Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — the National Quantum Initiative Advisory Committee (NQIAC) published its first independent assessment of the National Quantum Initiative (NQI) program, including recommendations for enhancements to the Program, in a report titled, Renewing the National Quantum Initiative: Recommendations for Sustaining American Leadership in Quantum Information Science. The report identifies three findings, four overarching recommendations, andContinue reading “NQI Advisory Committee: National Quantum Initiative Should
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Review of Google’s Quantum Computing Technology State in 2023
Source The story begins in the spring of 2013 when Google Research announced the Quantum AI Lab. Back then, the Lab’s launch was powered by the most advanced quantum computer commercially available at the time, D-Wave Two from D-Wave Systems. Nearly a decade has passed since — the Quantum AI Lab has achieved a lot, which weContinue reading “Review of Google’s Quantum Computing Technology State
in 2023”
How quantum computing could transform everything everywhere, but not all at once
What does quantum computing have in common with the Oscar-winning movie “Everything Everywhere All at Once”? One is a mind-blowing work of fiction, while the other is an emerging frontier in computer science — but both of them deal with rearrangements of particles in superposition that don’t match our usual view of reality. Fortunately, theoretical physicistContinue reading “How quantum computing could transform everything everywhere, but not all at once”
Five Worlds of AI (a joint post with Boaz Barak)
Artificial intelligence has made incredible progress in the last decade, but in one crucial aspect, it still lags behind the theoretical computer science of the 1990s: namely, there is no essay describing five potential worlds that we could live in and giving each one of them whimsical names. In other words, no one has done forContinue reading “Five Worlds of AI (a joint post with Boaz Barak)”
Quantum entanglement of photons doubles microscope resolution
Using a “spooky” phenomenon of quantum physics, Caltech researchers have discovered a way to double the resolution of light microscopes. In a paper appearing in the journal Nature Communications, a team led by Lihong Wang, Bren Professor of Medical Engineering and Electrical Engineering, shows the achievement of a leap forward in microscopy through what is knownContinue reading “Quantum entanglement of photons doubles microscope resolution”
QC WORKSHOP 14: Investment in Quantum computing company (2021/12/04-2021/12/05)
2021年，IonQ、Rigetti、HQS/CQC先后宣布上市计划，而在中国，本源量子、图灵量子等创业公司也完成了多轮融资。本次workshop我们邀请到BV（百度风投）的孙佳宁介绍中国量子计算创业公司的概况，并分享对于量子计算投资的理解。 通过本次活动可以学习到：1.中国量子计算的支持政策2.中国大型科技公司对于量子计算的布局3.中国量子计算创业公司发展及融资概况4.来自身处一线的投资人对于量子计算投资和中美量子计算发展的见解 演讲者简介 Jianing(Johnny) Sun，硕士毕业于Washington University in St. Louis，曾在百度、字节跳动担任高级产品经理，现在BV（百度风投）从事硬科技投资。 活动安排 2021年12月4日（星期六）9 PM （美国东部时间）6 PM （美国西部时间） 2021年12月5日（星期日）10 AM （中国北京时间） 活动时间为1小时，包括40分钟主旨介绍加20分钟自由讨论。 接入方式 1: 加FinQ小助手微信号，注明参加讲座活动进入微信群，及时获取FinQ未来活动讯息。 接入方式2： FinQ is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Investment in Quantum computing companyTime: Dec 4, 2021 09:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meetinghttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/81395726910?pwd=RUZ5aWtEMzU4aXMwK3VQMjZyZ2RuZz09 Meeting ID: 813 9572Continue reading “QC WORKSHOP 14: Investment in Quantum computing company (2021/12/04-2021/12/05)”
第三期「读报小组」：2分钟完成50亿年的计算量，量子计算能否成为未来新趋势？
2021年是风起云涌的一年，我们在不断地见证历史。最近世界形势多变，新冠疫情、Archegos Capital基金爆仓、以及中美关系等各大政治经济事件交汇，股市债市商品外汇各大市场高低起伏，我们更需要实时追踪市场，了解社会热点问题。 「读报小组」系列活动面向全体大众，每期会选择大家最关心的话题和全球时事，在主讲人的带领下在Zoom/Clubhouse进行线上互动讨论。每一位参与者都有机会通过这个平台获得行业中的最新资讯，交流思考感悟，结交志同道合的小伙伴。读报小组活动每3-4周展开一次，一共四期。 随着传统计算模式的增长正在趋近瓶颈，需要找到一个新的计算模式，来解决传统计算无法解决的问题。这个新的计算模式，就是量子计算。2019年10月，谷歌宣布实现量子霸权，2020年12月，中国量子计算原型机“九章”问世，2021年3月霍尼韦尔发布首台商用512量子体积量子计算机。那它究竟是如何工作的呢？目前该行业有哪些公司？在金融领域有何应用，前景如何？线上交流活动约60分钟，由嘉宾分享，现场提问及讨论组成，欢迎大家的加入！ 本次活动将在Zoom进行，请点击右侧链接进行报名。活动开始前会发送Zoom链接至报名邮箱 针对这个话题，我们邀请以下四位嘉宾，他们均来自于 Finq Tech，一家专注于量子计算知识分享的组织。Yue，博士毕业于西北大学物理专业，现就职于某投行；px，博士毕业于马里兰大学物理专业，现就职于某科技公司；Leon，博士现就读于马里兰大学物理专业；Chandler，曾任职于硅谷某VC，参与多家量子计算初创公司投资。 活动时间： 美东时间7月17日晚上9:00-10:00pm 活动形式： 本次活动将在Zoom进行，请点击右侧链接进行报名。活动开始前会发送Zoom房间链接至报名邮箱 报名链接： https://www.qishicpc.com/activities/profile/289/ 报名截止日期：7月16日
IonQ Unveils World’s Most Powerful Quantum Computer
IonQ, the leader in quantum computing, today unveiled its next generation quantum computer system. The new hardware features 32 perfect qubits with low gate errors, giving it an expected quantum volume greater than 4,000,000. The new system consists of perfect atomic clock qubits and random access all-to-all gate operations for efficient software compilation of applications.Continue reading “IonQ Unveils World’s Most Powerful Quantum Computer”
NSF establishes 3 new institutes to address critical challenges in quantum information science
Quantum phenomena have puzzled and delighted scientists for over a century, revealing unique, counter-intuitive characteristics of matter like superposition and entanglement. For four decades, the U.S. National Science Foundation has worked to enable breakthroughs in quantum information science and engineering that harness what researchers have learned about quantum phenomena to develop technologies like quantum computers,Continue reading “NSF establishes 3 new institutes to address critical challenges in quantum information science”
Quantum Volume: A Yardstick To Measure The Performance Of Quantum Computers
Let’s say you’re interested in buying a car, so you visit a new car dealership. Imagine your disappointment if you learned that the only information the salesperson can give you is the number of seats in each vehicle. How crazy would that be? Of course, to make sure a car fits your requirements, you need a lotContinue reading “Quantum Volume: A Yardstick To Measure The Performance Of Quantum Computers”