Hacker News with Generative AI: Quantum Computing

Lockheed Martin and IBM combine quantum computing with HPC in new research (ibm.com)
In a new paper published in The Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation, researchers from IBM Quantum® and Lockheed Martin demonstrate how a quantum computer can help accurately model the electronic structure of certain molecules.
Quantum Computing, HPC, Research, Science, Chemistry
44 points by donutloop 6 hours ago | 1 comments
Windows 11's most important new feature is post-quantum cryptography. Here's why (arstechnica.com)
Microsoft is updating Windows 11 with a set of new encryption algorithms that can withstand future attacks from quantum computers in a move aimed at jump-starting what’s likely to be the most formidable and important technology transition in modern history.
Cybersecurity, Quantum Computing, Operating Systems, Microsoft
8 points by chha 2 days ago | 0 comments
Nvidia Powers Largest Quantum Research Supercomputer (nvidia.com)
NVIDIA today announced the opening of the Global Research and Development Center for Business by Quantum-AI Technology (G-QuAT), which hosts ABCI-Q — the world’s largest research supercomputer dedicated to quantum computing.
Quantum Computing, Supercomputing, NVIDIA, Research
4 points by donutloop 3 days ago | 0 comments
First successful demonstration of quantum error correction of qudits (phys.org)
In the world of quantum computing, the Hilbert space dimension—the measure of the number of quantum states that a quantum computer can access—is a prized possession.
Quantum Computing, Science, Physics
11 points by saikatsg 4 days ago | 1 comments
Scientists reveal hidden interface in superconducting qubit material (phys.org)
Researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory and DOE's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) have uncovered an unexpected interface layer that may be hindering the performance of superconducting qubits, the building blocks of quantum computers.
Quantum Computing, Superconductivity, Materials Science
4 points by PaulHoule 7 days ago | 0 comments
A first successful factorization of RSA-2048 integer by D-Wave quantum computer (sciopen.com)
This marks the first successful factorization of RSA-2048 by D-Wave quantum computer, regardless of employing mathematical or quantum techniques, despite dealing with special integers, exceeding 21061−1 of California State University.
Quantum Computing, Cryptography, RSA, D-Wave
28 points by popol12 12 days ago | 20 comments
UCD Spin-Out Launches First Quantum Computing Server (ucd.ie)
Equal1, an Irish quantum computing company, and University College Dublin (UCD) spin-out company, has unveiled Bell-1, the first quantum system purpose-built for the HPC (high performance computing) era.
Quantum Computing, Ireland, University, Technology
3 points by gnabgib 16 days ago | 0 comments
Cisco Pulls Together a Quantum Network Architecture (nextplatform.com)
For decades, discussions around quantum computing has felt similar to family driving vacations, with someone in the back seat constantly asking “are we there yet?” And like those long drives, the answer usually has been “not yet, but soon,” with “soon” doing a lot of the work in the reply.
Quantum Computing, Networking, Cisco
6 points by rbanffy 16 days ago | 1 comments
Using Coalton to implement a quantum compiler (2022) (coalton-lang.github.io)
Quilc is a state-of-the-art optimizing compiler for quantum computers written in Common Lisp. It is capable of taking arbitrary quantum programs written in Quil, and compiling and optimizing them into code that conforms to the majority of quantum computing architectures that exist today.
Quantum Computing, Programming Languages, Compiler Optimization
57 points by andsoitis 18 days ago | 4 comments
MIT engineers advance toward a fault-tolerant quantum computer (news.mit.edu)
Quantum Computing, Engineering, MIT, Science
8 points by gmays 21 days ago | 3 comments
New Quantum GPS Backup Is 50 Times More Precise Than Alternatives (singularityhub.com)
Australian startup Q-CTRL has put the devices to work in a GPS backup that’s 50 times better than the current state-of-the-art.
Quantum Computing, GPS, Technology, Australia
9 points by Brajeshwar 23 days ago | 1 comments
The companies racing to build quantum chips (techcrunch.com)
Quantum computing has long been announced as “just around the corner,” but several companies are now determined to make this a commercial reality, with the promise of solving complex problems beyond classical computers’ reach.
Quantum Computing, Technology, Business, Hardware
6 points by rbanffy 24 days ago | 1 comments
Quantum Messages Cross Germany Using Conventional Fiber (ieee.org)
Researchers have developed a quantum cryptography system that can transmit secure messages over more than 250 kilometers—here, from the German cities of Frankfurt to Kehl, with a relay node in Kirchfeld.
Quantum Computing, Cryptography, Germany, Research
5 points by Brajeshwar 27 days ago | 0 comments
Quantum-assured magnetic navigation with higher positioning accuracy than GPS (arxiv.org)
Modern navigation systems rely critically on GNSS, which in many cases is unavailable or unreliable (e.g. due to jamming or spoofing).
