Dutch quantum technology company Orange Quantum Systems [OrangeQS] has today launched the OrangeQS Max, which is designed to accelerate the development of quantum computers by making it possible to test new, more powerful quantum chips with a fraction of the R&D resources that are normally required for such testing.

SEALSQ Corp ("SEALSQ" or "Company"), a leader in the development of post-quantum technology, announced today that is strengthening its strategic collaboration with its parent company, WISeKey International Holding Ltd. (“WISeKey” or the “Company”), a global leader in cybersecurity and digital identity, to drive innovation across the digital ecosystem. Together, these organizations are integrating cutting-edge technologies to address the critical challenges of secure connectivity, post-quantum cryptography, and the burgeoning demands of IoT.

Imagine a future where quantum computing is as accessible as the smartphone in your pocket. Where a quantum chip is embedded in your laptop, or thousands of quantum chips are deployed in supercomputing centres, forming the world’s most powerful quantum supercomputers. With this vision, Quantum Brilliance partnered with Pawsey Supercomputing Research Centre to develop the foundational steps of diamond-based room-temperature quantum computing. During this year’s Prime Minister Awards for Science, that bold ambition has been recognised, with Quantum Brilliance co-founder Dr Andrew Horsley named the 2024 New Innovator of the Year.

Quantum Motion, a UK-based quantum computing scale-up founded by Professor John Morton, University College London (UCL), and Professor Simon Benjamin, University of Oxford, has worked alongside Goldman Sachs to research how quantum computers can be used in financial services to perform complex calculations, such as options pricing. The research, which explored how intricate multi-qubit operations can be applied within pricing algorithms, is now undergoing peer-review and has been published on the arXiv, an open-access archive of scientific research papers.

With the recent development in quantum hardware, it has become feasible to physically swap qubits during computation (known as “physical SWAPs”). These operations are believed to be crucial for the scalability of quantum computers. The ParityQC team’s new publication, “Runtime Reduction in Linear Quantum Charge-Coupled Devices using the Parity Flow Formalism” argues that this is not the case. The authors (Federico Domínguez, Michael Fellner, Berend Klaver, Stefan Rombouts, Christian Ertler, Wolfgang Lechner) show that the ParityQC Architecture enables the implementation of quantum algorithms without the need for SWAP operations.

Rochester Institute of Technology has been awarded $3.97 million from the Northeast Regional Defense Technology Hub (NORDTECH) to advance quantum chip technologies. It is part of a four-year award that could see the university attain nearly $10 million as the research progresses. The focus will be on scaling the power of quantum systems by entangling them across a photonic network.

Quantum Brilliance, the leading developer of miniaturized, room-temperature quantum computing products and solutions, and ParityQC, the world’s only quantum architecture company, announce they have jointly been awarded a contract by Agentur für Innovation in der Cybersicherheit GmbH „Innovation in Cybersecurity“ to develop the world’s first mobile quantum computer by 2027.

Bluefors, the world leader in manufacturing cryogenic measurement systems for quantum technology, held the opening for its expanded production facility in Syracuse, New York. This expanded facility will increase the production capacity for its Cryomech-branded cryocoolers, enhance its R&D operations, and enable Bluefors to begin manufacturing dilution refrigerators at the site – for the first time in the USA.

Archer Materials Limited, a semiconductor company focused on quantum technology, has made recent strides in the development of its 12CQ quantum chip. According to their latest announcement, Archer has successfully produced two proof-of-concept devices designed to enhance the spin detection capabilities of the chip, relevant to integrating quantum computing with mobile devices.

Together with 24 German research institutions and companies under the coordination of Forschungszentrum (FZ) Jülich, Fraunhofer IPMS is working on an integrated German quantum computer based on superconducting quantum chips and with improved error rates. Halfway through the project, the first demonstrator can now be put into operation.