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January 22, 2020
High-precision distributed sensing using an entangled quantum network
Researchers at the Technical University of Denmark and the University of Copenhagen have recently carried out an experiment investigating the advantages of using an entangled quantum network to sense an…
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January 22, 2020
New technique to study molecules and materials on quantum simulator
A ground-breaking new technique has been discovered by physicist Oleksandr Kyriienko from the University of Exeter to study the properties of molecules and materials on a quantum simulator. Current quantum computing…
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January 22, 2020
How pi connects colliding blocks to Quantum Grover's algorithm
Adam Brown, a researcher at Google and a physicist at Stanford University, has discovered an unexpected link between pi, theoretical block collisions and the famous Grover's quantum search algorithm. Two…
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January 21, 2020
Dotphoton and ESA collaborate on Quantum-inspired image compression
Swiss start-up Dotphoton and the European Space Agency (ESA) have signed a contract to test Dotphoton’s efficient information-preserving image compression technology for use in space applications. Dotphoton’s software provides raw image data…
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January 21, 2020
Designing lasers based on quantum physics
A research team, coordinated by Germán J. de Valcárcel Gonzalvo, Professor at the University of Valencia, has developed a new theory —the coherent master equation— that describes the behavior of…
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January 21, 2020
First antiferromagnetic topological quantum material discovered
Researchers at TU Dresden in collaboration of more than 40 scientists from over 20 research institutions have discovered a new, promising quantum material. They developed the first crystal growing technique…
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January 21, 2020
CERN: LHCb explores the beauty of lepton universality
The LHCb (Large Hadron Collider beauty) collaboration at CERN has reported an intriguing new result in its quest to test a key principle of the Standard Model called lepton universality.…
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January 20, 2020
Toshiba uses quantum cryptography to send genome data
Toshiba and Tohoku University have achieved what they call the world's first use of quantum cryptography to transmit genome sequence data. The information, collected from 24 people in a Toshiba-Tohoku project, was…
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January 20, 2020
"Quantum Computing: Mastering in 60 minutes" made it to the Best New Quantum Computing Books
We are happy to announce that the book, "Quantum Computing: Mastering in 60 minutes", written by our colleague Franck Franchin, made it to BookAuthority's Best New Quantum Computing Books. BookAuthority collects…
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January 20, 2020
Quantum Computing releases its Quantum Asset Allocator to optimize portfolio returns
Quantum Computing Inc (QCI) has just announced the release of its first Quantum Ready software application: The Quantum Asset Allocator (QAA). The software is available both as a cloud based…
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January 20, 2020
New method to measure photocurrents flow in 2D
Researchers at the University of Chicago have developed a new method to measure how photocurrents flow in a 2D material. That could have implications for developing quantum sensors and next-generation…
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January 20, 2020
Quantum inverse iteration algorithm for programmable quantum simulators
A researcher at University of Exeter, Oleksandr Kyriienko,  proposes a quantum inverse iteration algorithm, which can be used to estimate ground state properties of a programmable quantum device. The method…
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January 18, 2020
New quantum detector measures the tiniest energies in superconducting circuits
Measuring the energy of quantum states requires detecting energy changes so exceptionally small they are hard to pick out from background fluctuations, like using only a thermometer to try and…
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January 17, 2020
IBM: Exploring quantum use cases for chemicals and petroleum
IBM has published a report concerning three quantum computing use cases already being explored by chemicals and petroleum companies. Some quotes from this report: It has already been demonstrated that…
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January 17, 2020
Computation of molecular excited states on IBM Q using a Discriminative Variational Quantum Eigensolver
Solving for molecular excited states remains one of the key challenges of modern quantum chemistry. Traditional methods are constrained by existing computational capabilities, limiting the complexity of the molecules that…
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