Delft University of Technology

Fujitsu collaborates with QuTech in development of new technology for freezing electronics to control diamond spin qubits

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, February 20, 2024

Fujitsu in collaboration with QuTech developed a new technology that cools the whole quantum computer instead of just the qubits.

Key Points: 
  • Fujitsu in collaboration with QuTech developed a new technology that cools the whole quantum computer instead of just the qubits.
  • Leveraging cryo-CMOS circuit technology, Fujitsu together with QuTech designed a magnetic field application circuit and a microwave driving circuit necessary for driving a diamond spin qubit at 4 Kelvin.
  • Results of our joint research highlight the potential of cryo-CMOS technology for diamond spin qubits to overcome this bottleneck.
  • We anticipate that the new technology will enable us to achieve the high scalability expected in quantum computers using diamond spin qubits."

Fujitsu and Delft University of Technology establish new quantum lab

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, January 25, 2024

TOKYO, Jan 25, 2024 - (JCN Newswire) - Fujitsu and Delft University of Technology today announced the establishment of the Fujitsu Advanced Computing Lab Delft at Delft University of Technology, an industry-academia collaboration hub dedicated to the development of quantum computing technologies.

Key Points: 
  • TOKYO, Jan 25, 2024 - (JCN Newswire) - Fujitsu and Delft University of Technology today announced the establishment of the Fujitsu Advanced Computing Lab Delft at Delft University of Technology, an industry-academia collaboration hub dedicated to the development of quantum computing technologies.
  • The Advanced Computing Lab will be established at world-leading quantum technology research institute QuTech (2) - a collaboration between Delft University of Technology and the Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research (TNO) - and aims to accelerate R&D of diamond-spin quantum computing, a technology that Fujitsu and Delft University of Technology have been jointly researching since October 2020.
  • "Strengthening our collaboration with Delft University of Technology offers a chance to unlock new possibilities in quantum.
  • Main members include:
    - Dr. Shintaro Sato (Fellow SVP & Head of Quantum Laboratory at Fujitsu Research, Fujitsu Limited)
    - Kenichi Kawaguchi (Research Director, Quantum Hardware Core Project, Quantum Laboratory at Fujitsu Research, Fujitsu Limited)
    - Shinji Kikuchi (Senior Project Director, Quantum Application Core Project, Quantum Laboratory at Fujitsu Research, Fujitsu Limited)
    - Matthias Moller (Associate Professor, Faculty of EEMCS, Delft University of Technology)
    - Tim Taminiau ( Group Leader, QuTech, Delft University of Technology)
    - Ryoichi Ishihara (Associate Professor, QuTech, Faculty of EEMCS, Delft University of Technology)
    [1] Fujitsu Small Research Lab :An initiative to achieve greater breakthroughs beyond the results of ordinary joint research.

Fujitsu announces winners of the Fujitsu quantum simulator challenge

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, January 25, 2024

TOKYO, Jan 25, 2024 - (JCN Newswire) - Fujitsu from February to September 2023 conducted the "Fujitsu $100,000 Quantum Simulator Challenge," a global competition in which Fujitsu called members of the industry and academia to test Fujitsu's 39 qubit quantum simulator on novel problems and applications.

Key Points: 
  • TOKYO, Jan 25, 2024 - (JCN Newswire) - Fujitsu from February to September 2023 conducted the "Fujitsu $100,000 Quantum Simulator Challenge," a global competition in which Fujitsu called members of the industry and academia to test Fujitsu's 39 qubit quantum simulator on novel problems and applications.
  • Fujitsu plans to hold the quantum simulator challenge again in 2024 and beyond, utilizing an enhanced quantum simulator with 40 qubits, one of the largest in the world (3).
  • Hideto Okada, Head of Technology Strategy Unit, Fujitsu, comments:
    "Participants of the quantum simulator challenge have developed various advanced applications using Fujitsu's quantum simulator.
  • As feedback from users of quantum simulators represents an important key in the development of quantum applications, Fujitsu opened up some of its quantum simulator resources to the public and started the "Fujitsu $100,000 Quantum Simulator Challenge" to gain feedback from participating research institutions, universities, and companies competing for quantum application development in various fields.

WECHULL+ project to develop novel floating structures based on high-performance concrete and Ocean Harvesting's buoy design

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, December 20, 2023

The project will develop and test new floating structures of high-performance concrete, reducing cost and CO2 footprint, as well as improving circularity and reliability, in the offshore renewable energy sector.

Key Points: 
  • The project will develop and test new floating structures of high-performance concrete, reducing cost and CO2 footprint, as well as improving circularity and reliability, in the offshore renewable energy sector.
  • Concrete structures are low cost, resistant to the marine environment, and are easy and fast to manufacture on-site (casting), in comparison to manufacturing of traditional steel structures.
  • The solutions developed in the WECHULL+ project regarding material, modelling and design will be applicable for floating structures in ocean renewables and other areas.
  • WECHULL+ is based on the excellent results and proof-of-concept from a previous project (WECHULL), where a new, highly flowable high-performance concrete mix was developed for Ocean Harvesting's patented thin-walled honeycomb buoy.

QS World University Rankings: Sustainability 2024

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, December 5, 2023

LONDON, Dec. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- QS Quacquarelli Symonds, released the 2024 QS World University Rankings: Sustainability*.

