A new crop of quantum technologies is set to make waves in the commercial world. Get up to speed on what they are and what impact they will have in the future.
Mapping the commercial landscape for quantum technologies
As devices begin to move out of physics labs and into the marketplace, patent attorney Andrew Fearnside offers a tour of the developing commercial scene
Becoming a quantum entrepreneur
Grégoire Ribordy, co-founder of the pioneering quantum-key-distribution firm ID Quantique, shares his company's "start-up story"
Latest research headlines
Silicon device reads and writes quantum information
Technology could be scaled-up to create quantum-computer chips
Google aims for quantum supremacy
As the tech giant reveals a 72-qubit quantum processor, researchers are creating the first quantum computer games
Encrypted quantum keys sent a record-breaking 421 km in optical fibre
Long-distance transmission rate is boosted by a factor of 100
Fast photon source lights up quantum technologies
An on-chip system exploits the Purcell effect to deliver rapid pulses of single photons
Magnetic model simulated in 3D by D-Wave quantum processor
Transverse field Ising model run on superconducting qubits
Silicon qubits show promise for quantum computers
Two new breakthroughs could help in the development of large-scale spin-based processors in the future
Cloud quantum computing calculates nuclear binding energy
Quantum simulations done remotely on systems at Rigetti and IBM
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Read article: Entanglement gets hot and messy
Entanglement gets hot and messy
Contrary to expectations, this fragile quantum-mechanical phenomenon can survive at high temperatures and in a very chaotic environment
Read article: Next generation of cryogenics: tailored for quantum technologies
Next generation of cryogenics: tailored for quantum technologies
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Read article: Quantum inheritance and the ongoing quest for meaning
Quantum inheritance and the ongoing quest for meaning
Phillip Ball reviews Quantum Legacies: Dispatches from an Uncertain World by David Kaiser
Read article: Quantum control using laser light could turn insulators into conductors and vice-versa
Quantum control using laser light could turn insulators into conductors and vice-versa
Everyday materials could take on exotic properties, say physicists
Read article: Tunable light speeds up the search for the perfect qubit
Tunable light speeds up the search for the perfect qubit
Widely tunable continuous-wave lasers based on OPO technology ease qubit characterization
Read article: Tunable lasers in quantum research: novel lasers for novel colour centres
Tunable lasers in quantum research: novel lasers for novel colour centres
Available to watch now, HÜBNER Photonics explores tunable lasers for quantum research
Read article: Can you beat the winning captain from TV’s University Challenge in his quantum quiz?
Can you beat the winning captain from TV’s University Challenge in his quantum quiz?
Test your knowledge of quantum trivia against Imperial College London's Caleb Rich
Read article: Diamond defects dazzle as quantum technologies, physicist shares his secrets for winning BBC quiz
Diamond defects dazzle as quantum technologies, physicist shares his secrets for winning BBC quiz
We speak to Daniel Twitchen of Element Six and University Challenge champion Caleb Rich
Read article: Quantum computers vastly outperform supercomputers when it comes to energy efficiency
Quantum computers vastly outperform supercomputers when it comes to energy efficiency
NISQs consume orders of magnitude less energy than conventional processors, researchers say
Read article: Advanced Microwave Topics for Quantum Physicists
Advanced Microwave Topics for Quantum Physicists
Available to watch now, a Tabor Electronics webinar on microwave control systems for quantum experimentation
Read article: The diamond quantum revolution
The diamond quantum revolution
Diamond has a variety of exciting properties that mean it is being increasingly used in quantum applications, as Matthew Markham and David Twitchen explain
Read article: Physicists close in on a simpler route to quantum degenerate molecules
Physicists close in on a simpler route to quantum degenerate molecules
Colliding molecules with cold atoms should bring the quantum regime within reach, researchers say
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