In the Quantum Mixtures Lab of the National Institute of Optics (Cnr-Ino), a team of researchers from Cnr, the University of Florence and the European Laboratory for Non-linear Spectroscopy (LENS) observed the phenomenon of capillary instability in an unconventional liquid: an ultradilute quantum gas. This result has important implications for the understanding and manipulation of new forms of matter. The research, published in Physical Review Letters, also involved researchers from the Universities of Bologna, Padua, and the Basque Country (UPV/EHU).

Quantum states can only be prepared and observed under highly controlled conditions. A research team from Innsbruck, Austria, has now succeeded in creating so-called hot Schrödinger cat states in a superconducting microwave resonator. The study, recently published in Science Advances, shows that quantum phenomena can also be observed and used in less perfect, warmer conditions.

IonQ, a leader in the quantum computing and networking industries, today announced that it has been selected for the first stage of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Quantum Benchmarking Initiative (QBI). This program is designed to assess and validate the feasibility of developing industrially useful quantum computers ahead of conventional projections. With a demonstrated track record of innovation and real-world quantum applications, IonQ will help inform industry standards.

LuxQuanta has been awarded with the Salvà i Campillo Award for Entrepreneurship at the 30th edition of La Nit de les Telecomunicacions i la Informàtica, one of the most prestigious annual events in Catalonia’s digital and telecommunications sectors.

Quantum Motion has appointed Hugo Saleh as President and Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) to capitalise on the rapidly growing market demand for quantum computing. Founded in 2017 by leading researchers from Oxford University and University College London, Quantum Motion is accelerating its shift to productisation to meet market needs. Hugo, who has over 25 years of leadership experience at global and scale-up tech firms, will drive the company’s global expansion as well as building the company’s commercial business, targeting key markets and helping customers deploy utility-scale machines. The appointment coincides with the company’s incorporation in the United States, in addition to recently opening offices in Australia and Europe.

Richard Versluis will become a Quantum and Computer Engineering (QCE) fellow at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, and Computer Science at Delft University of Technology. He will continue his work as Principal Systems Engineer at TNO.

Photonic chip accelerator PhotonDelta has established a strategic collaboration with Silicon Catalyst, the world’s only incubator and accelerator focused on the global semiconductor industry. Over the last five years, PhotonDelta has raised close to $1.5 billion to accelerate the commercialisation of the photonics industry.

SES and SpeQtral signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop an interoperable Optical Ground Station (OGS) to establish long- distance satellite-based Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) between Asia and Europe.

Pasqal, a global leader in neutral-atom quantum computing, today announced the signing of the procurement contract with the European High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC JU) to deliver EuroQCS-Italy, a quantum computer to be hosted in Italy. This contract marks a significant milestone in Pasqal’s mission to enlist neutral-atom quantum computing in advancing European scientific and industrial innovation.

A veteran in the integrated photonics industry, Ghent-based EDA provider Luceda Photonics strives for first-time-right designs to become the norm, accelerating the technology’s journey to mass adoption.