Quantum Computing, Navigation, GPS, Science
34 points by croes 31 days ago | 9 comments
Fujitsu and RIKEN develop world-leading 256-qubit sup quantum computer (fujitsu.com)
Fujitsu Limited and RIKEN today announced the development of a world-leading 256-qubit superconducting quantum computer, established at the RIKEN RQC-FUJITSU Collaboration Center.
Quantum Computing, Technology, Superconducting, Japan
77 points by donutloop 31 days ago | 33 comments
Physicists Designed a Quantum Rubik's Cube and Found the Best Way to Solve It (sciencealert.com)
A team of mathematicians from the University of Colorado Boulder has designed a quantum Rubik's cube, with infinite possible states and some weird new moves available to solve it.
Quantum Computing, Physics, Puzzles
28 points by amichail 33 days ago | 6 comments
Why do we need Q#? (microsoft.com)
Why do we need Q#?
Quantum Computing, Programming Languages, Microsoft
21 points by b-man 34 days ago | 1 comments
Quantum Magnetic Navigation (github.com/ruvnet)
Imagine a navigation system that never needs satellites, radios, or signals of any kind. Instead, it carries a tiny quantum sensor that quietly “listens” to Earth’s own magnetic field.
Navigation, Quantum Computing, Technology, Earth Sciences
5 points by nbuujocjut 35 days ago | 0 comments
'Mind blowing': quantum computer untangles the mathematics of knots (nature.com)
‘Mind blowing’: quantum computer untangles the mathematics of knots
Quantum Computing, Mathematics, Science
9 points by rbanffy 36 days ago | 0 comments
Our quantum assembly parser got updated to the QASM 3.0 spec (arxiv.org)
The unique features of the hybrid quantum-classical computing model implied by the specification of OpenQASM 3.0 motivate new approaches to quantum program verification.
Quantum Computing, Programming Languages, Computer Science
19 points by msedward 39 days ago | 0 comments
Quantum Radios That Hear It All (forbes.com)
I remember as a child building my first crystal radio and being astounded that I could listen to a radio signal using nothing but the power of radiofrequency energy permeating the airwaves in my bedroom.
Quantum Computing, Radio, Technology
7 points by jonbaer 45 days ago | 1 comments
Deterministic remote entanglement using a chiral quantum interconnect (nature.com)
Quantum interconnects facilitate entanglement distribution between non-local computational nodes in a quantum network.
Quantum Computing, Physics, Networking
3 points by westurner 47 days ago | 2 comments
What Is the True Promise of Quantum Computing? (quantamagazine.org)
Quantum computing promises unprecedented speed, but in practice, it’s proven remarkably difficult to find important questions that quantum machines can solve faster than classical ones.
Quantum Computing, Science, Technology, Computing
7 points by four_fifths 50 days ago | 1 comments
Certified randomness using a trapped-ion quantum processor (nature.com)
Although quantum computers can perform a wide range of practically important tasks beyond the abilities of classical computers1,2, realizing this potential remains a challenge.
Quantum Computing, Science, Physics, Randomness
27 points by wahsmail 58 days ago | 19 comments
Experimental test of the nonlocal energy alteration between two quantum memories (phys.org)
Researchers at Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Hefei National Laboratory recently carried out a study aimed at testing this theoretical prediction experimentally using two quantum memories.
Quantum Computing, Physics, Experimental Science
3 points by westurner 63 days ago | 1 comments
Scientists Question Microsoft's Quantum Computing 'Breakthrough' (pcmag.com)
Some physicists are questioning Microsoft's February claim that it made a significant breakthrough in quantum computing.
Quantum Computing, Science, Microsoft
10 points by gmays 63 days ago | 4 comments
Microsoft quantum computing claim still lacks evidence (nature.com)
A Microsoft researcher today presented results behind the company’s controversial claim last month to have created the first ‘topological’ qubits — a long-sought goal of quantum computing.
Quantum Computing, Microsoft, Science
61 points by mathgenius 66 days ago | 17 comments
Quantum Speedup Found for Class of Hard Problems (quantamagazine.org)
It’s been difficult to find important questions that quantum computers can answer faster than classical machines, but a new algorithm appears to do it for some critical optimization tasks.
Quantum Computing, Computer Science, Optimization, Algorithms
74 points by EA-3167 67 days ago | 33 comments
Microsoft quantum breakthrough labeled 'unreliable' and 'essentially fraudulent' (theregister.com)
Microsoft's claim of a quantum computing breakthrough has attracted strong criticism from scientists, though the software giant says its work is sound – and it will soon reveal data that proves it.
Quantum Computing, Science, Microsoft, Technology, Controversy
6 points by cwwc 68 days ago | 0 comments
D-Wave quantum annealers solve problems classical algorithms struggle with (arstechnica.com)
The latest claim of a clear quantum supremacy solves a useful problem.
Quantum Computing, Computer Science, Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence
13 points by rbanffy 72 days ago | 13 comments