New Sandpit Program Targets Quantum Silicon Photonics Platforms
Insider Brief CORNERSTONE has opened applications for its C-PIC Future Leaders programme, which will convene researchers and industry participants to develop silicon-photonics platforms for scalable quantum technologies. The three-day programme, scheduled for Jan. 12–14, 2027, will bring interdisciplinary teams together to pitch research ideas for a share of £750,000 in funding. Teams led by eligible […]
DOE Panel Ties Future National Quantum Facility to Proof of Scientific Use
Insider Brief A DOE advisory panel proposed a 2026–2028 quantum grand-challenge program to demonstrate independently validated scientific uses of fault-tolerant quantum computing before considering a national user facility. The roadmap identifies near-term applications in chemistry, catalysis, materials, fusion, particle and nuclear physics, and sensing, with progress measured by scientific results rather than qubit counts alone. […]
Tom Darras (Welinq): Scaling quantum computers by networking shared entanglement
Yuval Boger interviews Tom Darras, CEO and co-founder of Welinq. They discuss how quantum networking uses shared entanglement to interconnect quantum processors, enabling modular scale-out clusters and quantum-safe connectivity between data centers. Tom explains the technical building blocks—qubit-photon interfaces, optical networks, entangled photon sources, and especially quantum memories—as well as the performance metrics that matter […]
This Roblox Game’s Levels Are Generated by a Real Quantum Computer
Insider Brief The Quantum Kid’s latest episode explores quantum computing through gaming, featuring a Roblox-style game whose levels are generated by a real quantum computer rather than a standard game server, developed by MOTH Quantum’s James Wootton and MiTale’s Natasha Skult. 10-year-old host Kai also plays a live match of quantum chess against researcher Tamás […]
EPB Launches IonQ Forte Enterprise Quantum Computer in Chattanooga
Insider Brief EPB has launched an IonQ Forte Enterprise quantum computer at the EPB Quantum Center in Chattanooga, combining commercial quantum computing and networking at one facility. EPB Quantum Computing Fellows will be the system’s first users, followed by the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga when the service opens commercially in early October. EPB, IonQ […]
Global Quantum + AI Challenge Advances After Phase 1 Draws More Than 1,000 Entrants From Around The World
Insider Brief The Global Quantum + AI Challenge has entered its review period after Phase 1 drew more than 1,000 entrants addressing five enterprise-defined quantum computing problems. Finalists will compete in a November 2026–February 2027 proof-of-concept sprint with support from AWS, Classiq, South Carolina Quantum and MITRE, while five tracks offer a combined $200,000 in […]
Guest Post — The Quantum Inflection Point: Charting a Science-First Roadmap for the Nation
By Dr. Darío Gil, the Under Secretary for Science at the U.S. Department of Energy. His office is the nation’s largest federal sponsor of basic research in the physical sciences, supporting all 17 National Laboratories of the United States, and responsible for programs including advanced computing, fusion, nuclear and high energy particle physics, basic energy […]
Quantum Simulation Explained: Applications, Methods and Challenges
Insider Brief Quantum simulation uses quantum computers to model molecules, materials and other quantum systems that can be difficult to simulate efficiently on classical computers. Digital and analog quantum simulation take different approaches, with digital systems offering broader flexibility and analog systems targeting specific physical problems. Current quantum simulation remains largely at the research stage, […]
TQI and Tesseract Quantum Partner for The Quantum Kid
Insider Brief The Quantum Insider (TQI) has entered into a partnership with Tesseract Quantum, a Swiss educational non-profit behind the YouTube channel The Quantum Kid, which has drawn over 120,000 subscribers and nearly 3 million views since launching in June 2025. The channel, run by theoretical physicist Katia Moskvitch and her 10-year-old son Kai, has […]
Guest Post: Why AI Agent Identities Need Post-Quantum Cryptography
Guest Post by Michael Heinrich, co-founder and CEO of 0G Labs Ask a security team about quantum risk, and the conversation usually starts with encryption: harvest now, decrypt later, with adversaries recording today’s traffic so they can read it once a sufficiently powerful quantum computer exists. That risk is real, and the response is already […]