Just over 200 years after French engineer and physicist Sadi Carnot formulated the second law of thermodynamics, an international team of researchers has unveiled an analogous law for the quantum world. This second law of […]
When Thomas Hummel gets a whiff of an unripe, green tomato, he finds himself in his childhood home in Bavaria. Under the tilted ceilings of the bedroom that he shared with his two older brothers, […]
Quantum 9, 1786 (2025). https://doi.org/10.22331/q-2025-07-03-1786 Efficient state preparation is essential for implementing efficient quantum algorithms. Whilst several techniques for low-cost state preparation exist, this work facilitates further classes of states, whose amplitudes are well approximated […]
Insider Brief The Pentagon’s $179 billion FY2026 RDT&E budget signals a strategic shift toward integrating quantum technology, AI and space systems as foundational elements of U.S. defense capability. AI and autonomy — spanning drones, robots, […]
The European Commission has launched its Quantum Strategy, an initiative designed to position Europe in quantum technologies by fostering a resilient and sovereign quantum ecosystem by 2030. This strategy aims to facilitate the transition of […]
Quantum 9, 1785 (2025). https://doi.org/10.22331/q-2025-07-03-1785 We explore the performance of the metrology scheme by employing a quantum time flip during encoding, a specific case of processes with indefinite time direction, which we refer to as […]
Xanadu and Mitsubishi Chemical Collaborate on Quantum Algorithms for EUV Lithography Simulation0 (0)
Xanadu, a Canadian quantum computing company, and Mitsubishi Chemical have initiated a joint project focused on utilizing quantum computing to advance new semiconductor chip fabrication technologies. This collaboration’s primary objective is to discover novel quantum […]
Quantum 9, 1784 (2025). https://doi.org/10.22331/q-2025-07-03-1784 Direct fidelity estimation is a protocol that estimates the fidelity between an experimental quantum state and a target pure state. By measuring the expectation values of Pauli operators selected through […]
Insider Brief SemiQon has appointed Dr. Antti Vasara, former CEO of Finland’s VTT Technical Research Centre, as Chair of its Board to lead international expansion and commercialization efforts. Vasara brings decades of experience in tech […]
Insider Brief ORCA Computing has appointed technology investor Erik Langaker as Chairman of the Board to help guide its next phase of global growth and commercial scale-up. Langaker brings over 30 years of experience scaling […]
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