Quantum computing gets measured in qubits, gate fidelities, funding rounds, and roadmaps. Those measures matter. But they tell us relatively little about the people building the software that makes the hardware useful. What tools do they use? What backgrounds do they bring? Where do they get stuck? What helps someone
It's been a busy couple of months, so I'm finally getting around to posting about a great panel I was part of back in August. I joined my old friend whurley of Strangeworks and Bob Sorensen of Hyperion Research for a panel hosted by the Google
If you spend any time tracking the quantum hardware race, the conversations you hear tend to be dominated by the heroic metrics: physical qubit counts, two-qubit gate fidelities, coherence times, and roadmap timelines to fault-tolerant logical qubits. We obsess over the physics inside the dilution fridge or the
Quantum's biggest economic impact may arrive outside the quantum computer. A camera normally produces an image. The photons hit a detector, become electrons, and eventually turn into pixels arranged for human eyes. But a machine does not always need the picture. Sometimes it only needs the answer. Is
This week I wanted to understand what $55 million in federal Tech Hub funding actually buys. Kate Timmerman had the answer, and it isn't more research. Kate is CEO of the Chicago Quantum Exchange, which she grew from three founding institutions to a coalition of more than 50
First, apologies for not being as productive with posts as I'd planned – I will be working on that. Second, big news, my book, The New Quantum Era, is out! It's been a long road, but a very gratifying one, and the visceral experience of holding my
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This week's podcast episode features a stimulating conversation about the philosophical questions posed by quantum information science and technology and how they defy the usual stereotypes about the esoterica, abstract nature of philosophy.
Exploring the frontiers of quantum information science and technology. Conversations with active researchers in quantum computing, quantum networking, and quantum sensing.
The uncertainties faced in this very early stage of the quantum technology industry offers few clear answers to questions about when useful applications will emerge or even what those applications will be. What is required is an outlook that can navigate a path with scant guidance.
In spring of 2024, I was invited to attend the ribbon cutting of an IBM System One on the campus of Renssellaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York and of course I said yes. Over the course of the event I was graciously provided the campus radio studio to record
What The Neutral Atom Surge Means for Quantum Computing Recently, Google Quantum AI announced it is adding neutral atom quantum computing to its roadmap, hiring Adam Kaufman from JILA and CU Boulder to lead a new hardware team in Colorado. The news dropped just days ago and has already reshaped
30 talks given at the centennial celebration of quantum mechanics on Helgoland are now on YouTube — and there's a documentary coming too.
As a Fellow at the Unitary Foundation, I'm kicking off my effort to help the quantum community define a standard to ease the integration pains the industry is experiencing.
Iceberg Quantum launched with a theoretical result that turned heads: cracking RSA-2048 with 100,000 physical qubits.
Launching New Quantum Era, LLC - a media and consulting firm, a force for making quantum technologies more accessible and equitable.