Welinq, a leader in quantum networking technology, has launched the first commercial quantum memory designed specifically for quantum data centers with world-record performance. Quantum computing is reaching a turning point: with more than 100 individual quantum computers deployed in dedicated infrastructures, the next challenge is networking them into scalable, high-performance architectures.

A significant European initiative, the PQC4eMRTD (Post-Quantum Cryptography for electronic Machine-Readable Travel Documents) project, has officially commenced today. Funded by the European Union under the Digital Europe Programme, the two-year project aims to address the security challenges posed by the rise of quantum computing, focusing on the standardization and promotion of quantum-resistant (QR) cryptographic protocols for electronic machine-readable travel documents (eMRTDs).

SEALSQ Corp("SEALSQ" or "Company"), a leading developer and provider of Semiconductors, PKI, and Post-Quantum technology hardware and software solutions, today announced that it has entered into exclusive negotiations with the shareholders of IC’ALPS SAS (“IC’ALPS”), an ASIC design and supply specialist based in Grenoble, France, to acquire 100% of the share capital and voting rights of IC’ALPS. These exclusive negotiations result from the execution of a Letter of Intent with IC’ALPS and its shareholders. The acquisition is subject to, amongst other items, the completion of the appropriate due diligence, execution of definitive agreements, and authorization by French regulatory authorities. This proposed strategic acquisition will reinforce SEALSQ’s commitment to advancing its Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) development to meet the growing demand in the sector and add approximately 100 highly-skilled staff based out of IC’ALPS’ current centers in Grenoble and Toulouse.

The European Commission has selected the project for a new international training program for doctoral candidates in quantum science and technologies led by Eucor – The European Campus. “Gen-Q” will enable 51 young scientists to complete a PhD with an international, interdisciplinary and intersectoral focus.

An article published in the scientific journal Optica describes the development of a new experimental device that explores the boundary between classical and quantum physics, allowing the simultaneous observation and investigation of phenomena from both worlds. The instrument was developed in Florence and is the result of collaboration within the extended partnership of the National Quantum Science and Technology Institute (NQSTI), involving the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Florence, the National Institute of Optics of the National Research Council of Italy (CNR-INO), as well as the European Laboratory for Nonlinear Spectroscopy (LENS) and the Florence branch of the National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN).

QCentroid, a leader in quantum computing solutions, has entered into a strategic partnership with Innsomnia, Spain’s premier innovation accelerator, to bring the transformative power of quantum technology to Innsomnia’s ecosystem of startups, scaleups, and corporate innovators. This collaboration will allow users to access QCentroid’s QuantumOps platform to solve complex problems faster, more efficiently, and at a lower cost—without requiring specialized quantum expertise.

In a paper recently published in Nature Physics, an international group of researchers comprised of an experimental team from Switzerland and France and theoretical physicists in Canada and the U.S., including Rice University, have found evidence of this enigmatic quantum spin liquid in a material known as pyrochlore cerium stannate. They achieved this by combining state-of-the-art experimental techniques, including neutron scattering at extremely low temperatures, with theoretical analysis. By measuring the way in which neutrons interact magnetically with the electron spin in pyrochlore, the researchers observed the collective excitations of spins interacting strongly with lightlike waves.

At the SuperComputing 2024 (SC24) conference in Atlanta (GA), from November 17–22, and the European Quantum Technologies Conference in Lisbon (Portugal), from November 18–20, the EuroQCS-France consortium announced plans to grant early remote access to a 6-qubit digital photonic quantum computer developed by Quandela. This initiative aims to support the European research community before the deployment of the Lucy system in France next year.

The Banque de France (BdF) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) today announced the successful completion of a groundbreaking joint experiment in post-quantum cryptography (PQC) conducted across continents over conventional Internet technologies. The PQC experiment aims to strengthen communication and data security in the face of quantum computing advancements, and the successful experimentation marks a crucial milestone in the evolution of the protection of international electronic communications against the cybersecurity threats posed by quantum computing.

New research from QuEra Computing, the leader in neutral-atom quantum computing, reveals that over half of quantum academics, scientists and professionals (51%) believe the technology is making faster progress than they expected, with 40% saying it will become a superior alternative to classical computing for certain workloads within the next five years. The findings also highlight the truly disruptive potential of the technology, with a majority expecting quantum computing to solve problems that were previously unsolvable.