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Scientists Find Clues Hinting at the Microscopic Sources of Qubit Information Loss

Engineers and materials scientists studying superconducting quantum information bits (qubits)-a leading quantum computing material platform based on the frictionless flow of paired electrons-have collected clues hinting at the microscopic sources of qubit information loss.

1 Oct 2021

NUS and Thales Enter into a Partnership to Develop, Test Quantum Technologies

The National University of Singapore (NUS) and Thales have inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to mark the start of a two-year partnership to jointly develop and test quantum technologies for commercial applications.

30 Sep 2021

Researchers Show How to Protect Qubits from Errors Using Photonic Chip

A team of researchers from Bristol's Quantum Engineering and Technology Labs (QETLabs) has shown how to protect qubits from errors using photons in a silicon chip.

30 Sep 2021

Twisted Superconducting Flakes Show Potential to Outperform Components Used in Quantum Computers

Researchers at the University of Bath in the UK have found a way to make 'single-crystal flake' devices that are so thin and free of defects, they have the potential to outperform components used today in quantum computer circuits.

29 Sep 2021

Protecting or Nurturing Qubits by Using a Quantum Photonic Chip

Quantum states of particles are very fragile. The quantum bits, or qubits, that underpin quantum computing pick up errors very easily and are damaged by the environment of the everyday world.

29 Sep 2021

Two Argonne Scientists Receive DOE Funding to Advance Research in Quantum Information Science

Argonne's David Awschalom and Oleg Poluektov study the materials and chemical processes needed to develop the next generation of quantum-smart devices and quantum computing technology.

27 Sep 2021

Skoltech Collaborates with CDISE Supercomputing Team to Emulate Google’s Quantum Processor

From the early days of numerical computing, quantum systems have appeared exceedingly difficult to emulate, though the precise reasons for this remain a subject of active research.

23 Sep 2021

Skoltech Scientists Use Supercomputer to Probe Limits of Google’s Quantum Processor

CPQM’s Laboratory for Quantum Information Processing has collaborated with the CDISE supercomputing team “Zhores” to emulate Google’s quantum processor.

22 Sep 2021

National Quantum Computing Centre Breaks Ground in Oxfordshire

The National Quantum Computing Centre Facility Breaks Ground in Oxfordshire Ahead of Construction Works

21 Sep 2021

Virginia Tech Discovery can be Applied to Improving Electronic Devices and Quantum Computers

When electrons flow through a conductor — such as the copper wires in our phone chargers or the silicon chips in the circuit boards of our laptops — they collide with material impurities and with each other in a tiny atomic frenzy. Their interaction with impurities is well known.

20 Sep 2021