Can quantum computers be useful? Eric Lukero/Google Google and XPRIZE are launching a $5 million competition to find practical uses for quantum computers that could actually benefit society. We already know that quantum computers can perform specific tasks faster than classical computers, after Google first claimed quantum advantage for its Sycamore processor in 2019. However,…
A new type of computer is coming — one that can solve problems much faster and much better than today’s models. Quantum computing, powered by quantum mechanics, represents a foundational shift in computing. Read more about the technology behind quantum computers. Eric Ghysels, the Edward Bernstein Distinguished Professor of Economics and Professor of Finance, researches…
SHEFFIELD, England, Feb. 7, 2024 — Aegiq, a Sheffield-headquartered technology start-up, is one of the winners of a £30 million quantum testbed competition funded by the National Quantum Computing Centre (NQCC), designed to drive innovation in quantum computing and enhance the UK’s capabilities. Aegiq is among the seven companies delivering different types of quantum computers…
Algorithmic Warfare: New Laptop or computer Would make Quantum Leap in Processing Energy 433-qubit IBM Osprey chip IBM photo NEW YORK, New York — As the earth grapples with how to just take benefit of rising quantum computing systems, IBM not too long ago debuted its most innovative laptop at any time — and broke…
Innovative projects led by scientists in NATO and partner countries are breaking new ground to harness the power of quantum to make communications impossible to intercept and hack. The application of these quantum technologies in the security and defence sectors could help to future-proof the transmission of information, protecting it from increasingly advanced hacking systems…
As billions of dollars pour into quantum computing and countries build communication networks secured by quantum encryption, the prominence of quantum information science has become increasingly hard to ignore. This year’s Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics honors four pioneers who combined math, computer science and physics to do “foundational work in the field of quantum…
New York University’s Center for Quantum Information Physics and IBM Quantum, a research arm of the technology corporation, have established a partnership to train NYU undergraduates and graduates in quantum information physics. IBM Quantum will hire undergraduate and graduate student researchers at the NYU Center for Quantum Information Physics as paid interns in the company’s…
The immortal words uttered by Danish physicist, Niels Bohr, “if quantum mechanics hasn’t profoundly shocked you, you haven’t understood it yet”, ring true more than ever in today’s ultra-connected world. Just 30 years ago, scientists were only beginning to imagine the possibility of constructing a quantum computer more powerful than any classical computer. About two…
UCLA has received a $5 million pledge from Boeing Co. to support faculty at the Center for Quantum Science and Engineering. The center, which is jointly operated by the UCLA College Division of Physical Sciences and the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, brings together scientists and engineers at the leading edge of quantum information science…
(Reuters) – Vancouver-based quantum computing firm D-Wave Systems Inc said on Thursday it has deployed its latest quantum computer to the University of Southern California. D-Wave’s most powerful machine, called the Advantage system, was launched in September, 2020 and has been operational in Canada and Germany, said Murray Thom, D-Wave’s vice president of product management….