IonQ Demonstrates Remote Ion-Ion Entanglement, a Significant Milestone in Developing Networked Quantum Systems at Scale

IonQ Demonstrates Remote Ion-Ion Entanglement, a Significant Milestone in Developing Networked Quantum Systems at Scale

October 4, 2024
IonQ, a leader in the quantum computing industry, announced it has achieved the next milestone on the path towards scaling its quantum systems – demonstrating remote ion-ion entanglement. Building off the ion-photon entanglement achievement announced in February, this demonstration announced in September showcases the second out of four significant milestones required to develop photonic interconnects – a foundational step towards quantum networking and a core component of IonQ’s scaling strategy.

Oxford Ionics and Infineon Technologies to Deliver Portable Quantum Computer to Cyberagentur as Part of €35M Investment

Oxford Ionics and Infineon Technologies to Deliver Portable Quantum Computer to Cyberagentur as Part of €35M Investment

September 19, 2024
Oxford Ionics, a world leader in trapped-ion quantum computing, today announced that it has won a contract, alongside Infineon Technologies AG, to build a state-of-the-art portable quantum computer for Agentur für Innovation in der Cybersicherheit GmbH, or 'Cyberagentur'. Oxford Ionics and Infineon are one of three independent contractors selected by Cyberagentur, who is investing a total of €35M into the project.

Innovative Quantum Technologies for Mobile Applications in Cyber Security

Innovative Quantum Technologies for Mobile Applications in Cyber Security

September 19, 2024
The Agentur für Innovation in der Cybersicherheit GmbH (Cyberagentur) has today signed contracts with three international technology companies to develop mobile quantum computers. With an investment of over 35 million euros, this project marks a milestone in quantum research and lays the foundation for new fields of application for quantum computers. The aim is to enable mobile use in security and defence scenarios as well as in civilian applications.

Ion-Trap Quantum Computer Ready for Novel Research and Development at the LRZ

Ion-Trap Quantum Computer Ready for Novel Research and Development at the LRZ

September 17, 2024
The ion-trap quantum computer from Alpine Quantum Technologies, procured by the Leibniz Supercomputing Centre and Munich Quantum Valley, is now operational at LRZ's Quantum Integration Centre, making it the first of its kind in a computing center.

Duke-Led Team Begins Plans for an Enormous 256-Qubit Quantum Computer

Duke-Led Team Begins Plans for an Enormous 256-Qubit Quantum Computer

August 30, 2024
Researchers at the Duke Quantum Center are embarking down an ambitious road to engineer the most powerful quantum computer in the world. If all goes to plan, the collaboration could become the first to demonstrate a quantum system that can outperform a classical computer for a range of scientific applications.

NSF National Quantum Virtual Laboratory Advances with $5M Funding for 5 Pilot Projects

NSF National Quantum Virtual Laboratory Advances with $5M Funding for 5 Pilot Projects

August 13, 2024
Realizing practical advantages and societal benefits from quantum-scale phenomena has been a long-sought milestone in quantum information science. The U.S. National Science Foundation today announced the initial $5 million investment across five pilot projects designed to help reach that milestone by taking the first steps toward creating the NSF National Quantum Virtual Laboratory (NQVL), a first-of-its-kind national resource to enable faster discovery and development of use-inspired quantum technologies.

Oxford Ionics Claims to Have Developed the World’s Highest-Performin Ion Trap Qubit Chip

Oxford Ionics, a quantum computing startup, recently announced that it has successfully developed the world's highest-performing quantum chip, with a fidelity of 99.97% for its two-qubit gates and a fidelity of 99.9992% for single-qubit operations, both setting new industry records. The company said that by developing a patented Electronic Qubit Control system, it has eliminated the scalability obstacle of traditional ion trap quantum computers that require lasers to control qubits.

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A New Benchmark for Quantum Electrodynamics in Atoms

A New Benchmark for Quantum Electrodynamics in Atoms

March 28, 2025
Recently, the ALPHATRAP group around Sven Sturm in the division of Klaus Blaum at the Max Planck Institut für Kernphysik (MPIK) in Heidelberg measured the g factor of hydrogen-like tin ions on a precision level of 0.5 parts per billion. That is like measuring the distance Cologne-Frankfurt with a precision down to the thickness of a human hair This is a stringent test of QED for the simplest atomic system just like conventional hydrogen but with a much higher electric field experienced by the electron due to the charge of 50 protons inside the tin nucleus.

Nu Quantum Partners With the University of Sussex, Cisco, and Infineon to Scale Trapped Ion Quantum Computers

Nu Quantum Partners With the University of Sussex, Cisco, and Infineon to Scale Trapped Ion Quantum Computers

March 13, 2025
Nu Quantum, the quantum entanglement startup, has been announced as a leader of one of Innovate UK’s Quantum Missions Pilot: Quantum Computing and Quantum Networks projects. Project HyperIon aims to accelerate the timeline to scaling quantum computers to utility size by demonstrating the performance of Nu Quantum’s Qubit-Photon Interface (QPI) technology, crucial for connecting nodes into a distributed quantum computer. The project will deliver a full system-level demonstrator of a first-of-its-kind QPI prototype for trapped ion qubits with a clear path towards integration with commercial Quantum Processing Units (QPUs) and robust foundry-compatible mass production.

Oxford Ionics Selected for Quantum Missions Pilot to Upgrade NQCC Testbed With Advanced 2D Ion Traps

Oxford Ionics Selected for Quantum Missions Pilot to Upgrade NQCC Testbed With Advanced 2D Ion Traps

March 13, 2025
Oxford Ionics, a world leader in trapped-ion quantum computing, today announced that it has been selected by the UK’s DSIT and Innovate UK for the Quantum Missions pilot to unlock scalable and commercially-useful quantum computing.
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