The formation of the universe after the Big Bang is the subject of ongoing research. A team of scientists from Jülich Supercomputing Centre at Forschungszentrum Jülich, the University of Leeds and the Institute of Science and Technology Austria has now succeeded in gaining important insights into false vacuum decay, a process related to the formation of the universe and the behaviour of particles on the smallest scales. The calculations were carried out with a quantum annealer that is connected to a classical supercomputer at the Jülich Supercomputing Centre. Using a combination of calculations on the supercomputer and the quantum annealer, scientists were able to understand the phenomenon of false vacuum decay. The results have been published in the journal Nature Physics.

Researchers at the University of Chicago unveil insights into random quantum circuits, exploring the speed at which random circuits scramble information. These findings, to be presented at the Quantum Information Processing Conference, are crucial for understanding quantum supremacy experiments as well as the future of quantum cryptography.

Is there a contradiction between quantum theory and thermodynamics? On the surface, yes - but at TU Wien, researchers have now shown how the two fit together perfectly.

A multidisciplinary team of researchers from Rice University and Texas A&M University has received a $1.2 million award from the W.M. Keck Foundation to advance super-resolution imaging and single-molecule tracking by harnessing super-radiance, a quantum optical phenomenon with transformative potential for research and innovation in medicine, engineering and the physical sciences.

Now, in a recent study published in Physical Review Letters, Rey and JILA and NIST Fellow James K. Thompson, along with graduate student Sanaa Agarwal and researcher Asier Piñeiro Orioli from the University of Strasbourg, studied atom-light interactions in the case of effective four-level atoms, two ground (or metastable) and two excited levels arranged in specific one-dimensional and two-dimensional crystal lattices.

IonQ, a leader in the quantum computing and networking industries, today announced the renewal of its agreement with Abu Dhabi’s Quantum Research Center – Technology Innovation Institute (TII) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This renewed customer agreement ensures that TII will continue to leverage IonQ’s quantum computing technology to advance the UAE’s position as a global leader in science and technology.

German software and IT service provider, DATEV, and IQM Quantum Computers (IQM), a global leader in superconducting quantum computers, have completed a collaborative project on the potential of quantum computing in portfolio optimisation using a 20-qubit quantum system.

D-Wave Quantum Inc.(“D-Wave” or the “Company”), a leader in quantum computing systems, software and services, and the world’s first commercial supplier of quantum computers, today launched a new integrated brand campaign, “Quantum Realized,” to showcase the benefits of today’s quantum computing.

A research team from the Department of Physics at The University of Hong Kong (HKU) and their collaborators have recently developed a novel algorithm in quantum physics known as ‘entanglement microscopy’ that enables visualisation and mapping of this extraordinary phenomenon at a microscopic scale. By zooming in on the intricate interactions of entangled particles, one can uncover the hidden structures of quantum matter, revealing insights that could transform technology and deepen the understanding of the universe.

QuantrolOx and Qblox have set a new industry benchmark using Quantware’s QPUs achieving fully-automated quantum processing unit (QPU) characterization and tune-up, creating a 2-qubit CZ gate in under 25 minutes. This task, previously requiring several PhD-level experts up to a week, marks a significant leap toward scalable quantum computing. QuantrolOx software, Qblox control electronics and QuantWare QPUs seamlessly blend together to deliver an open-architecture stack enabling customers to achieve rapid results.