D-Wave Quantum Inc.(“D-Wave” or the “Company”), a leader in quantum computing systems, software, and services and the world’s first commercial supplier of quantum computers, today announced a scientific breakthrough published in the esteemed journal Science, confirming that its annealing quantum computer outperformed one of the world’s most powerful classical supercomputers in solving complex magnetic materials simulation problems with relevance to materials discovery. The new landmark peer-reviewed paper, “Beyond-Classical Computation in Quantum Simulation,” validates this achievement as the world’s first and only demonstration of quantum computational supremacy on a useful problem.

Partnering with researchers from Google Quantum AI and Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia, Wiebe developed an algorithm for simulating systems of coupled masses and springs on quantum computers. The researchers then provided evidence of the new algorithm’s exponential advantage over classical algorithms.

In a groundbreaking advance that could accelerate the development of quantum technologies, researchers at the USC Viterbi Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and School of Advanced Computing have demonstrated the first optical filter capable of isolating and preserving quantum entanglement—a mysterious but powerful phenomenon at the heart of quantum computing, communication, and sensing. This work, published in Science, opens the door to compact, high-performance entanglement systems that can be integrated into quantum photonic circuits, enabling more reliable quantum computing architectures and communication networks.

Fermioniq is honoured to have been part of a collaboration led by Quantinuum – together with TUM, MCQST, Caltech and EPFL – which demonstrated the capabilities of Quantinuum’s H2 quantum computer for simulating quantum magnetism at the limit of classical methods. This work is an important step on the path towards achieving quantum advantage for a task of practical utility.

Led by D-Wave, an international collaboration including researchers from UBC’s Blusson QMI has achieved a major milestone in quantum annealing, pushing computing beyond classical limits to solve complex magnetic material simulation problems for materials discovery. The study was published in Science.

Kipu Quantum, a leader in application and hardware-specific quantum computing solutions, announces that its Iskay Quantum Optimizer, a function available on Kipu’s PLANQK platform, is now available for use through IBM’s Qiskit Functions Catalog.

Researchers have developed a novel method to trace light fields directly inside cavities, providing in-situ measurement where future field-resolved studies of light-matter interactions will happen.

A research team led by The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has achieved a groundbreaking quantum simulation of the non-Hermitian skin effect in two dimensions using ultracold fermions, marking a significant advance in quantum physics research.

Researchers at the UChicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (UChicago PME) have realized a new design for a superconducting quantum processor, aiming at a potential architecture for the large-scale, durable devices the quantum revolution demands.

In a study published today in Nature Communications, researchers from the Quantum Magnetism group in the Department of Physics have developed an innovative approach to synthesise and study rare-earth magnetic materials. This achievement marks a significant advancement in understanding quantum magnetic states, potentially bringing the field closer to realising elusive quantum spin liquids.