Quantum Quandry
by Jon Gabay, engineer
So, you think your passwords are protecting you from hackers and criminals? Think again. Digital data and encryption have never been 100% secure, but with the increasing advancement of quantum computers, our…
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China Tech Ban May Include Quantum Computing and AI—Will China Care?
Okay, so it's still early in the discussion phase. Still, it looks like the US is trying to expand the restrictions on semiconductors to include other emerging technologies, such as quantum computing and artificial intelligence. The goal is…
Mitsui and Quantinuum Partnership—A Quantum Leap in Developing Use Cases in Japan, APAC
We’ve seen it so many times before with disruptive technologies—most recently with the Internet of Things (IoT). I remember the first time I heard the phrase "Internet of Things" and had to delve into exactly what that meant. IoT headlines…
Want to Learn Quantum Computing Fundamentals for Free? Here’s How.
The Linux Foundation released a free online training course, Fundamentals of Quantum Computing, in partnership with the World Bank. The lessons deliver a basic understanding of how to use quantum computing for complex decision-making beyond…
Baidu’s Superconducting Quantum Computer Integrates Hardware, Software, and Apps
Baidu unveiled its first superconducting quantum computer that fully integrates hardware, software, and applications. It also introduced the world's first all-platform quantum hardware-software integration solution giving access to various…
Next Gen Atomic Clocks Will Better Meet Real World Applications
If you’ve ever been sightseeing in Prague, Czech Republic, you've likely stood in the square outside the Old Town Hall in awe of the Atomic Clock first used in 1410 and still in operation. A quantum clock is also an atomic clock that…
NIST Standards Include Kyber, Dilithium, and SPHINCS+ for Post-Quantum Cryptography
The American National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has selected security algorithms CRYSTALS-KYBER, CRYSTALS-Dilithium, and SPHINCS+ as new standards for post-quantum cryptography. The underlying technology must ensure that…
Quantum Drum Stores Quantum States for Record Times
Researchers at the Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, dramatically improved the coherence time of a previously developed quantum membrane. The membrane can store sensitive quantum information for further processing in a quantum…
A New Quantum Computing Language with a ‘Twist’
MIT developed a programming language to describe and verify which pieces of data are entangled, preventing bugs in a quantum program. When qubits are entangled, action on one affects the other, also changing its value—even at a distance.…
USRA, Rigetti, and NASA Team Up for Phase 2 of the DARPA ONISQ Program
Universities Space Research Association (USRA) announced the beginning of operations for phase-2 of DARPA's Optimization with Noisy Intermediate Scale Quantum devices (ONISQ) program. Phase 1 launched in 2020, and USRA was selected to lead…