According to a new paper posted on the pre-print server ArXiv, researchers from Moderna and IBM Quantum have collaborated to demonstrate the use of quantum computers to predict the mRNA (messenger RNA) secondary structures. The study suggests that quantum computing is approaching a utility-scale capability for solving real-world problems. In this research, the researchers utilized IBM Eagle and Heron quantum processors to tackle the issue of predicting mRNA structure.

Photonic, the Canadian distributed quantum computing startup company, recently announced that it has successfully transferred quantum information between two physically separated silicon spin qubits using photons at telecom wavelengths in a point-to-point network. This accomplishment demonstrates the potential of existing telecommunication networks to enable long-distance quantum communication, and this significant milestone lays the foundation for quantum internet and distributed quantum computing.

Terra Quantum recently demonstrated a long-distance Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) technology over a fiber optic line exceeding 1707 km. They employed a Quantum-Protected Control-Based Key Distribution (QCKD) protocol, achieving the bit rate of 0.9 bits per second at that distance.

Alice&Bob, the developer of fault-tolerant quantum computers, announced yesterday that an advance in cat qubit technology, demonstrated by the company in collaboration with the QUANTIC team, has been published in the journal Nature. The research, which enables quantum tuning of cat quantum bits with bit-flip times of more than 10 seconds, demonstrates an unprecedented improvement in the stability of superconducting qubits, marking a critical milestone toward useful fault-tolerant quantum computing.