Quantum information science

IQM announces expansion to US, signs partnership with UC Berkeley to develop advanced quantum processors

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Thursday, December 14, 2023

The US expansion will also offer IQM a myriad of opportunities to integrate with quantum research organisations.

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  • The US expansion will also offer IQM a myriad of opportunities to integrate with quantum research organisations.
  • "The expansion is truly a big bang for IQM, and kicking it off together with UC Berkeley is exactly in line with our mission.
  • The partnership between IQM and UC Berkeley will develop the next generation of advanced superconducting quantum processors.
  • The teams at IQM and UC Berkeley will fabricate 3D-integrated versions of novel quantum processors that have high quantum coherence and minimal levels of unwanted crosstalk.

Intel’s New Chip to Advance Silicon Spin Qubit Research for Quantum Computing

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Thursday, June 15, 2023

What’s New: Today, Intel announced the release of its newest quantum research chip, Tunnel Falls, a 12-qubit silicon chip, and it is making the chip available to the quantum research community.

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  • What’s New: Today, Intel announced the release of its newest quantum research chip, Tunnel Falls, a 12-qubit silicon chip, and it is making the chip available to the quantum research community.
  • In addition, Intel is collaborating with the Laboratory for Physical Sciences (LPS) at the University of Maryland, College Park’s Qubit Collaboratory ( LQC ), a national-level Quantum Information Sciences (QIS) Research Center, to advance quantum computing research.
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    “Tunnel Falls is Intel’s most advanced silicon spin qubit chip to date and draws upon the company’s decades of transistor design and manufacturing expertise.
  • The information gathered from these experiments will be shared with the community to advance quantum research and to help Intel improve qubit performance and scalability.

Quantum Cryptography Market worth $3.0 billion by 2028 - Exclusive Report by MarketsandMarkets™

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Wednesday, April 26, 2023

In the United States, the National Quantum Initiative Act was passed in 2018, which aims to accelerate the development of quantum technology, including quantum cryptography.

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  • In the United States, the National Quantum Initiative Act was passed in 2018, which aims to accelerate the development of quantum technology, including quantum cryptography.
  • Private companies such as IBM, Microsoft, and Google are also investing in quantum technology research, developing quantum computers and quantum communication networks.
  • The Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics and the Institute for Quantum Computing at the University of Waterloo are leading the way in quantum cryptography research in Canada.
  • The Canadian government has also invested in quantum technology research, including quantum cryptography, through the Quantum Computing Strategy.

Quantum Cryptography Market worth $3.0 billion by 2028 - Exclusive Report by MarketsandMarkets™

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Wednesday, April 26, 2023

In the United States, the National Quantum Initiative Act was passed in 2018, which aims to accelerate the development of quantum technology, including quantum cryptography.

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  • In the United States, the National Quantum Initiative Act was passed in 2018, which aims to accelerate the development of quantum technology, including quantum cryptography.
  • Private companies such as IBM, Microsoft, and Google are also investing in quantum technology research, developing quantum computers and quantum communication networks.
  • The Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics and the Institute for Quantum Computing at the University of Waterloo are leading the way in quantum cryptography research in Canada.
  • The Canadian government has also invested in quantum technology research, including quantum cryptography, through the Quantum Computing Strategy.

WISeKey AI Capabilities to Increase Cybersecurity and Performance of Post-Quantum Semiconductors by Assisting in the Design and Optimization

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Tuesday, April 18, 2023

Geneva, Switzerland – April 18, 2023: WISeKey International Holding (“WISeKey”, SIX: WIHN, NASDAQ: WKEY), a leading cybersecurity, AI and IoT company, announced today that using AI capabilities to increase the performance of post-quantum semiconductors by assisting in the design and optimization of these materials.

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  • Geneva, Switzerland – April 18, 2023: WISeKey International Holding (“WISeKey”, SIX: WIHN, NASDAQ: WKEY), a leading cybersecurity, AI and IoT company, announced today that using AI capabilities to increase the performance of post-quantum semiconductors by assisting in the design and optimization of these materials.
  • AI can also improve the performance of post-quantum semiconductors is by accelerating the discovery of new materials with desirable properties.
  • Machine learning algorithms can be trained on large datasets of known semiconductors to identify patterns and correlations between their properties and performance.
  • For example, post-quantum semiconductors can be used to create new quantum key distribution protocols that are more secure than classical cryptography.

Qunnect's Quantum Networking Testbed, GothamQ, Enters the Manhattan Borough

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Tuesday, January 17, 2023

BROOKLYN, N.Y., Jan. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Qunnect, an industry leader in quantum-secure networking technology designed for scalable deployment on existing telecom fiber infrastructure, today announced the construction of a new fiber loop that expands its quantum networking testbed, GothamQ, from Brooklyn to Manhattan. Connecting New York University (NYU) to the Navy Yard, Qunnect is poised to unlock quantum internet capabilities for customers in financial services, critical infrastructure, and telecom in the New York metropolitan area.

