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202 IEEE Quantum Week

QCE24 will be held as an in-person event with virtual participation in Montréal, Québec, Canada at the Palais des Congrès.  After four highly successful IEEE Quantum Week events, we are eager to develop an oustanding conference program for the fifth time with live exhibits, world-class keynote speakers, technical papers, community building workshops, workforce-building tutorials, stimulating panels, innovative posters, thought-provoking Birds of Feather (BoF) sessions, and highly engaging networking sessions. Attend in-person for the full conference experience! Virtual registration options are available for those who are unable to travel to Montréal, Québec, Canada.

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Feature Article

Image from March 2023 IEEE Spectrum article

The 2D electron gas formed by HEMTs gray fork can route signals with little resistance in a cryogenic chip. Credit: Sangheyon Kim

Two Oddball Ideas for a Megaqubit Quantum Computer 

How terahertz waves and quantum wells could interconnect many, many qubits

The perpetual problem with scaling up most quantum computers is a seemingly mundane one—too many cables. Experts say quantum computers might need at least a million qubits kept at near absolute zero to do anything computationally noteworthy. But connecting them all by coaxial cable to control and readout electronics, which work at room temperature, would be impossible.

 

Read more at IEEE Spectrum

Technology Spotlight

cleaning up the atmosp

Cleaning up the atmosphere with quantum computing

14 March 2023

The amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere increases daily with no sign of stopping or slowing. Too much of civilization depends on the burning of fossil fuels, and even if we can develop a replacement energy source, much of the damage has already been done. Without removal, the carbon dioxide already in the atmosphere will continue to wreak havoc for centuries....

In an article published in AVS Quantum Science on March 14, researchers from the National Energy Technology Laboratory and the University of Kentucky deployed an algorithm to study amine reactions through quantum computing. The algorithm can be run on an existing quantum computer to find useful amine compounds for carbon capture more quickly.

Read more at PhysOrg