PQShield has designed and built the first fully functional post-quantum cryptography silicon test chip to support compliance of the new NIST PQC standards. According to the release, the test chip provides semiconductor vendors with the tools needed to implement secure PQC solutions as the industry shifts from preparation to meeting compliance requirements. This enables detailed evaluation of power usage, performance, and Side Channel Analysis (SCA) countermeasures, all in a real-world environment.

Oxford Instruments NanoScience, a leading provider of cryogenic systems, today announces that it has joined the Novera™ QPU Partner Program. This addition strengthens the program's ecosystem of quantum computing hardware, software, and service providers who build and offer integral components of functional quantum computing systems.

Work has started on a new Quantum Communications Hub Optical Ground Station (HOGS), a state-of-the-art telescope which is being built on Heriot-Watt University’s Research Park.

PQShield, a leading quantum-safe cryptography provider, and RISC-V processing pioneer SiFive have partnered to deliver post-quantum cryptography on SiFive’s Essential and Performance high-performance processor families, protecting critical aerospace, consumer, defense, and automotive systems from quantum attacks and accelerating the adoption of NIST post-quantum cryptography standards on RISC-V technologies.

Crypto Quantique, a provider of quantum-driven security for the Internet of Things (IoT), has announced the development of a randomness test suite tailored specifically for Physical Unclonable Functions (PUFs). The suite, called TuRiNG, addresses the unique challenges of testing PUFs, which are increasingly used in semiconductors for secure, regenerable random number generation. The numbers underpin device security, providing a basis for unique device identities and cryptographic key generation.

New research using neural networks, a form of brain-inspired AI, proposes a solution to the tough challenge of modelling the states of molecules. The research shows how the technique can help solve fundamental equations in complex molecular systems. This could lead to practical uses in the future, helping researchers to prototype new materials and chemical syntheses using computer simulation before trying to make them in the lab.

IonQ and Classiq, leaders in the quantum computing industry, today announced that winners of this year’s annual UK Quantum Hackathon – hosted by the National Quantum Computing Centre’s (NQCC) – used IonQ quantum computers and Classiq’s software among several other quantum systems, when developing solutions for novel quantum applications.

This research was propelled by Universal Quantum's vision to leverage the unique properties of trapped-ions, and enable them to be shuttled over long distances for two-qubit operations with minimal fidelity loss – contributing to refined connectivity and therefore facilitating scaling.

Infleqtion UK is delighted to announce the successful completion of the first phase of its Quantum Enhanced Inertial Navigation Systems (Q-NAV) project awarded by Innovate UK, culminating in its Quantum Navigation Industry Day on 27 June.

The Quantum Software Lab (QSL) is delighted to intensify its relationship with Xanadu Quantum Technologies to develop new quantum computing educational resources, explore collaborative research, and support students in the recently announced Centre for Doctoral Training in Quantum Informatics (QI CDT) funded by UK Government's Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council.