New national quantum computing facility opens
2 months, 2 weeks ago

New national quantum computing facility opens

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A new national quantum computing facility, which will house 12 of the high-powered computers, has officially opened as a site for research by both public and private firms. The National Quantum Computing Centre is based at the Harwell Campus in Oxfordshire, and was officially opened by Science Minister Lord Vallance. “The National Quantum Computing Centre marks a vital step forward in the UK’s efforts to advance quantum technologies,” Lord Vallance said. “By making its facilities available to users from across industry and academia, and with its focus on making quantum computers practically useable at scale, this centre will help them solve some of the biggest challenges we face, whether it’s delivering advances in healthcare, enhancing energy efficiency, tackling climate change or inventing new materials.

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AICTE and NQM launch India’s first UG minor programme in quantum technologies
2 weeks, 2 days ago

AICTE and NQM launch India’s first UG minor programme in quantum technologies

Hindustan Times  

The All India Council for Technical Education in collaboration with the National Quantum Mission under the Department of Science and Technology has launched an Undergraduate minor programme in ‘Quantum Technologies’aiming to prepare India’s workforce for the quantum revolution and positioning the nation as a global leader in cutting-edge quantum innovation. The programme, said to be India’s first UG minor programme …

QNu Labs plans geographical expansion
1 month, 3 weeks ago

QNu Labs plans geographical expansion

The Hindu  

QNu Labs, a quantum-safe cybersecurity company from India, has announced geographical expansion plans to provide its quantum cryptography solutions in the U.S. and other key markets. “By the end of 2024 financial year, we aim to firmly establish QNu Inc as a leading provider of quantum cryptography solutions in the U.S.,” said Rahil Patel, chief growth officer QNu Labs over …

NHS turns to quantum computers to manage doctors’ rota
2 months, 2 weeks ago

NHS turns to quantum computers to manage doctors’ rota

The Telegraph  

A state-of-the-art quantum computing centre opened by the Government will tackle climate change, supercharge artificial intelligence, discover new drugs – and could even help make NHS rotas. “The point about quantum computing is that it can do multiple things in parallel and is probably best when dealing with lots of different variables which change all the time,” Lord Vallance, the …

Quantum internet research benefits from £160m funding
5 months, 1 week ago

Quantum internet research benefits from £160m funding

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Heriot-Watt University has been chosen to lead a “groundbreaking” new quantum research hub to progress an ultra-secure …

Nvidia Joins Ongoing Race in Quantum-Computing Cloud Services
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Nvidia Joins Ongoing Race in Quantum-Computing Cloud Services

Live Mint  

-- Nvidia Corp. launched a cloud service for researchers to test out their quantum-computing software, seeking to profit from a field that’s winning funding around the world despite yielding few groundbreaking applications so far. Unlike other cloud services, Nvidia’s has no quantum computer attached to it at the moment, but it will provide access to third-party quantum computers in the …

Hunt to launch ‘moonshot’ quantum supercomputing programme in Autumn Statement
1 year, 1 month ago

Hunt to launch ‘moonshot’ quantum supercomputing programme in Autumn Statement

The Telegraph  

Officials have been discussing allocating funds in the region of £200m to £300m for the plans, drawn from £2.5bn pledged as part of a 10-year UK quantum computing roadmap published earlier this year. The centrepiece is likely to be a programme to build a large-scale, functional quantum computer, run by the National Quantum Computing Centre near Oxford. The Government set …

Google claims quantum computer breaththrough
1 year, 6 months ago

Google claims quantum computer breaththrough

Daily Mail  

Now a newer device is 'beyond capabilities of existing classical supercomputers' But at the time the huge claim was questioned by quantum rivals including IBM Within the next couple of decades, experts think quantum computers will replace the 'classical' computers at our desks and revolutionise our lives. According to Google, the newest version of its Sycamore quantum processor runs 70 …

Indian scientists to develop own technology under National Quantum Mission
1 year, 8 months ago

Indian scientists to develop own technology under National Quantum Mission

The Hindu  

The National Quantum Mission is the only mission in the country where technology has not been adopted from any advanced country, said Akhilesh Gupta, in-charge of the NQM, which was approved by the Union Cabinet last week. To propel research He added that the ₹6,003.65-crore National Quantum Mission will allow Indian scientists to develop indigenous technology, systems, devices, and materials …

India’s computing prowess is set for a quantum leap
1 year, 8 months ago

India’s computing prowess is set for a quantum leap

Live Mint  

The National Quantum Mission commits ₹6,003.65 crore over eight years to developing applications of quantum technology in computing, communications and cryptography. Four thematic hubs will be set up under NQM to research quantum computing, quantum communications, quantum sensing and metrology, and quantum materials and devices. It also looks to develop satellite-based secure communications between ground stations over 2,000 km apart, …

Why India’s quantum computer foray matters
1 year, 8 months ago

Why India’s quantum computer foray matters

Live Mint  

On Wednesday, the union cabinet gave its nod to a ₹6,000 crore National Quantum Mission to develop quantum computers and scale up research and development in quantum technologies. In 2020, the union finance minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, said in her budget speech that the government has set aside ₹8,000 crore for a national mission on quantum technologies and applications. The National …

Quantum mission kicks off; ₹6K cr for eight years
1 year, 8 months ago

Quantum mission kicks off; ₹6K cr for eight years

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Cutting-edge quantum computing research that could transform cybersecurity, drug research, space applications and finance got a big boost on Wednesday with the Union cabinet approving a ₹6,003.65 crore National Quantum Mission that will run till FY31. The mission, first conceived two years ago, will attempt to create a domestic ecosystem for quantum computing research and application development, including …

India's 'Quantum Leap' in Computing Soon, Work in Advanced Stage: PSA Sood to News18 - News18
2 years, 4 months ago

India's 'Quantum Leap' in Computing Soon, Work in Advanced Stage: PSA Sood to News18 - News18

News 18  

Two years after it was initially announced, the Centre is now gearing up to launch the long-awaited Rs 8,000 crore Quantum Mission to expand its capabilities in the fast-growing world of quantum computers, said Professor Ajay Kumar Sood, principal scientific adviser to the government. WATCH VIDEO: Watch Indian Air Force jet Su-30MKI refuel mid-air with utmost precision With a budget …

Will These Algorithms Save You From Quantum Threats?
55 years ago

Will These Algorithms Save You From Quantum Threats?

Wired  

In 1994, a Bell Labs mathematician named Peter Shor cooked up an algorithm with frightening potential. Fortunately for the thousands of email providers, websites, and other secure services using factor-based encryption methods such as RSA or elliptic curve cryptography, the computer needed to run Shor’s algorithm didn’t exist yet. Shor wrote it to run on quantum computers which, back in …

Quantum Computing is a revolution whose time has come
3 years, 1 month ago

Quantum Computing is a revolution whose time has come

The Hindu  

Be it automotive giant BMW launching a ‘Quantum Computing challenge’ or researchers with Google’s Quantum Computing division claiming to have created “Time Crystals” using the company’s Sycamore quantum computer, or The University of Tokyo and IBM Corp. initiating Japan’s first commercial-use quantum computer, this is a revolution whose time has come. Quantum Computing can solve complex optimisation issues, process information …

Billion-dollar quantum computing and AI fund announced by US
4 years, 4 months ago

Billion-dollar quantum computing and AI fund announced by US

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Last year, Google claimed to have achieved what is known as "quantum supremacy", whereby a quantum computer …

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