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NUS Researchers Bring Attack-Proof Quantum Communication Two Steps Forward

By IQT News posted 13 Jul 2021

(EurekaAlert) While the security of QKD is unbreakable in principle, if it is incorrectly implemented, vital information could still be stolen by attackers. These are known as side-channel attacks, where the attackers exploit weaknesses in the setup...

PsiQuantum, GlobalFoundries Bet Big On Quantum Computing

By IQT News posted 13 Jul 2021

(SDX.Central) PsiQuantum aims to build the first million-plus qubit quantum computer--unlike other quantum computing startups focused on commercializing small-scale systems,
“We haven’t gone and built a small system of 100 qubits and hooked it up...

Quantum Software Startup Phasecraft Reveals a More Efficient Method for Modeling Electrons in Materials

By IQT News posted 13 Jul 2021

(EurekaAlert) One of the most significant challenges in the global R&D effort towards better energy technologies -- efficient and accurate material simulation -- may be one step closer to being solved, based on new techniques released by...

Google Boss Sundar Pichai Discusses Quantum Technology in Wide-Ranging BBC Interview

By IQT News posted 13 Jul 2021

(BBC) BBC reporter Amol Rajan conducted a wide-ranging interview with Google boss Sundar Pichai at Google's HQ in Silicon Valley, for the first of a series of interviews he is doing for the BBC with global figures. The interview is wide-ranging;...

Kuano.ai Raises £1M in Seed Funding for Quantum Modeling of Enzymes

By IQT News posted 13 Jul 2021

(Finesmes) Kuano.ai, a London, UK-based provider of a software platform for quantum modelling of enzymes, raised £1m in seed funding.
Backers included ACF Investors, o2h Ventures and a syndicate of Cambridge-based angel investors.
The company...

LVRTC, University of Latvia to Cooperate on Quantum Networks Research

By IQT News posted 13 Jul 2021

(TelecomPaper) Latvian state-owned re-transmission operator LVRTC has signed a cooperation memorandum with the Institute of Mathematics and Informatics of the University of Latvia (LU MII). The parties plan to cooperate in R&D of quantum data...

Quantum Tech Pod, Episode 1: Lawrence Gasman, Inside Quantum Technology Founder & President

By IQT News posted 12 Jul 2021

IQT Fall (New York) TAKING PLACE NOVEMBER 1-5 AS A HYBRID EVENT IS NOW LIVE

By IQT News posted 12 Jul 2021

(IQT.Event.Fall) 3DR Holdings launched its website for IQT Fall (New York) taking place 1-5 November both in person and online. The five-day event will have over 100 speakers and over 75 sessions and each day there is coverage of three vertical...

Harvard-MIT Quantum Computing Breakthrough – “We Are Entering a Completely New Part of the Quantum World”

By IQT News posted 12 Jul 2021

(SciTechDaily) A team of physicists from the Harvard-MIT Center for Ultracold Atoms and other universities has developed a special type of quantum computer known as a programmable quantum simulator capable of operating with 256 quantum bits, or...

Technical University of Denmark Researchers Tighten Grip on Optical Quantum Computer

By IQT News posted 12 Jul 2021

(HPC.Wire) Researchers from DTU have now realized the complete platform for an optical quantum computer. The platform is universal and scalable, it all takes place at room temperature, and the technology is directly compatible with standard fibre...

Using Quantum-Enhanced Fiber Sensing to Boost Fiber-Optic Oil & Gas Leak Sensors

By IQT News posted 12 Jul 2021

(LSU.edu) Researchers in Louisiana, Oklahoma and Tennessee are working to see whether quantum-enhanced fiber sensing could detect offshore oil and gas leaks before they’re big enough to damage the environment. “We will use quantum states of light to...