Key Points: 
  • In the US, Stanford, the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, and Columbia University excel in Employability & Opportunities.
  • Fudan University (142nd) and the University of Delhi (220th) are the highest ranked in China and India, respectively.
  • The University of Sydney tops in Social Impact, while the Australian National University ranks second globally.
  • The University of Cape Town (50th) leads Africa in Sustainability, with the American University of Beirut topping the Middle East and Universidade de São Paulo (67th) leading in Latin America.

QS World University Rankings: Sustainability 2024

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, December 5, 2023

LONDON, Dec. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- QS Quacquarelli Symonds, released the 2024 QS World University Rankings: Sustainability*.

Key Points: 
  • In the US, Stanford, the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, and Columbia University excel in Employability & Opportunities.
  • Fudan University (142nd) and the University of Delhi (220th) are the highest ranked in China and India, respectively.
  • The University of Sydney tops in Social Impact, while the Australian National University ranks second globally.
  • The University of Cape Town (50th) leads Africa in Sustainability, with the American University of Beirut topping the Middle East and Universidade de São Paulo (67th) leading in Latin America.

NASA Names New Highest-Ranking Civil Servant, Head of Exploration

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, November 16, 2023

Since September 2021, Free has served as the associate administrator for NASA's Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate (ESDMD).

Key Points: 
  • Since September 2021, Free has served as the associate administrator for NASA's Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate (ESDMD).
  • "So many of us in the NASA family have worked with Jim and have been inspired by his character and intellect.
  • He left NASA in 2017 after serving as the agency's deputy associate administrator for technical in the Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters.
  • Free is the recipient of the Presidential Rank Award, NASA Distinguished Service Medal, NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal, NASA Exceptional Service Medal, NASA Significant Achievement Medal, and numerous other awards.

Amprius Powered Top Four Solar Cars in Prestigious World Solar Challenge

Retrieved on: 
Monday, October 30, 2023

Amprius Technologies, Inc. (“Amprius” or the “Company”) (NYSE: AMPX), a leader in next-generation lithium-ion batteries with its Silicon Anode Platform, today announced its partner solar cars swept the top four places in the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge .

Key Points: 
  • Amprius Technologies, Inc. (“Amprius” or the “Company”) (NYSE: AMPX), a leader in next-generation lithium-ion batteries with its Silicon Anode Platform, today announced its partner solar cars swept the top four places in the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge .
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231030953933/en/
    Amprius Powered Top 4 Solar Cars in Prestigious World Solar Challenge (Photo: Business Wire)
    Amprius-powered collegiate solar car teams crossed the finish line on Oct. 26, three days before the race was slated to conclude on Oct. 29 – taking the top four places, respectively:
    Innoptus Solar Team : built Infinite with a team of students from KU Leuven in Leuven, Belgium.
  • Brunel Solar Team : built Nuna 12 with a team of students from Delft University of Technology in Delft, Netherlands.
  • We’re extremely proud our Silicon Anode Batteries proved capable of increasing vehicle range on the world stage amid extreme environmental conditions.”

DeepPower CEO Andrew Van Noy Discusses Geothermal Growth with the CEO of the International Geothermal Association

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, October 11, 2023

During the conversation, Dr. Brommer reported that when she was appointed CEO of the IGA 6 years ago, geothermal was a “nice” and interesting technology that had small-scale impact without a “global voice”.

Key Points: 
  • During the conversation, Dr. Brommer reported that when she was appointed CEO of the IGA 6 years ago, geothermal was a “nice” and interesting technology that had small-scale impact without a “global voice”.
  • Fast forward 5 years, the industry has changed drastically and with the global directives to become carbon neutral, the industry has seen great technological progress.
  • The IGA connects the Global Geothermal Community, serving as a hub for networking opportunities aimed at promoting and supporting global geothermal development.
  • This podcast can be viewed at: https://deeppower.com/single-video.php?id=K3MDKXXujNw
    To learn more about DeepPower, please visit https://deeppower.com/index.php

Quantinuum's H1 quantum computer successfully executes a fully fault-tolerant algorithm with three logically-encoded qubits

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, September 28, 2023

CAMBRIDGE, England and BROOMFIELD, Colo., Sept. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Fault-tolerant quantum computers that offer radical new solutions to some of the world's most pressing problems in medicine, finance and the environment, as well as facilitating a truly widespread use of AI, are driving global interest in quantum technologies. Yet the various timetables that have been established for achieving this paradigm require major breakthroughs and innovations to remain achievable, and none is more pressing than the move from merely physical qubits to those that are fault-tolerant.

Key Points: 
  • In one of the first meaningful steps along this path, scientists from Quantinuum , the world's largest integrated quantum computing company, along with collaborators, have demonstrated the first fault-tolerant method using three logically-encoded qubits on the Quantinuum H1 quantum computer, Powered by Honeywell, to perform a mathematical procedure.
  • Fault-tolerant quantum computing methods are expected to open the way for practical solutions to real-world problems across domains such as molecular simulation, artificial intelligence, optimization, and cybersecurity.
  • Many companies and research groups are focused on achieving fault-tolerance by handling the noise that naturally arises when a quantum computer performs its operations.
  • This result proves that real hardware is now capable of running all the essentials of fault-tolerant quantum computing – state preparation, Clifford gates, non-Clifford gates and logical measurement – together."