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December 16, 2020 |
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Xanadu: Quantum advantage with Gaussian Boson Sampling analysis |
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Xanadu’s team has just released a very interesting and well-detailed post related to the recent Chinese Quantum advantage claim using quantum photonics. Here are some quotes and excerpts. We encourage… |
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December 16, 2020 |
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New ultrasensitive microwave bolometer detector |
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A joint international research team has developed ultra-sensitive graphene-based sensors that can detect microwaves with the highest theoretically possible sensitivity. Currently, microwave power can be detected using a device called… |
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December 15, 2020 |
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Performance of Variational Quantum Factoring on a superconducting quantum processor |
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Zapata Computing, in collaboration with IBM, has analyzed the performance of Variational Quantum Factoring (VQF) on superconducting quantum processor. Quantum computers hold promise as accelerators onto which some classically-intractable problems… |
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December 15, 2020 |
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Unexpected Topological Quantum States |
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Physicists have discovered that, under certain conditions, interacting electrons can create what are called topological quantum states. To get the desired quantum effect, they placed two sheets of graphene on… |
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December 15, 2020 |
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Bedtime Reading: Two-boson quantum interference in time |
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Quantum physics may be at odds with our classical intuition. This article is a mashup of the paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science and a… |
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December 14, 2020 |
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Contest: Quantum Paper of the Year - 2020 |
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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… |
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December 14, 2020 |
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QC Ware and IonQ demonstrate Quantum Machine Learning Algorithm |
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QC Ware and IonQ have collaborated and run experiment that demonstrated Machine Learning on near-term quantum computers can achieve the same or better level of accuracy and can aspire to… |
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December 14, 2020 |
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CQC has built a “meaning-aware” quantum Natural Language Processing system |
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Cambridge Quantum Computing (CQC), the 2014-founded UK startup, says it has built “meaning-aware” natural language processing on a quantum computer. The system understands both grammatical structure and the meaning of… |
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December 14, 2020 |
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Experimental Bell Tests with Reinforcement Learning |
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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… |
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December 14, 2020 |
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Record seed round for Phasecraft |
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Phasecraft has just announced a £3.7m seed funding round, the largest for a UK quantum computing company. Phasecraft previously raised a £750,000 pre-seed round led by UCL Technology Fund with Parkwalk Advisors… |
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December 11, 2020 |
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Error-prone qubits could correct themselves |
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Physicists from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the University of Maryland and the California Institute of Technology may have found a way to design quantum memory switches… |
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December 11, 2020 |
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More robust quantum systems using hidden symmetry |
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Researchers at University of Cambridge have found a way to protect highly fragile quantum systems from noise, which could aid in the design and development of new quantum devices. They… |
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December 11, 2020 |
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New algorithms to solve the Fermi-Hubbard model |
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A team of researchers at University of Bristol has discovered algorithms and analysis which significantly lessen the quantum hardware capability needed to solve problems which go beyond the realm of… |
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December 11, 2020 |
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New tools 'turn on' quantum gases of ultracold molecules |
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JILA researchers have developed tools to “turn on” quantum gases of ultracold molecules, gaining control of long-distance molecular interactions for potential applications such as encoding data for quantum computing and… |
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December 11, 2020 |
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Scalable integrated single-photon source |
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Photonic qubits are key enablers for quantum information processing deployable across a distributed quantum network. An on-demand and truly scalable source of indistinguishable single photons is the essential component enabling… |
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