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Australia’s First Hardware Quantum Computing Company Launches at UNSW

Silicon Quantum Computing, which holds the distinction of being Australia’s first hardware quantum computing company, has been launched at the University of New South Wales (UNSW).

12 Sep 2017

Novel Flip-Flop Qubits Make Large-Scale Manufacture of Quantum Chips Dramatically Easier

UNSW engineers have invented a radical new architecture for quantum computing, based on novel ‘flip-flop qubits’, that promises to make the large-scale manufacture of quantum chips dramatically easier.

12 Sep 2017

Microsoft Collaboration to Develop General-Purpose, Scalable Quantum Computer

PARTNERSHIP The University of Copenhagen plays a vital role in an aspiring ambitious Microsoft multi-million dollar investment. On 06 September 2017, the tech company and the University signed a long-term collaboration agreement on the development of a general-purpose, scalable quantum computer.

From Microsoft 7 Sep 2017

USRA Upgrades Current Quantum Annealing Computer to D-Wave 2000Q System

The Universities Space Research Association (USRA), as part of joint an ongoing joint collaboration with NASA and Google Inc. to operate a Quantum Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, has upgraded its current quantum annealing computer to a D-Wave 2000Q system.

1 Sep 2017

Phosphorus Enclosed Silicon May Brighten the Future of Quantum Computing

A research carried out by scientists from the University of Surrey headed by Dr. Steve Chick and Professor Ben Murdin has achieved major advancement in the field of quantum computing.

10 Aug 2017

Ultracold Molecules Could Hold Quantum Information for Longer Time

Researchers have taken an important step toward the long-sought goal of a quantum computer, which in theory should be capable of vastly faster computations than conventional computers, for certain kinds of problems.

28 Jul 2017

Single-Photon Source Quantum Encryption Technique for Tackling Cyber Threats

A technique developed at Oak Ridge National Laboratory for synthesizing photons, or quantum light particles, in an as-needed and controlled way—that ensures enhanced speed and security while sharing encrypted data—has been non-exclusively licensed by Qubitekk.

26 Jul 2017

'Tiny Dancer' Atoms Could Make Quantum Computers a Viable Reality

An international team of Researchers, including the National Physical Laboratory (NPL), have developed a new method for making phosphorous atoms 'dance', which could bring quantum computers a step closer to practical applications.

26 Jul 2017

Developing Faster Computer Circuits Based on "Fluxons"

“Fluxons,” which are magnetic quantum objects found in superconductors, are specifically appropriate for storing and processing data bits. Computer circuits formed on the basis of fluxons can function at considerably high speeds and also reduce the amount of heat dissipation.

26 Jul 2017

Researchers Find "Smoking Gun" Signature of Long-Sought Majorana Particle

A UCLA-led team of engineers and scientists has found a “smoking gun” signature of the long sought-after Majorana particle. The particle, whose existence was first proposed by Italian theoretical physicist Ettore Majorana in 1937, could be the foundation for a class of robust topological quantum computers.

25 Jul 2017