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Mar 7, 2021

Pivotal Discovery Could Open New Field of Quantum Technology Called “Magnonics”

Posted by in categories: engineering, quantum physics

University of Chicago, Argonne scientists tame photon-magnon interactions In a first-of-its-kind discovery, researchers in the University of Chicago’s Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering and Argonne National Laboratory announced they can directly control the interactions between two types of q.

Mar 5, 2021

Israel allocates $60 million to build first quantum computer

Posted by in categories: computing, quantum physics

Israel is investing 1.25 billion NIS in a national initiative to build up quantum proficiency, and this project in particular is part of that initiative.

Mar 4, 2021

Insights into plant consciousness from neuroscience, physics and mathematics: A role for quasicrystals?

Posted by in categories: computing, mathematics, neuroscience, quantum physics

There is considerable debate over whether plants are conscious and this, indeed, is an important question. Here I look at developments in neuroscience, physics and mathematics that may impact on this question. Two major concomitants of consciousness in animals are microtubule function and electrical gamma wave synchrony. Both these factors may also play a role in plant consciousness. I show that plants possess aperiodic quasicrystal structures composed of ribosomes that may enable quantum computing, which has been suggested to lie at the core of animal consciousness. Finally I look at whether a microtubule fractal suggests that electric current plays a part in conventional neurocomputing processes in plants.

Mar 4, 2021

This is the fastest random-number generator ever built

Posted by in categories: computing, internet, quantum physics

Laser generates quantum randomness at a rate of 250 trillion bits per second, and could lead to devices small enough to fit on a single chip.

Mar 3, 2021

Quantum Computing Makes Inroads Towards Pharma

Posted by in categories: quantum physics, supercomputing

Pharma giants and computing titans increasingly partnering on quantum computing.


Theoretically, quantum computers can prove more powerful than any supercomputer. And recent moves from computer giants such as Google and pharmaceutical titans such as Roche now suggest drug discovery might prove to be quantum computing’s first killer app.

Mar 3, 2021

Cambridge Quantum Announces Largest Ever Natural Language Processing Implementation on a Quantum Computer

Posted by in categories: quantum physics, robotics/AI

Separate experiments, each of over 100 sentences, provide a strong proof of concept that Quantum Natural Language Processing is within reach.

Mar 3, 2021

Researchers realize quantum communications milestone using light

Posted by in category: quantum physics

Few terms are more ubiquitous in the scientific arena these days than “quantum.”

Mar 3, 2021

CrownBio and JSR Life Sciences Partner with Cambridge Quantum Computing to Leverage Quantum Machine Learning for Novel Cancer Treatment Biomarker Discovery

Posted by in categories: genetics, quantum physics, robotics/AI

Crown Bioscience (CrownBio), JSR Life Sciences and Cambridge Quantum Computing (CQC) today announced a partnership agreement to explore the application of quantum technology to drive the identification of multi-gene biomarker discovery for oncology drug discovery.

Mar 2, 2021

Here’s how quantum computing could transform the future

Posted by in categories: computing, quantum physics

Experts predict that quantum computers will help “address humanity’s greatest challenges,” whether through drug discovery or climate tech.

Mar 2, 2021

Atomic nuclei in the quantum swing

Posted by in category: quantum physics

The coherent excitation of atomic nuclei enables applications in atomic clocks, nuclear batteries and in the verification of natural constants. A team led by researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics succeeded in the experiment by controlling laser pulses extremely precisely.