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  • BROOKLYN, N.Y., Jan. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Qunnect , an industry leader in quantum-secure networking technology designed for scalable deployment on existing telecom fiber infrastructure, today announced the construction of a new fiber loop that expands its quantum networking testbed, GothamQ, from Brooklyn to Manhattan.
  • Connecting New York University (NYU) to the Navy Yard, Qunnect is poised to unlock quantum internet capabilities for customers in financial services, critical infrastructure, and telecom in the New York metropolitan area.
  • We are building a creative collaboration whereby the educational and research environment can be used to develop a better understanding of quantum communication networks.
  • Through this joint initiative, CQIP has a strong quantum materials program that will be employed to study the key industry needs to push the boundaries of quantum communication components."

Aliro Quantum Selected to Present on Quantum Networking and Showcase AliroNet™ at Quantum World Congress this Quarter

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Tuesday, November 15, 2022

BOSTON, Nov. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Aliro Quantum, The Quantum Networking Company™, today announced that CEO, Jim Ricotta, has been invited to lead the panel discussion, Quantum Communications: State of the Domain, at Quantum World Congress, a three-day event which will take place November 29-December 1, 2022 in Washington, D.C. The company will also showcase AliroNet™, its recently-launched comprehensive multipurpose entanglement-based Quantum Network solution, in Booth 308 at Quantum World Congress.

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  • The company will also showcase AliroNet, its recently-launched comprehensive multipurpose entanglement-based Quantum Network solution, in Booth 308 at Quantum World Congress.
  • Stop by Booth 308 at Quantum World Congress to see AliroNet, the quantum networking solution used to emulate multipurpose entanglement-based quantum networks, implement small scale pilots, and deploy full-scale universal entanglement-based quantum networks.
  • Aliro Quantum, The Quantum Networking Company, offers AliroNet to emulate, pilot, and deploy entanglement-based quantum networks that are capable of running a wide variety of applications from secure communications to clustered quantum computing and distributed quantum sensing.
  • Additionally, Aliro is involved in several quantum networking standards groups at IEEE and QED-C.
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Quantum Leaders Convene for the Largest Cybersecurity and Exhibition of its Kind

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Thursday, October 20, 2022

NEW YORK, Oct. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- From the banking industry to national security and even cryptocurrencies, quantum computing and quantum security has found itself a major talking and planning point for Fortune 500 companies and government entities.

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  • Now thanks to Inside Quantum Technology, leaders from the quantum and cybersecurity space will come together in the largest gathering of knowledge and expertise on the subject to date.
  • Inside Quantum Technology is the first international conference and exhibition focused on Quantum and Quantum Cybersecurity.
  • Cybersecurity is of growing importance to business, government, and the intelligence/military in a world of hacking and geopolitical instability.
  • Key topics include fireside chats and presentations ranging from Quantum Safe, Quantum Photonics, QKD, Quantum Networking, Post Quantum Encryption, QRNGs, Quantum Sensors and Cryptocurrency.

evolutionQ Secures US$5.5 Million in Series A Funding for Global Expansion

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Monday, June 13, 2022

KITCHENER-WATERLOO, Ontario, June 13, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- evolutionQ, a Kitchener-Waterloo-based company pioneering the development of quantum-safe cybersecurity products, is pleased to announce the closing of US$5.5 million in Series A funding from a group of international venture capital (VC) partners. Quantonation, a Paris-based VC fund dedicated to quantum technologies, led the investment, with participation from the USA and Canada, including The Group Ventures, a Toronto-based fund focused on early-stage tech start-ups.

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  • "Quantum computers are coming, and all our digital infrastructures are vulnerable," said Dr. Michele Mosca, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of evolutionQ.
  • This funding means we'll be able to scale faster and enable more organizations to future-proof their systems."
  • evolutionQ is a leading quantum-safe cybersecurity company led by world-renowned quantum computing experts Dr. Michele Mosca and Dr. Norbert Ltkenhaus.
  • Thanks to its scientific expertise Quantonation aims at supporting the transition of these technologies into commercially available products for industry.

How Kronos Could Help the US Win the Fusion and Quantum Computing Race With China

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Monday, March 28, 2022

Fusion energy, known theoretically since 1920, promises potentially near-limitless energy generation, free from polluting or radioactive byproducts.

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  • Fusion energy, known theoretically since 1920, promises potentially near-limitless energy generation, free from polluting or radioactive byproducts.
  • With rising petroleum costs and the looming specter of global warming, developing workable fusion technology is more urgent than ever.
  • China currently holds 2.5 times more patents in deep learning than America, as well as a cornerstone of advanced quantum computing, while aggressively pursuing further developments.
  • However, Kronos offers the potential to redress this balance by bringing together quantum computing and fusion energy into a single powerful project.