Tag: quantum computing

‘We see an opening’: David Reilly readies quantum play

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Six months after Microsoft ended its quantum research efforts in Australia, the renowned Australian physicists who led the work are preparing to launch a local company with global reach....

The Aussie connection to Microsoft’s quantum leap

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Australian research into topoconductors was crucial to the development of a new type of chip that Microsoft says makes useful quantum computers a reality “in years, not decades”. The...

Former spy chief Nick Warner joins PsiQuantum board

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Former spy chief Nick Warner has been appointed as a non-executive director of PsiQuantum, the tech startup that will stage its attempts to build the world’s first utility-scale, fault-tolerant...

In-Q-Tel adds Quantum Brilliance to its portfolio

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The California-based VC firm spawned from the US defence intelligence community In-Q-Tel has grabbed a share of Australian quantum computing startup Quantum Brilliance as a part of its US$20...

2025 will see huge advances in quantum computing: Here’s why

Posted on   |  by Muhammad Usman
In recent years, the field of quantum computing has been experiencing fast growth, with technological advances and large-scale investments regularly making the news. The United Nations has designated 2025...

PsiQuantum says Brisbane site on track as Chicago races ahead

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PsiQuantum says it is on track to break ground on the mammoth manufacturing and production facility for its attempts to build the world’s first utility- scale, fault-tolerant quantum computer...

Google claims quantum error correction breakthrough

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Google claims to have overcome a key challenge in quantum error correction with the arrival of a new chip capable of solving problems in five minutes that would otherwise...

UNSW delivers atomic quantum computing breakthrough

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Researchers at the University of New South Wales have claimed a world-first breakthrough by demonstrating provable quantum entanglement between two atoms in silicon, a crucial step for scaling quantum...