DeepMind uses neural networks to tackle Schrödinger equation
Quantum Chemistry Breakthrough: DeepMind Uses Neural Networks to Tackle Schrödinger Equation.
Nondestructive classification of quantum states using an algorithmic quantum computer
Methods of processing quantum data become more important as quantum computing devices improve their quality towards fault tolerant universal quantum computers. These methods include discrimination and filtering of quantum states given as an input to […]
AQT and University of Innsbruck leverage Google Cirq for quantum algorithm development
Alpine Quantum Technologies (AQT) and the University of Innsbruck provides direct access to their ion-trap quantum computer via Cirq, a framework developed by Google focused on developing and implementing quantum algorithms. Cirq can be used […]
Quantum specially-designed algorithms with less memory requirements
Researchers at Dutch Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) focus on a type of classic algorithm called a random walk algorithm. Random walk algorithms are used when a computer is looking for something but doesn’t know […]
BASF predicts chemical reactivity using quantum algorithms
BASF and HQS Quantum Simulations, both German companies, collaborates in quantum chemistry for prediction of chemical reactivity. They used the hybrid quantum-classical variational quantum eigensolver algorithm in combination with the unitary coupled-cluster ansatz (UCCSD-VQE) that could provide […]
Unsupervised and Supervised Learning on Quantum Computers
Machine learning algorithms perform well on identifying patterns in many datasets due to their versatility. However, as one increases the size of the data, the time for training and using these statistical models grows quickly. […]
Researchers designed a quantum algorithm based on convolutional neural networks
Researchers at Harvard University recently developed a quantum circuit-based algorithm inspired by convolutional neural networks (CNNs). This new technique is therefore called Quantum Convolutional Neural Network (QCNN). The team found a connection between two characteristics of CNNS […]
Observation of geometric phase in a molecular Aharonov-Bohm system using IBM Quantum Computer
The evolution of a quantum system is governed by the associated Hamiltonian. A system defined by a parameter-dependent Hamiltonian acquires a geometric phase when adiabatically evolved. Such an adiabatic evolution of a system having non-degenerate […]
Alibaba Cloud Quantum Development Platform: Applications to Quantum Algorithm Design
The researchers team reports their work on the Alibaba Cloud Quantum Development Platform (AC-QDP). They demonstrate with figures how AC-QDP helps in testing large-scale quantum algorithms (currently within the QAOA framework). They give new benchmark […]
NIST: Second round in post-quantum cryptography
NIST (US National Institute of Standards and Technology) has enlisted researchers from academia and private industry to get quantum-resistant cryptography ready for 2022. The agency is overseeing the second phase of its Post-Quantum Cryptography Standardization Process to narrow down the […]
IBM announces the Qiskit Advocates Program
IBM has just launched the Qiskit Advocates Program, a global program that provides support to the individuals who actively contribute to the Qiskit Community. Advocates will receive special access to core members of the Qiskit […]
Researchers propose a quantum network protocol stack
Delft University researchers presented an interesting paper (A Link Layer Protocol for Quantum Networks) at the recent ACM SIGCOMM conference regarding the challenges of building a quantum communication network stack. Effective quantum networking needs a robust networking […]
IBM provides new tools for making quantum computing more accessible
IBM Q has announced a series of new quantum computing tools and technology: additions to the IBM Q Experience hardware with 5-qubit quantum computers, a university hackathon partner program, a series of video tutorials teaching […]
How a quantum computer really works
Researchers at Linköping University have shown how a quantum computer really works and have managed to simulate quantum computer properties in a classical computer. “We have shown that the major difference is that quantum computers […]
CaixaBank carries out its first quantum computing project
CaixaBank has completed several real tests with a quantum computer to study financial applications to assess the capital at risk of financial assets, such as mortgage portfolios and treasury bonds. The Spanish bank used the […]
Fujitsu announces quantum computing PoC with Commerzbank
Fujitsu announces the successful conclusion of a loan portfolio management Proof of Concept (PoC) with Commerzbank’s research and development unit, Main Incubator, leveraging the Fujitsu quantum computing-inspired Digital Annealer. The PoC focused on the selection […]
Quantum algorithms for assets portfolio optimization
Researchers from the Université Paris Diderot develop the first quantum algorithm for the constrained portfolio optimization problem.
An optimized quantum maximum or minimum searching algorithm and its circuits
Finding a maximum or minimum is a fundamental building block in many mathematical models. Compared with classical algorithms, Durr, Hoyer’s quantum algorithm (DHA) achieves quadratic speed. However, its key step, the quantum exponential searching algorithm […]
Quantum annealer shows promise for solving polynomial systems of equations
Researchers from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) have developed a new algorithm for solving polynomial systems of equations using a type of quantum computer called a quantum annealer. This study provides evidence that quantum annealing could […]
A random approach to quantum simulation
A team of University of Sheffield in the UK could speed up the simulation of certain molecules using a random, not deterministic, sequence of operations. It may outperform other approaches when a molecule’s energy is […]
Fujitsu used annealer to redesign car manufacturer’s painting process
Fujitsu knows that quantum is the way to go, but at the moment they can’t do it at a mass scale. So they use a Digital Annealer which is not actually quantum but ‘quantum like’. […]
Quantum algorithm to calculate the attributes of a molecule
Researchers at Virginia Tech Chemistry and Physics have advanced Quantum simulation by devising an algorithm that can more effectively calculate the attributes of a molecule being tested. The most important use will be simulating the […]
Quantum computers may help to clarify the connection between quantum and classical worlds
A new algorithm will allow quantum computers to investigate how the classical world emerges from the quantum world. Los Alamos National Laboratory researchers have developed a new quantum computing algorithm to better understand the quantum-to-classical […]
Google wants to make programming quantum computers easier
Google wants to make the quantum programmer life easier with its new open-source software. Developers may better experiment with the quantum machines, including Google’s own super-powerful quantum processor. (MIT Technology Review)
How to solve real problems on modern quantum computers
Researchers have developed hybrid algorithms to run on size-limited quantum machines. They used decomposition methods to break the problem down into smaller pieces that the quantum computer could manage. (DOE/Argonne National Laboratory) Read more.