Articles about Quantum computing

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Pacific Northwest tech pioneers team up in quantum realms and on the space frontier

BELLEVUE, Wash. — Quantum physics and outer space may seem as different as two tech frontiers can be, but the… Read More

Interlune announces deals for moon mining equipment — and for selling lunar helium-3

Seattle-based Interlune provided a triple-barreled update today on its progress toward mining helium-3 on the moon and returning that resource… Read More

Amazon’s new quantum chip joins race to enable next era of computing

Amazon unveiled a prototype quantum processor with a novel architecture that promises to significantly reduce the resources required to unlock… Read More

Microsoft and Atom Computing leap ahead on the quantum frontier with logical qubits

Microsoft and Atom Computing say they’ve reached a new milestone in their effort to build fault-tolerant quantum computers that can… Read More

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Scientists turn to the cloud to streamline supercomputer calculations for chemistry

A team led by researchers from the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is finding new ways to accelerate the pace of… Read More

Microsoft and Quantinuum report a way to turn down the noise in quantum computing

Microsoft and Quantinuum say they’ve demonstrated a quantum computing system that can reduce the error rate for data processing by… Read More

IonQ shows off its new quantum computer factory — and already has plans to expand

BOTHELL, Wash. — IonQ’s quantum computer factory is still ramping up to full operation, but the company is already expanding… Read More

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IonQ opens up Forte quantum computing platform for use on Amazon Braket Direct

IonQ has opened up its most advanced quantum computing platform for public availability through Amazon’s cloud-based Braket Direct Program, even… Read More

IonQ moves ahead with Forte quantum computers and its facility in Seattle area

Maryland-based IonQ is expanding the commercial availability of its next-generation Forte quantum computer — and ramping up its research and… Read More

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How quantum computing could transform everything everywhere, but not all at once

What does quantum computing have in common with the Oscar-winning movie “Everything Everywhere All at Once”? One is a mind-blowing… Read More

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Tech leaders size up what it’ll take to turn Pacific Northwest into a ‘Quantum Valley’

California’s Silicon Valley may rule the roost for internet startups, and Kendall Square in the Boston area may set the… Read More

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Microsoft Azure Quantum joins the quest to create new hydrogen fuel-cell catalysts

Chemists at Microsoft Azure Quantum are teaming up with Johnson Matthey, a British-based clean-tech company, to identify new types of… Read More

The latest 007 saga has a space billionaire, quantum computers — but no James Bond

Imagine a James Bond story with quantum computers, brain-computer interfaces, a cloud-shifting climate control system and a billionaire who owns… Read More

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Quantum bits: AWS releases hardware design tool; Google reduces error rates

Today’s news from the frontier of quantum computing includes Amazon Web Services’ release of cloud-based simulation software for modeling the… Read More

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania / Quantum

Get a reality check on quantum computing vs. ‘Quantumania’ in Marvel’s latest movie

Ant-Man may be getting small in Marvel’s latest superhero movie — but in the real world, quantum is getting big.… Read More

Are quantum computers for real? So far, the uncertainty principle rules the day

Do full-fledged quantum computers already exist, or will it be a decade before they come into being? Will they have… Read More

DARPA boosts Microsoft’s far-out effort to build topological quantum computer

The Pentagon’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is laying down a bet on Microsoft’s long-running effort to create an industrial-scale… Read More

Tech report lays out a fuzzy roadmap for Washington state’s quantum industry

A newly issued report says Washington state provides one of America’s best settings for expanding the frontiers of quantum information… Read More

UW's Xinxin Tang and IonQ's Peter Chapman at Northwest Quantum Nexus Summit

Northwest Quantum Nexus adds Amazon and Boeing to its team for a summit sequel

It’s been almost four years since Pacific Northwest leaders in the field of quantum computing gathered in Seattle for the… Read More

IonQ will open quantum computer factory in the Seattle area and plans to invest $1B

Maryland-based IonQ says it’s opening a 65,000-square-foot research and manufacturing facility in Bothell, Wash., to build quantum computers. The opening… Read More

Microsoft gives developers a new method for estimating quantum computing needs

What’ll it take to solve the quantum computing challenges of the future? Microsoft has an app for that — and… Read More

Microsoft adds Pasqal’s neutral-atom processors to its Azure Quantum cloud computing lineup

Microsoft’s Azure Quantum cloud computing service will be adding a brand-new tool to its toolbox: Pasqal’s neutral-atom quantum processing system.… Read More

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Microsoft reports a Majorana development in its quest to build quantum computers

Microsoft says its researchers have found evidence of an exotic phenomenon that’s key to its plans to build general-purpose quantum… Read More

IonQ teams up with Pacific Northwest National Lab on a new supply chain for quantum computing

Dare we say it? Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has teamed up with IonQ to come up with a method for… Read More

Quantum computing venture backed by Jeff Bezos will leap into public trading with $1.2B valuation

Burnaby, B.C.-based D-Wave Systems, the quantum computing company that counts Jeff Bezos among its investors and NASA among its customers,… Read More

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab uses Microsoft’s Azure Quantum to ease Deep Space Network’s traffic jam

Microsoft has demonstrated how quantum-inspired algorithms can help smooth out Seattle’s snarled traffic, but can they solve NASA’s interplanetary data… Read More

Microsoft and KPMG will try out quantum algorithms on real-world problems

Microsoft and KPMG are getting set to test Azure Quantum’s capabilities on the sorts of real-world problems that should give… Read More

The box is open: AWS Center for Quantum Computing is definitely alive at Caltech

It’s been nearly two years since Amazon Web Services announced a quantum computing initiative that included the establishment of an… Read More

How researchers are mapping the future of quantum computing, using the tech of today

Imagine a future where new therapeutic drugs are designed far faster and at a fraction of the cost they are… Read More

Microsoft, PNNL and UW leap into White House’s $1B initiative for AI and quantum research

Microsoft, the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and the University of Washington are playing supporting roles in the White House’s $1… Read More