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Thanks to Anthony Lawrence, I discovered “Energy-independent total quantum transmission of electrons through nanodevices with correlated disorder” by M. A. Novotny, which defines quantum dragons as a “wide class of nanostructures with correlated disorder…, [that] can have strong scattering…, [and that have] the same electrical conductivity as a ballistic nanodevice.”

This week’s IQT News:

• QUANTUM + AI NEW YORK OCTOBER 25-27, 2026 — EARLY BIRD ENDS 27 AUGUST
• IQT Sunday Edition
• Podcast #88: It’s already blinking red.
• IQT Summarizes Funding Sources, Quantum Tech Configurations & Long-Term Market Focus of 15 Nations Developing Quantum Chemicals & Quantum Life Science

This week’s premium content:

• Arqit (ARQQ) $7M Investor Settlement
• Quantum Fidelity-per-Cost
• qBraid’s Trending QPUs
• Rigetti’s Institutional Investors

In this edition:

• #79 Rising Bestseller in Technology
• Prof. Amit Hagar’s Original Sin
• Dr. Bob Sutor said the quiet part out loud.
• Prof. Eduardo R. Miranda is breaking the walls down.
• How to Commercialize Quantum Computing
• Carlos Moreira is taking a bite out of the Big Apple.
• QuTech’s Cups and Balls
• Let there be light.
• Quantum Music Estimation
• Equal1 wants to RacQ and roll all night…
• Wait, what am I volunteering for?
• Yuval Boger’s Error Threshold
• Podcast #88: It’s already blinking red.
• You wouldn’t like IBMers when they’re angry.
• The Other “Post-Quantum”
• Quantum Noise Detector

#79 Rising Bestseller in Technology

Leaderboard placements can be fleeting on Substack and everywhere else, so I’ll share this while I can and take the opportunity to say, “thank you.” The Quantum Dragon might already be off the list by the time this publishes, but my appreciation will remain in perpetuity.

Prof. Amit Hagar’s Original Sin

If memory serves, this article includes the first biblical references I’ve encountered in quantum. Beyond “The Original Sin” in the title, there’s also an illustration with an apple and the use of the word “baptized.” If that wasn’t enough, the article is also a fine history lesson on quantum error correction.

Dr. Bob Sutor said the quiet part out loud.

Dr. Bob Sutor, who is best known as The Godfather of The Quantum Dragon, although I might be a little bit biased about that, shared that he does technical due diligence on top of all of his more visible activities, such as his prominent role in conferences and podcasts. This link may require a LinkedIn account.

Prof. Eduardo R. Miranda is breaking the walls down.

This is a short interview with Prof. Miranda conducted after he became a finalist for the Falling Walls Foundation Breakthrough of the Year in Art & Science award. The Falling Walls Science Summit is named after the fall of the Berlin Wall, though, not the fabled Walls of Jericho.

How to Commercialize Quantum Computing

The full title of this C-Suite Brief is “Gregg Carman: How To Commercialize Quantum Computing Before Fault Tolerance Arrives,” and this is a question I ask on a regular basis. I’m not selling anything, but I actively wonder how it’s being done considering the state of what’s out there.

Carlos Moreira is taking a bite out of the Big Apple.

The video clip is meant to showcase the size of SEALSQ’s Quantum Shield QS7001, but it also shows a bite being taken out of the apple being used for a size comparison. Appropriately, the company’s CEO will be taking a bite out of the Big Apple when he keynotes Q+AI and PQC+IQT. This link may require a LinkedIn account.

QuTech’s Cups and Balls

Not content with merely computing with electron spins, QuTech is now shuttling them around like a quantum cups and balls trick. Unfortunately, we can’t visualize electrons, but the 3:12 video includes some really zoomed-in images of the chip. This link may require a LinkedIn account.

Let there be light.

For the 2nd biblical reference in this newsletter, and possibly the 2nd in the history of this newsletter, researchers at the University of Ottawa and the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light are entangling photons of natural sunlight. It looks like the potential application would be non-terrestrial quantum key distribution (QKD).

Quantum Music Estimation

It’s not actually called that, but “Teleportation game: quantum teleportation in multi-agent systems for interactive music” by Prof. Eduardo R. Miranda and Dr. Scott Oshiro combines quantum phase estimation (QPE) with quantum teleportation to compose music, and that’s just fascinating.

Equal1 wants to RacQ and roll all night…

According to Equal1, deploying a quantum computer is as easy as rolling it in and then plugging it in. This link may require a LinkedIn account.

Wait, what am I volunteering for?

I was sent a link to a LinkedIn post that linked to a “PROJECT-Q Volunteer Registration Form.” Since I only left the form open, I later searched for more info to share here and found an LGBTQ youth program. The “passionate volunteers” are being sought by this PROJECT-Q, though.

Yuval Boger’s Error Threshold

I finally got to a page in “Quantum Bits” that covers a topic I’ve also written about, thus giving me an opportunity to shamelessly plug Mr. Boger’s book and my article “A Nightmare at the Threshold,” which is about the Niels Bohr Institute and Quantum Machines, at the same time. Pretty efficient, eh?

Podcast #88: It’s already blinking red.

I spoke with Rebecca Krauthamer, CEO and Co-Founder of QuSecure, about the implications of the post-quantum cryptography (PQC) market splitting between early movers and laggards on the laggards, the bestowing of US military standards for QuSecure’s civilian customers, the difference between NIST standards and US military standards, the benefits of AWS Qualified Software Certification, why Forbes keeps recognizing QuSecure as one of America’s Best Startup Employers, and more.

You wouldn’t like IBMers when they’re angry.

IBM Research shared that the quantum chromodynamics (QCD) being taught by Prof. Bruce Banner in Spider-Man: Brand New Day is an actual subject of research using its quantum computers. Just make sure you’re doing yoga or something if you decide to pick it up. This link may require an X account.

The Other “Post-Quantum”

The “post-quantum” in post-quantum cryptography refers to after we have cryptographically relevant quantum computers (CRQC). Mark McGuire doesn’t actually use the term, but he’s essentially introducing a new concept of post-quantum: what’ll come next? Manual —> digital —> quantum —> string?

Quantum Noise Detector

Alan Ho and Prof. Michael Biercuk inspired the Resuscitated Quantum Bullshit Detector, but the original(?) has resurfaced on Bluesky. It’s back to reposting a simple “bullshit” or “not bullshit,” so The Quantum Dragon will continue to monitor for challenges, controversies, and debates under this new name from Dr. Bob Sutor.

• Wired’s title says it all: “Microsoft’s Quantum Chief Doesn’t Care That Scientists Don’t Believe His Results.”