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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) researchers from the Scientific Data Division, the Applied Mathematics & Computational Research Division, and the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC), in collaboration with teams from San Francisco State University (SFSU) and Case Western Reserve University, recently released two papers introducing new methods of data storage and analysis to make quantum computing more practical and exploring how visualization helps in understanding quantum computing.

Quantinuum’s System Model H2 enabled Microsoft’s qubit-virtualization system to generate the most reliable logical qubits ever recorded, a breakthrough with wide ranging implications for everyone in quantum computing, accelerating progress and challenging current assumptions about the timeline toward large scale reliable quantum computing.

The latest advances in quantum computing include investigating molecules, deploying giant supercomputers and building the quantum workforce with a new academic program. Researchers in Canada and the U.S. used a large language model to simplify quantum simulations that help scientists explore molecules.

NVIDIA today launched a cloud service that allows researchers and developers to push the boundaries of quantum computing exploration in key scientific domains, including chemistry, biology and materials science.

NVIDIA today announced that Japan’s new ABCI-Q supercomputer — designed to advance the nation’s quantum computing initiative — will be powered by NVIDIA platforms for accelerated and quantum computing.

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS) introduces QuantumPro, the electronic design automation (EDA) industry's first integrated electromagnetic (EM) design and simulation tool and workflow tailored for seamless creation of quantum computers based on superconducting qubits. The QuantumPro solution consolidates five essential functionalities encompassing schematic design, layout creation, electromagnetic (EM) analysis, nonlinear circuit simulation, and quantum parameter extraction into the Advanced Design System (ADS) 2024 platform.

HQS Quantum Simulations (HQS), a quantum startup from Karlsruhe, is supporting the QRydDemo project on behalf of the University of Stuttgart by developing a special compiler. The QRydDemo project is building a quantum computer based on neutral atoms. The compiler developed by HQS is specifically tailored to the unique features of this quantum computer. HQS will continue its support for the project, initiated in 2021 and scheduled to run until January 2025, and will improve the compiler further.

Terra Quantum, a leading quantum technology company, today announced the joint publication of a research paper describing a new superconducting qubit that potentially could increase coherence times in quantum processors by orders of magnitude. The “flowermon” qubit represents a new class of superconducting devices that utilizes unconventional hybrid materials that could significantly improve the feasibility of scaling superconducting quantum processors.

A team of researchers from Munich Quantum Valley, led by Johannes Zeiher, co-founder of planqc, and Immanuel Bloch, a planqc advisor, report they made substantial progress in the continuous operation of a large-scale atom array.