The first Bluefors systems with their new generation 2 Gas Handling Systems have been installed at the Niels Bohr Institute of the University of Copenhagen. These XLDsl Dilution Refrigerator systems will be used by the Superconducting Quantum Information Devices Lab to support the group’s work developing state-of-the-art superconducting circuits and qubits to explore quantum information physics.

Quantum eMotion Corp., announces that, subject to regulatory approval, it has retained Red Cloud Securities Inc. to provide market-making services to the Corporation in compliance with the policies and guidelines of the TSX Venture Exchange and other applicable legislation.

D-Wave Quantum announced yesterday that it has extended its agreement with Aramco, a global integrated energy and chemicals company. For the past two years, Aramco's Research Center in the Netherlands has been collaborating with D-Wave on quantum technology to solve highly complex optimization problems involved in computationally intensive seismic imaging. It is reported that Aramco's research team has developed hybrid classical-quantum applications for geophysics using D-Wave's quantum annealers and hybrid solvers.

Yesterday, the UK quantum industry alliance UKQuantum released a declaration on the British quantum industry, outlining specific recommendations to the next UK government to ensure the country maintains its position as a global leader in quantum technology. The details of this declaration can be viewed by clicking here.

IBM and Pasqal jointly announced yesterday that they plan to collaborate on developing a common approach to quantum-centric supercomputing and promoting application research in chemistry and materials science. They will work with leading institutions in high-performance computing to integrate quantum computers with advanced classical computers to create the next generation of supercomputers.

Led by a research team of scientists from the University of Nottingham’s School of Physics and Astronomy, the study measured the brainwaves of two-year-old children using a quantum-based magnetoencephalography (MEG) scanner, providing the clearest picture of early childhood brain development so far. This wearable brain scanner was utilized to map the electrical activity of the brain. This work opens up new possibilities for tracking how critical early childhood developmental events alter brain function and for studying neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism.

Korean Telecom (KT) announced yesterday that it has completed preparations for commercializing post-quantum cryptography (PQC) technology. KT independently developed a prototype of the quantum encryption communication device "QENC" and designed PQC solution services through technology transfer. KT's PQC solution utilizes encryption keys generated by quantum key distribution devices and keys generated by PQC algorithms. It applies the CRYSTALS-Dilithium and CRYSTALS-Kyber algorithms, which will soon be standardized by NIST, to enhance data security.

Quantum computing provider Quandela announced yesterday that it has launched its first manufacturing pilot line for high-performance photonic qubit devices, aiming to accelerate the use of error-corrected quantum computers. Following the opening of its first quantum computer factory in June last year, Quandela has already delivered two quantum computers to industrial customers. This new production base underscores its commitment to industrial-scale manufacturing and innovation in quantum computing.

Quantum infrastructure software developer Q-CTRL announced yesterday that a new study reveals their performance management technology can achieve more than a 4x improvement in solving quantum optimization problems on IBM's 127-qubit quantum computer. The outperforms quantum annealers and trapped ion technologies, with a likelihood of returning correct results 1500 times higher than annealers. This signifies that we can now achieve significant practical value on utility-scale quantum computers.

ORCA Computing, a UK-based quantum computing startup, announced yesterday that it will provide Montana State University (MSU) with two PT-1 quantum photonics systems to enhance the university's research capabilities in distributed quantum computing and critical quantum technologies. These two systems will be funded by the U.S. Air Force and deployed locally within a building at MSU Innovation Campus.

Recently, QuEra Computing, a developer of neutral-atom quantum computers, has reached a collaboration with QPerfect, a provider of software solutions focused on accelerating practical quantum computing. The two parties will jointly evaluate and develop tensor network methods for accurate modeling of quantum error correction. This collaboration will leverage QPerfect's MIMIQ quantum computing simulator to conduct high-fidelity, large-scale simulations of logical quantum algorithms, aiming to assist QuEra in evaluating error correction algorithms for its atomic quantum computers.

Quantinuum announced yesterday that the number of fully connected qubits of its flagship product, the System Model H2 quantum computer, has increased from 32 to 56. It also released a research result achieved through collaboration with partners including JPMorgan Chase. They used the H2-1 quantum processor to solve the problem of random circuit sampling and measured the quality of their results through a suite of benchmark tests. They found that the system scored approximately 0.35 on the linear cross-entropy benchmark (XEB) test, while the XEB score of the system that Google previously used to achieve quantum supremacy was about 0.002.

Recently, researchers from BP and ORCA Computing have collaborated to explore using Generative Adversarial Network (GAN) to train a hybrid quantum/classical generator. This generator utilized a photonic quantum processor and a GPU to analyse a dataset of alkane molecules, enabling the creation of conformations with a specified energy. The researchers said that this method aims to generate low-energy conformations of small and medium size hydrocarbon molecules, potentially offering a potential solution to the computational hurdles faced in molecular exploration.

Toshiba reached a strategic cooperation agreement with the Canadian nonprofit organization Numana in Quebec yesterday to enhance the Kirq quantum communication testbed in the Province of Quebec. The Kirq testbed has been launched in Sherbrooke, and two additional hubs will be launched in Montreal this summer and in Quebec City by early 2025. It is understood that these testbeds will be built using Toshiba's state-of-the-art quantum key distribution (QKD) equipment.

Heidi Shyu, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, recently visited  IQM Quantum Computers in Espoo, Finland. During her visit, she observed the company's advancements in building quantum computers and processors, toured IQM’s state-of-the-art fabrication and cryogenic characterization facility dedicated to quantum processors, and met with some executives from IQM and Bluefors.

Researchers at JPMorgan Chase, Argonne National Laboratory, and Quantinuum have collaborated to demonstrate clear evidence of quantum speedup in the Quantum Approximate Optimization Algorithm (QAOA). By applying the QAOA algorithm to the Low Autocorrelation Binary Sequence (LABS) problem, the research team found that the time required to solve increasingly larger problems using this algorithm grows slower than that of classical solvers. Furthermore, they also demonstrated a small-scale implementation of Quantinuum’s System Model H1 and H2 trapped-ion quantum computers. By conducting error detection specifically for the algorithm, the team reduced the impact of errors on algorithmic performance by up to 65%. 

Quantum software company Classiq announced yesterday that it had established a strategic partnership with Mphasis, an IT solution provider specializing in cloud and cognitive services. Through this strategic cooperation, both parties will jointly develop groundbreaking quantum solutions and are committed to accelerating the adoption of quantum solutions for enterprises by integrating them into their operations.

The German Aerospace Center's Quantum Computing Initiative (DLR QCI) announced yesterday that its BASIQ project, aimed at simulating battery materials using quantum computers, has welcomed two new partners. The bidding consortium of the consulting company D-fine and the quantum computer manufacturer Planqc will provide quantum algorithms and software solutions for solving partial differential equations in the field of lithium-ion batteries.

The Export and Investment Fund of Denmark (EIFO) has announced an investment of 70 million DKK (~US$10.21 million) in Atom Computing, one of the world’s leading quantum technology businesses. On the basis of this investment, the California-based company has chosen Denmark as the location of its European headquarters.

Zapata Computing Holdings Inc. , the Industrial Generative AI company, announced today that Derron Blakely has joined the Company as its General Counsel, effective today. Mr. Blakely’s track record of counseling public companies in the AI, government, and defense industries will add tremendous value in supporting Zapata AI’s growth as the recently public company expands its offerings, customer pipeline, and partnership network.