A team of researchers from the University of Ottawa has developed innovative methods to enhance frequency conversion of terahertz (THz) waves in graphene-based structures, unlocking new potential for faster, more efficient technologies in wireless communication and signal processing.

DIGITAL, Canada’s Global Innovation Cluster for digital technologies, announced new co-investments to support the commercialization and adoption of Canadian quantum technologies. Leveraging investments from Canada’s National Quantum Strategy and industry partners, these latest investments support the piloting of quantum solutions in environments where the technologies will be ‘put to the test’.

Canada has announced over CA$74 million (approximately $52 million) in funding for 107 quantum science projects, in order to advance quantum technologies in areas like quantum computing, communications, encryption, materials, and sensing. The funding aligns with Canada’s National Quantum Strategy and includes partnerships with private, public, and international organizations.

Following an announcement of opportunity published in August 2022, the CSA recently awarded over $1.4 million in contribution to QEYnet (Maple, Ontario) for the demonstration of a low-cost, Earth-to-space quantum key distribution (QKD) technology.

The Board of Directors of the Platform for Digital and Quantum Innovation of Quebec, a non-profit organization (NPO) founded in 2021 by the Ministry of Economy, Innovation and Energy of Quebec (MEIE - Ministère de l’Économie, de l’Innovation et de l’Énergie du Québec) and the Université de Sherbrooke, proudly announces the appointment of MarieClaude Messier as Executive Director. This appointment follows the recent resignation of Éric Capelle, who has held this position with commitment and success since PINQ² was founded, and who has wished to hand over the reins to devote his time on community development projects.

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, announced today that fiscal year 2024 bookings will exceed $23 million, an increase of approximately 120% over fiscal year 2023 bookings. Contributing to the growth in bookings, the company also announced the first-ever customer purchase of a D-Wave Advantage annealing quantum computing system reflecting a significant expansion to the company’s revenue model as it broadens its overall go-to-market offering to include on-premise system sales.

The Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) at the University of Waterloo and collaborators have secured USD$25,000 from the American Physical Society’s (APS) Innovation Fund to fund the Quantum Explorations Student Toolbox (QuEST) project.

Amidst the global race to establish and deploy useful and powerful quantum computers, researchers at a newly incorporated, Waterloo-based non-profit are taking a different approach. The team at Open Quantum Design (OQD) believes the key to accelerating advancements in quantum computing - including developing top talent - is to democratize access and open up its intellectual property for anyone willing to collaborate; and its four partners agree. Quantum heavy-hitters Xanadu, the University of Waterloo, the Unitary Foundation, and Haiqu are the first to join OQD’s innovative platform to spearhead a new, unprecedented degree of open access to full-stack quantum computing technology.

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, and Carahsoft Technology Corp., The Trusted Government IT Solutions Provider, today announced a partnership. Under the agreement, Carahsoft will serve as D-Wave’s Master Government Aggregator, making the Company’s cutting-edge quantum computing technologies available to the Public Sector through Carahsoft’s reseller partners and NASA Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement (SEWP) V, Information Technology Enterprise Solutions – Software 2 (ITES-SW2), The Interlocal Purchasing System (TIPS), OMNIA Partners, E&I Cooperative Services Contract and The Quilt contracts.

Quantum eMotion (QeM) extends its gratitude to Krown Technologies for publicly supporting the integrity of its technology following a recent defamatory post on the website of Terranova Defence Solutions. The brief but disparaging remarks about the performance and quality of QeM's quantum-based communication security platform have since been removed.