One of the biggest challenges in quantum technology and quantum sensing is “noise”–seemingly random environmental disturbances that can disrupt the delicate quantum states of qubits, the fundamental units of quantum information. Looking deeper at this issue, JILA Associate Fellow and University of Colorado Boulder Physics assistant professor Shuo Sun recently collaborated with Andrés Montoya-Castillo, assistant professor of chemistry (also at CU Boulder), and his team to develop a new method for better understanding and controlling this noise, potentially paving the way for significant advancements in quantum computing, sensing, and control. Their new method, which uses a mathematical technique called a Fourier transform, was published recently in the journal npj Quantum Information.

Following the recent expansion of the Bluefors Lab in Delft, we are happy to share the news that QuantrolOx – leaders in automating the bring-up, characterization, and tuning of quantum computers – will be the first team to utilize the newly-installed XLD1000sl Dilution Refrigerator.

Alice & Bob, a global leader in the race for fault-tolerant quantum computing, today announces the publication of its foundational research in Nature, showcasing significant advancements in cat qubit technology. This study, Quantum control of a cat-qubit with bit-flip times exceeding ten seconds, realized in collaboration with the QUANTIC Team (Mines Paris – PSL, Ecole Normale Supérieure and INRIA), demonstrates an unprecedented improvement in the stability of superconducting qubits, marking a critical milestone towards useful fault-tolerant quantum computing.

ParTec AG proudly announces during the ISC High Performance 2024 conference in Hamburg that it will be offering full-stack quantum computing solutions. With its component-based system architecture, ParTec’s quantum computer are designed in a modular, qubit-agnostic approach that can accommodate different QPU types and quantum computing modalities.

Quantum Machines (QM), the leading provider of processor-based quantum controllersTM today announced that the Quantum Computing lab of the Advanced Institute of Nano Technology at Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU) in Seoul will deploy three of its advanced OPX1000 controllers. The quantum computing facilities are part of South Korea’s ambitious national project aimed at advancing the country’s quantum computing capabilities. The deployment represents a significant upgrade to the center’s on-site research facilities.

Quantum Machines (QM) today announced the integration of its Observe camera interface with Hamamatsu’s high-speed ORCA-Quest camera. The collaboration between Quantum Machines and Hamamatsu pushes the boundaries of quantum computation, communication, and sensing.

Horizon Quantum Computing, a company building software development tools for quantum computers, today announced that it is establishing a first-of-a-kind testbed for integrating quantum computing hardware with its software stack, Triple Alpha. The testbed, which will be set up at Horizon’s Singapore headquarters, will have the capacity to host multiple quantum computers. By acquiring its own hardware, Horizon gains full control over both hardware and software stacks, allowing it to push the frontiers of quantum computing.

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS) and Q-CTRL, a pioneer of quantum infrastructure software to make quantum technologies useful, are partnering to integrate key infrastructure quantum software to accelerate quantum processor development, characterization, and key proof of principle scientific demonstrations.

In work published in Physical Review Letters researchers at Osaka University's Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research (SANKEN) used "the shortcuts to the adiabaticity (STA)" method to greatly speed-up the adiabatic evolution of spin qubits. The spin flip fidelity after pulse optimization can be as high as 97.8% in GaAs quantum dots. This work may be applicable to other adiabatic passage and may be useful for fast and high-fidelity quantum control.

Quantum Machines, the leading provider of breakthrough quantum control solutions, today announced the release of an advanced digital direct-synthesis (DDS) microwave front-end module (MW-FEM) for OPX1000, its high-density, processor-based quantum controlᵀᴹ platform. As an industry-first combination of a processor-based controller with all-digital signal generation, the new module represents a groundbreaking leap in quantum control, empowering researchers and full-stack quantum computer builders to push the boundaries of quantum computing.