Contest: Quantum Paper of the Year – 2020
We need your help for selecting the Best Quantum Paper of the Year 2020! First, please propose the paper you think deserves to become the best paper in Quantum Computing and Technology in 2020, the
Experimental Bell Tests with Reinforcement Learning
Terra Quantum, a Swiss startup, and University of Basel have developed a combination of reinforcement learning and simulated annealing for setting up efficient Bell tests useful for quantum cryptography. Finding optical setups producing measurement results
Kudelski new focus on Quantum Security
Kudelski Security, the cybersecurity division within the Swiss Kudelski Group, announced today the launch of a new focus on Quantum Security, including expanded research and advisory services that enable security leaders and product and system
ETH boosts Quantum Research in Switzerland
ETH Zurich in Switzerland intends to further expand its leading position in quantum research, and so it is planning a highly specialised physics laboratory building on the Hönggerberg campus. A generous donation from ETH alumnus
Business Angels Switzerland and Swiss Quantum Hub Partnership
Business Angels Switzerland (BAS) and Swiss Quantum Hub (SQH) announce their partnership and cooperation to help accelerating and funding Swiss quantum technologies startups. As part of this collaboration, the members of the Business Angels Switzerland
Quantum Search Grover Algorithm at CERN
Scientists have demonstrated a novel method for applying the quantum Grover Algorithm (GA) – to search for rare events in proton-proton collisions at 13 TeV collision energy using CERN’s Large Hadron Collider. The search is
Coupling to quantum memory using quantum dots
Researchers at the University of Basel and Ruhr-Universität Bochum have realized Quantum Dots (QD) that emit light close to the red part of the spectrum with ultra-low background noise. Quantum dots might one day constitute
A new candidate material for Quantum Spin Liquids
Scientists at EPFL’s School of Basic Sciences have successfully produced and studied a Quantum Spin Liquid (QSL) in a highly original material known as EDT-BCO. The system was designed and synthesized at Université d’Angers, France
Next-generation computer chip with two heads
Note: This article is not directly related to Quantum Computing but we believe it might be of interest to our readers. EPFL engineers in Switzerland have developed a computer chip that combines two functions –
CERN proposes online Quantum Computing lectures
A series of weekly lectures on the basics of quantum computing will be broadcast via CERN webcast starting 6 November 2020 at 10:30 CET. New lectures will be broadcast each Friday of the next seven