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PQC Week in Review: Ending April 7, 2024

PQC Week in Review: Ending April 7, 2024

April 18, 2024
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PQC Week in Review: Ending April 7, 2024

This was a very important week in the accelerating field of quantum computing.  There are many obstacles on the road to true quantum utility, and this week Microsoft  announced a breakthrough of one of those obstacles, producing with Quantinium the most reliable logical qubits on record. It was so exciting that Satya Nadella himself retweeted the big news immediately after it was released:

What This Means

Quantum computing, with its roots in quantum mechanics, promises to revolutionize various sectors by processing information in previously unimaginable ways. Picture a computing paradigm capable of addressing challenges currently beyond the reach of classical computers, from developing new pharmaceuticals to optimizing city-wide traffic flows in real-time. The potential of quantum computing will only be realized when we have resilient quantum computers – not just machines with previously unimaginable processing capability but ones that are stable and fault tolerant as well. Quantum computer development is accelerating quickly but these are marvelously complex machines that are error prone. Microsoft announced that they have achieved a level of resilient quantum computing that dwarfs what has thus far been achieved to date, with error rates of 1 in 100,000 (10-5) – an 800X improvement in the state of the art.

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Other Highlights from the Week

1. Quantum Computing Heats Up: Scientists Achieve Qubit Function Above 1K. Quantum computing has long been required to operate at extremely cold temperatures, but with new research scientists have been able to demonstrate operation at much higher temperatures which, overall, will make them easier to operate.   Read more

2. IBM Installs Quantum Computer in First College: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in New York, is the 1st IBM quantum machine to be installed at a university campus in the U.S. This is a first at any university globally, representing a significant advancement in quantum computing research, education, and future innovation.  Read more

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Mike Frazzini
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