NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang believes artificial intelligence (AI) is the tech industry's greatest contribution to social elevation. Speaking at Oregon State University, Huang highlighted the potential of AI to serve as a collaborator, particularly for those who may not have programming skills. The talk marked the groundbreaking of a new research building named after Huang and his wife, Lori, both alumni of the university. The facility will position Oregon State as a leader in the semiconductor industry and high performance computing. NVIDIA also announced a $110 million partnership between Japan a ..read more

Quantum technology could generate trillions of dollars in value within the next decade, according to the third annual Quantum Technology Monitor by McKinsey. Four sectors - chemicals, life sciences, finance, and mobility - are expected to benefit the most from quantum computing, potentially gaining up to $2 trillion by 2035. However, private and corporate funding for quantum technology start-ups decreased by 27% from the previous year. In contrast, public investments increased by over 50%, led by Germany, the United Kingdom, and South Korea. Significant advancements were made in quantum error ..read more

Researchers have utilized autoparametric resonance to extend the bitflip time of a cat qubit, a quantum bit in a superposition of two states, up to 0.3 seconds. This development is significant for quantum error correction, a key aspect of quantum computing. The study introduced an autoparametric superconducting circuit that couples a mode containing the cat qubit to a lossy mode, preventing bitflip errors for up to 0.3 seconds. The research also introduced the autoparametric cat, a new nonlinear design with a stronger three-wave mixing interaction, offering a higher two-photon dissipation rate ..read more

Researchers from the Center for Quantum Information Physics, Department of Physics, New York University, and the Institute of Physics, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne have conducted a study on the tunneling of Cooper pairs across a Josephson junction (JJ). The study, titled "Characterizing losses in InAs two-dimensional electron gas-based gatemon qubits," presents an alternative approach using hybrid superconductor-semiconductor JJs for constructing superconducting qubits, amplifiers, and other quantum circuits. The team also explored the loss mechanisms in these materials and suggest ..read more

Researchers from Tsinghua University and the Hefei National Laboratory in China have developed a photonic quantum memory with a capacity of 72 qubit cells, a significant advancement in quantum computing and networking. The memory, which has a coherence time above 0.5 ms, can perform 1000 consecutive operations in a random access way. This development is a crucial step towards the realization of quantum repeaters and large-scale quantum networks. However, the challenge remains in integrating the various elements of quantum memory into a single setup and making them compatible with each other ..read more

Researchers from Samara National Research University have explored the dynamics of two and three identical qubits interacting with a common thermal field of a lossless resonator. The study found that an increase in the average number of photons in the mode leads to a decrease in the maximum degree of entanglement. It also revealed that a two-qubit entangled state is more stable against external noise than three-qubit entangled states. The research is significant as entangled states are the main resource of quantum physics for quantum computing, communications, cryptography, and metrology. Futu ..read more

Dr. Chris Ballance, a Future Leaders Fellow at Oxford University Physics, is a leading figure in quantum computing. He co-founded Oxford Ionics with Dr. Tom Harty, aiming to commercialize their novel technique using trapped ions for quantum computing. Their technology allows for the creation of large scale chips while maintaining control over individual atoms in a quantum state. The quantum states are so well controlled that they can last for minutes before collapsing, compared to other technologies that only last for microseconds or milliseconds. This makes them more useful for solving proble ..read more

Quantum Advantage, a term in technology, refers to the point where quantum computers surpass classical computers in solving certain problems. This is not just about speed, but also the ability to solve problems that classical computers cannot. The concept is based on quantum mechanics, a branch of physics dealing with phenomena on a very small scale, such as molecules, atoms, and subatomic particles. The journey to Quantum Advantage has been marked by numerous milestones and innovations, including the development of quantum bits (qubits) and quantum gates ..read more

The Center for Excellence in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics under the Chinese Academy of Sciences has launched a 504-qubit superconducting quantum computing chip, "Xiaohong". The chip, delivered to QuantumCTek Co., sets a record for the number of qubits in a superconducting quantum chip in China. The chip will be used to verify the kilo-qubit measurement and control system developed by QuantumCTek. The company plans to cooperate with China Telecom Quantum Group to develop a quantum computer with the new chip, which will be accessible to global users via a quantum computing cloud platf ..read more

A.V. Herrebrugh's research paper, published in the HyperScience International Journal, delves into the intersection of quantum and classical physics in relation to gravity. The paper, third in a series on quantum theory and gravity, challenges classical physics' understanding of singularities, space curvature, and the graviton. Herrebrugh argues that singularities vanish with a proper definition of the gravity source and field descriptions, and that space-time curvature is actually geodesic trajectory curvature. The paper also redefines the graviton as a massive Higgs-type scalar boson. The re ..read more