NSF Funds 12 New Regional Innovation Engines Including Quantum Technologies Initiative
Insider Brief The National Science Foundation awarded 12 new NSF Engines projects, including the NSF Quantum Technologies Engine in Connecticut, to support regional innovation across critical technology sectors. Each selected team will initially receive $15 million over two years, with the potential for up to $160 million in NSF funding over a decade based on […]
enQase Receives FIPS 140-3 Validation for Cryptographic Security Module
Insider Brief enQase received FIPS 140-3 Certificate #5346 from the NIST Cryptographic Module Validation Program for its cryptographic module. The validated module provides standards-based cryptographic functions for networks, servers, edge devices, IoT systems, and enterprise applications. The certification supports enQase’s efforts to provide validated cryptographic capabilities for organizations preparing for post-quantum security requirements. Press release […]
NTHU Future Fund to Support Quantum Technology Startups in Taiwan
Insider Brief National Tsing Hua University and Top Taiwan Venture Capital launched the NTHU Future Fund, a NT$1 billion fund supporting deep tech startups including quantum technology, AI, semiconductors, and biotechnology. The fund will invest in NTHU spin-offs and university-linked startups while providing commercialization support, industry connections, and long-term capital. The initiative aims to create […]
Photon Queue Wins $500,000 Grant to Establish Quantum Technology Presence in New Mexico
Insider Brief Photon Queue received $500,000 in funding to establish quantum technology operations in Albuquerque, New Mexico, including assembly and testing capabilities for quantum memory devices. The company is developing room-temperature free-space quantum memory technology designed to improve photon storage and synchronization in future quantum computing systems. Photon Queue’s expansion will be supported by the […]
Xanadu and Lockheed Martin Expand Quantum Workforce Training With PennyLane
Insider Brief Xanadu and Lockheed Martin announced a collaboration to expand quantum workforce training through Lockheed Martin’s Quantum Talent Pipeline program. The partnership will use Xanadu’s PennyLane platform, educational resources, and workshops to help Lockheed Martin engineers develop practical quantum computing skills. The initiative aims to prepare engineers across technical fields to apply quantum computing […]
Quantinuum, Rolls-Royce, Riverlane and University of Edinburgh Sign Agreement to Explore Quantum Computing For Industrial Design And Simulation
Insider Brief Quantinuum, Rolls-Royce, Riverlane and EPCC have launched a multi-year collaboration to explore hybrid quantum-supercomputing workflows for industrial applications, beginning with gas turbine fluid dynamics simulations. The partners will combine Quantinuum’s quantum hardware and software, Rolls-Royce’s engineering use cases, Riverlane’s quantum error correction expertise and EPCC’s high-performance computing capabilities to develop and test fault-tolerant […]
Q-PLANET Begins Development of European Pilot Line for Neutral Atom Quantum Chips
Insider Brief Q-PLANET, a €50 million European Quantum Chip Stability Pilot Line coordinated by Pasqal, has begun its work to advance industrial-grade components for neutral atom quantum technologies. The €50 million initiative brings together 28 organizations across 11 EU Member States to develop scalable manufacturing processes for quantum components. The project will focus on producing […]
Study Finds Imaginary Numbers May Not Be Essential to Quantum Mechanics
Insider Brief Researchers from Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf and the German Aerospace Center showed that quantum mechanics can be formulated using real numbers under an alternative set of physical assumptions. The study challenges earlier conclusions that complex numbers are fundamentally required for quantum mechanics while producing predictions indistinguishable from standard quantum theory. The research was […]
Imec and Diraq Demonstrate Eight-Qubit Silicon Spin Array on CMOS-Compatible Platform
Insider Brief Imec and Diraq demonstrated coherent operation and readout of an eight-qubit silicon MOS spin-qubit array fabricated on a 300mm CMOS-compatible technology platform. The demonstration extends previous silicon spin-qubit results by showing that larger qubit arrays can be developed while maintaining coherence and controllability. The research highlights a potential pathway for manufacturing scalable quantum […]
Nord Quantique Advances Quantum Error Correction with Sub-0.1% SPAM Errors
Insider Brief Nord Quantique published research demonstrating quantum error correction of a single-mode grid state qubit with state preparation and measurement errors below 0.1%. The company’s approach uses a repeat-until-success stabilization protocol to improve state preparation fidelity while supporting its bosonic quantum computing architecture. The results address a key challenge for GKP-based systems and support […]