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Universal Benchmark for Assessing the Performance of Quantum Devices

Scientists from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have come up with a quantum chemistry simulation benchmark that helps assess the performance of quantum devices and steer applications development for next-generation quantum computers.

3 Jan 2020

New MnBi2Te4 Crystal Acts as Antiferromagnet and Topological Insulator

An international group of researchers, which includes physicists from St Petersburg University, has identified a new category of materials that behave not only as antiferromagnets but also as topological insulators.

20 Dec 2019

New Topological Insulator Could Help Realize Qubit for Quantum Computing

New experiments conducted at BESSY II using magnetically doped topological insulators have unraveled prospective means of lossless signal transmission involving an astonishing self-organization phenomenon.

19 Dec 2019

Strange Quantum Interference Created Between Photons of Different Colors

At times, particles can behave like waves. This behavior is also applicable to photons, or particles of light.

18 Dec 2019

New Quantum Materials Could Help Quantum Computing Reach Full Potential

In the near future, quantum computing, an emerging technology, may be able to solve highly complex problems that cannot be solved by even the most powerful existing supercomputers.

18 Dec 2019

Using Spin Waves to Switch Magnetization for More Energy-Efficient Devices

Modern computer memory performs information encoding by switching magnetic bits inside devices.

2 Dec 2019

Novel Circuit Design Could Lead to Spintronic Devices to Use Less Power

Researchers from MIT have developed an innovative circuit design that allows precise control of computing using magnetic waves, instead of using electricity.

29 Nov 2019

Pawsey Supercomputing Centre Honoured in the 2019 HPCwire Readers’ and Editors’ Choice Awards

The Pawsey Supercomputing Centre has been recognised in the annual HPCwire Readers’ and Editors’ Choice Awards, presented at the 2019 International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage and Analysis (SC19), in Denver, Colorado.

20 Nov 2019

New Protocol Allows a Quantum Computer to Check its Own Answer to Difficult Problems

A novel test was recently performed to assess whether a quantum computer can provide accurate answers to queries that are beyond the capabilities of conventional computing. Such a test can result in the development of the first quantum computer that would supersede a traditional computer.

19 Nov 2019

Archer Materials Limited Successfully Assembles Qubit Array Components for Quantum Computing Chip

Archer Materials is pleased to announce that the Company has progressed its pioneering quantum technology project 12CQ by assembling and patterning a nanometre-size array of several individual qubit material components of a prototype room-temperature operating quantum computing qubit processor.

From Archer Materials Limited 14 Nov 2019