What's New - 2022

 

An IBM Quantum Computer Will Soon Pass the 1,000-Qubit Mark
IEEE Spectrum - December 2022

IBM’s Condor, the world’s first universal quantum computer with more than 1,000 qubits, is set to debut in 2023. The year is also expected to see IBM launch Heron, the first of a new flock of modular quantum processors that the company says may help it produce quantum computers with more than 4,000 qubits by 2025.

IBM’s Condor, the world’s first universal quantum computer with more than 1,000 qubits, is set to debut in 2023. The year is also expected to see IBM launch Heron, the first of a new flock of modular quantum processors that the company says may help it produce quantum computers with more than 4,000 qubits by 2025.

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Quantum computing: When the right direction is random
Arizona State University News - November 2022

ASU researcher Christian Arenz and his team are refining quantum computing algorithmsalgorithms take on quantum-computer workloads till the qubits come to town

Christian Arenz wants to harness the yet untapped powers of quantum computing, an emerging field that sits at the intersection of computer science, physics and engineering.

The assistant professor of electrical engineering in the School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering, part of the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University, is working to develop new algorithms to enable advanced quantum computing capabilities in collaboration with Sophia Economou, the T. Marshall Hahn professor of physics at Virginia Tech.

Read more at ASU News

 

Quantum – Are We There (or Close) Yet? No, Says the Panel

19 November 2022

For all of its politeness, a fascinating panel on the last day of SC22 – Quantum Computing: A Future for HPC Acceleration? – mostly served to illustrate the wariness of quantum computing felt by significant portions of the HPC community and the enthusiasm felt by those directly involved in quantum computing development.

About the only thing really agreed upon was quantum computing remains very young and that there has been a tremendous amount of hype surrounding it.

Read more at HPCwire

 

Machine Learning Will Tackle Quantum Problems, Too
IEEE Spectrum - September 2022

ML algorithms take on quantum-computer workloads till the qubits come to town

Quantum computers may prove far more powerful than any conventional supercomputer when it comes to performing the kinds of complex physics and chemistry simulations that could lead to next-generation batteries or new drugs. However, it may take many years before practical and widespread quantum computing becomes reality.

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What is Quantum Entanglement?
IEEE Spectrum - June 2022

Skip the heady and abstract physics lectures. Let’s talk about socks.

When pushed to explain why quantum computers can outspeed classical computers, stories about quantum computing often invoke a mysterious property called “entanglement.” Qubits, the reader is assured, can somehow be quantum mechanically entangled such that they depend on one another. 

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President Biden Announces Two Presidential Directives Advancing Quantum Technologies

On 04 May 2022, U.S. President Biden signed two Presidential Directives to advance national initiatives in quantum information science (QIS): the Executive Order on Enhancing National Quantum Initiative Advisorty Committee, and the National Security Memorandum on Promoting United States Leadership in Quantum Computing While Mitigating Risks to Vulnerable Cryptographic Systems.

Read the White House Fact Sheet

 

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