Category: Quantum Technology - Page 2
Researchers Run Surface Code Below Threshold on IBM Heron
The surface code typically requires a perfectly square grid of qubits, each connected to its four nearest neighbors. However, IBM’s...
QUOPS Benchmark Finds 100,000-Fold Quantum Performance Gap
For years, qubit counts have been the primary metric in quantum computing. However, a new benchmark called QUOPS argues that...
Fujitsu Open-Sources Quantum Application Toolkit OpenQARP
Fujitsu has open-sourced a quantum application development package, providing over 100 software components to anyone with a Python setup. The...
Iceberg Quantum, Diraq Map qLDPC Codes to Spin Qubits
Let’s say there was a quantum error-correction scheme that promised to protect data using significantly fewer physical qubits than standard...
Qedma Reports 30–50x Accuracy Improvement in Quantum Chemistry
Say a quantum computer was attempting to calculate the energy of a single water molecule, and getting the answer significantly...
Kasai Codes Bring Classical Error-Correction Methods to Quantum Computing
The error-correction techniques that prevent your video calls from dissolving into static, the same mathematical principles underpinning 5G and traditional...
IBM, RIKEN Simulate 12,635-Atom System With Quantum Computing
A team from Cleveland Clinic, RIKEN, and IBM has simulated a biologically significant molecular system containing 12,635 atoms. This marks...
Fujitsu, Yaqumo Begin Testing STAR on Neutral-Atom Hardware
Fujitsu and Japanese startup Yaqumo have announced they are running Fujitsu’s quantum architecture and software on Yaqumo’s neutral-atom machines. Theoretical...
OpenAI Codex Agent Calibrates Six-Qubit Chip at MIT
OpenAI reports that an AI agent, utilizing its Codex tool, successfully performed standard calibration measurements on a six-qubit superconducting chip...
SandboxAQ Tests GPS-Free Navigation on Northrop Grumman Drone
SandboxAQ announced it successfully flew its AQNav magnetic navigation software on a Northrop Grumman Lumberjack drone without GPS. The company...