revolutionary quantum computing paradigm that surpasses classical computational methods by leveraging fundamental quantum phenomena like superposition, interference, and entanglement. This technology has been comprehensively analyzed in recent research from China’s National […]

Orbital Angular Momentum Quantum-based VQE – Hydrogen (H2) Molecule / A quantum processing device based on orbital angular momentum qubit states is implemented by using spatial light modulators. The ground state energy of a H2 molecular model based is estimated on VQE.

AI and Quantum Computing Revolutionize Molecular Science

The landscape of scientific research is rapidly transforming through groundbreaking advancements in artificial intelligence and quantum computing, with recent developments promising revolutionary impacts across multiple disciplines. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry has recognized the pivotal […]

Evolution paths of the single control qubit on the Bloch sphere in the hybrid approach to Grover’s algorithm. Credit: Sinitsyn, N. and Yan, B., Topologically protected Grover’s oracle for the partition problem. Physical Review A 108, 022412

A Hybrid Approach to Overcoming Computational Challenge

Quantum computing represents a revolutionary frontier in computational technology, promising unprecedented computational power. However, the field has long grappled with significant technical challenges that have limited its practical implementation. This research introduces an innovative hybrid […]

Comparison of V-scores of VQE ansatzes versus energy relative errors on a 10 sites TFIM.

V-Score: A New Benchmark for Quantum and Classical Computing

Scientists are developing innovative ways to benchmark the potential of quantum computing in solving complex scientific problems, particularly in understanding material systems. The research, led by physicist Giuseppe Carleo at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, introduces a novel approach to comparing classical and quantum computational methods for tackling challenging physics problems.

The chain complex relevant to the distance balancing construction.

Local testability of distance-balanced quantum codes

npj Quantum Information, Published online: 20 November 2024; doi:10.1038/s41534-024-00908-8 In this paper, scientists proved a lower bound on the soundness of quantum locally testable codes under the distance balancing construction of Evra et al. Their […]

New benchmark helps solve the hardest quantum problems

New benchmark helps solve the hardest quantum problems

Predicting the behavior of many interacting quantum particles is a complicated process but is key to harness quantum computing for real-world applications. Researchers have developed a method for comparing quantum algorithms and identifying which quantum […]

Professor Winfried Hensinger and Dr Sebastian Weidt behind a prototype of a quantum computer in the University of Sussex quantum lab

Scientists make major breakthrough in developing practical quantum computers that can solve big challenges of our time

Researchers have demonstrated that quantum bits (qubits) can directly transfer between quantum computer microchips and demonstrated this with record-breaking connection speed and accuracy. This breakthrough resolves a major challenge in building quantum computers large and powerful enough to tackle complex problems that are of critical importance to society.

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Tailored cluster states with high threshold under biased noise

Fault-tolerant cluster states form the basis for scalable measurement-based quantum computation. Recently, new stabilizer codes for scalable circuit-based quantum computation have been introduced that have very high thresholds under biased noise where the qubit predominantly […]