The New Mexico Quantum Moonshot, a groundbreaking initiative designed to catalyze the state’s leadership in quantum information technologies (QIT), has been invited to submit a full proposal to the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) prestigious Regional Innovation Engines program. As one of only four quantum-focused ecosystems in the country invited to this stage, this recognition highlights New Mexico’s potential to become a global powerhouse in quantum technology, with the aim of leveraging the state’s unique combination of national security, academic, and industry assets to create transformative economic growth and ensure national security.

Quantinuum announces Nexus is about to come out of Beta; Nexus is a comprehensive quantum computing platform designed to manage, store, and execute quantum workflows with integration into Quantinuum’s software and hardware ecosystem.

A team of physics educators from Italy, Hungary, Slovenia and Germany is focusing on a new approach to teaching quantum physics in schools. Traditional classroom teaching has tended to focus on presenting the history of the origins of quantum physics, which often poses problems for learners. Using the quantum measurement process as an example, the researchers have now published their first empirical findings on learning quantum physics – based on two-state systems – in the international journal Physical Review Physics Education Research.

In a recent study published in Nature Physics, a team led by Associate Professor Shau-Yu Lan, at the Department of Physics, National Taiwan University, introduced an innovative method for producing quantum gases. By assembling and trapping atoms within a three-dimensional optical lattice and applying electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT) with adiabatic expansion, they reached nearly 100% efficiency at a speed around 100 times faster than previous methods. This advance could significantly boost cold atom platforms for quantum sensing and computing.

Interference (excess noise) to quantum signals from sunlight has slowed down the creation of a global scale quantum communications network – but now physicists at Heriot-Watt University have proposed a way to tackle this ‘daylight noise’ issue, paving the way for all-day satellite transmission.

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Joins IQST as a New Partner.

A team at the Department of Experimental Physics and the Institute of Quantum Optics and Quantum Information (IQOQI) led by Francesca Ferlaino has successfully isolated single atoms of erbium in optical tweezer arrays. This achievement enables a groundbreaking approach to the study of elements with multiple valence electrons —a realm previously dominated by simpler atoms with one or two valence electrons. Erbium, which possesses 14 valence electrons, introduces new degrees of freedom and opens up exciting opportunities for quantum experimentation, enabling the exploration of previously uncharted atomic behaviors.

The United Nations International Computing Centre (UNICC), the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), and Quantum Delta NL (QDNL) convened a two-day conference in The Hague to foster dialogue on the transformative potential of quantum technologies in addressing global challenges. The event, supported by the Open Quantum Institute, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, and the Municipality of The Hague, set the stage for collaboration leading to the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology (IYQ) in 2025.

IQM Quantum Computers (IQM), a global leader in designing, building, and selling superconducting quantum computers, today announced that its quantum cloud service IQM Resonance will be available to Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), the largest U.S. Department of Energy science and energy laboratory, for accelerating research.

Advancing quantum science is a national priority of the federal government, and a proposal to establish the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Quantum Center has been awarded $3.5 million from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).