US quantum computer demonstrates 99.9975% fidelity, paves the way for a fault-tolerant future Helios is a 98-qubit quantum computer with 50 logical qubits and houses the world’s fastest GPU too. Helios, a US-based quantum computer, demonstrated 99.9975% fidelity in one-qubit operations, while maintaining 99.921% for two-qubit operations. This is the highest fidelity for any commercial quantum computer in the industry, paving the way for a future with fault-tolerant quantum computers. Considered to be the next frontier of computing, the race to build reliable quantum computers is on. Research institutes and national laboratories in countries like the US, UK and China are engaged in building the necessary support for quantum computer startups to build the future of computing. The superior computing capacities of quantum computers arise from quantum bits or qubits, which can store multiple values between 0 and 1 at once. However, the same qubits are also easily disturbed, introducing errors into computations. Scientists are therefore working to develop fault-tolerant computers that deliver high fidelity, i.e., a measure of how close the quantum operation is to the value of the expected operation. Helios’ highest fidelity Quantinuum’s Helios is a 98-qubit quantum computer with 50 logical qubits. Built using trapped-ion qubits, the system also integrates photonics, allowing data transfer at the speed of light through the microscopic optical channels. This system design has dual benefits. It helps reduce risks to quantum computing data while significantly decreasing its power consumption. Helios’ power consumption is as little as 40 kW, even though it is equipped with the world’s fastest GPUs. In a recent paper, Quantinuum confirmed record fidelity for its one-qubit and two-qubit operations, reaching a record of sorts when it comes to two-qubit fidelity in the quantum computing industry. Helios is the company’s most reliable quantum computer to date and is available
Jun 18, 2026 · via interestingengineering.com
UK quantum computing firm gets $4.5m for hydrogen project UK quantum company Phasecraft has been tapped by the US DOE to develop and apply quantum algorithms for catalyst discovery. Phasecraft, a specialist in quantum algorithms, has received a $4.5 million contract with the US Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) to advance quantum computing approaches to simulate and discover novel catalysts for use in the energy sector. The project is aimed to reduce the current reliance on critical minerals, in particular platinum group metals such as iridium, that are used in catalysis. The initial focus is on low cost hydrogen production, with insights expected to apply across syngas production, petroleum refining, metallurgy and other industrial sectors whose economics depend on the chemistry of catalysts. To complete the project, Phasecraft will partner with Johnson Matthey, Harvard and the Boston-based quantum computing company QuEra. "Quantum computing is no longer a distant promise. It’s a working technology, and the question now is which problems it gets pointed at first,” said Ashley Montanaro, co-founder and CEO of Phasecraft. “As industry and governments work together to realise the full promise of quantum computing, we are grateful that ARPA-E has chosen Phasecraft to help solve this critical set of problems on a meaningful timescale.” Also of interest How photonics could give the UK a competitive AI advantage Iberdrola backs quantum computing in Basque Country According to a statement the approach builds on Phasecraft's published work in quantum materials simulation, where tits algorithms have achieved efficiency improvements of up to 43,000,000× over previous quantum methods. Steve Flammia, Principal Quantum Scientist and head of Phasecraft US, adds that hardware-adaptive quantum algorithms hold immense promise for priority problem sets. “Cutting the iridium requirement in industrial electrolysis would meaningfully change the economics of hydrogen fuel and a wider
Jun 18, 2026 · via enlit.world
Amazon’s AI Chief Peter DeSantis Sees Quantum Computer Launch In Five-Seven Years: Report - Amazon AI executive Peter DeSantis told CNBC that in five-to-seven years, “we’re going to start to see the first commercially useful small-scale quantum computers.” - DeSantis leads Amazon Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) which is focused on AI and quantum computing. - Quantum computing proponents claim the technology will be able to solve problems that current computers can’t. An Amazon artificial intelligence executive predicted on Wednesday that the tech industry will deliver its first commercially practical, error-corrected quantum computers within the next five to seven years. The timeline highlights an intensifying, highly competitive race among American technology giants, including Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft, Google, and IBM, to transition quantum computing from a theoretical research field into a viable business tool. AMZN Executive Predicts Quantum’s Moore’s Law Moment Peter DeSantis told CNBC that the (quantum) technology will then grow in a similar way to the advancement of semiconductor capabilities. “I actually do believe, over the next five-to-seven years, we’re going to start to see the first commercially useful small-scale quantum computers,” DeSantis told CNBC. “From there, we’re going to see something that looks a lot like Moore’s Law, where they’re going to get bigger and bigger every year, and they’re going to be able to tackle more and more interesting problems,” he added. Tech providers are currently betting on fundamentally divergent engineering approaches to achieve stability. While companies like IBM and Google have heavily focused on superconducting circuits that must be deep-frozen to near absolute zero temperatures, Amazon is dividing its strategy between specialized internal hardware research and cloud platform partnerships leveraging neutral-atom technologies. The five-to-seven-year operational window aligns with broader industry forecasts to shift these high-performance machines out of academic laboratories and into mainstream cloud data
Jun 18, 2026 · via tradingview.com
US connects 20-qubit quantum computer to world’s most powerful supercomputer The quantum computer will support AI, chemistry and materials research. US scientists have connected a novel 20-qubit quantum computer to Frontier, the world’s most powerful supercomputer for open science, in a major step aimed at advancing hybrid computing. The research team at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) launched Pathfinder on June 16. The new 20-qubit IQM Radiance system will operate alongside the lab’s high-performance computing infrastructure. Finland’s IQM, which built and deployed the Pathfinder, said the system is the first commercially procured quantum computer at ORNL. It is furthermore IQM’s first installation in the US. “Our first US system now sits on Oak Ridge campus, connected to their HPC environment, owned and operated by their teams,” Jan Goetz, IQM co-founder and CEO, noted. “Quantum becomes useful when it works inside real computing infrastructure, and there is no better place to prove that.” Pathfinder goes live The Pathfinder is owned and run by ORNL. The researchers will have direct access to the hardware. They will moreover have the ability to build their own intellectual property and applications. Travis Humble, ORNL Quantum Science Center Director, stated that the presence of the quantum computer has already sped up their efforts to integrate quantum technologies with the lab’s world-class supercomputing capabilities. “On-premises systems enable us to demonstrate quantum computing concepts that realize our goal of building a scalable, hybrid HPC ecosystem,” Humble said. “Our research teams are now developing new methods and tools to demonstrate applications in materials simulations, chemistry, and artificial intelligence.” The director said these fields are widely regarded as among the most promising areas in which quantum computing could provide advantages over conventional systems. The installation also serves as a test case for how future research sites
Jun 18, 2026 · via interestingengineering.com
Amazon Sees Commercial Quantum Computing Arriving Within a Decade Source：Reuters June 18, 2026 -- Today’s top stories: Amazon Sees Commercial Quantum Computing Arriving Within a Decade, UK-EU Summit Signals New Chapter After Brexit, and London Adopts Singapore-Inspired Housing Strategy. Views Amazon Sees Commercial Quantum Computing Arriving Within a Decade By CommonWealth Magazineweb only Amazon AI exec predicts first 'commercially useful' quantum computers in 5-7 years Amazon's top artificial intelligence executive, Peter Desantis, has predicted that the first "commercially useful" quantum computer will be available in the next 5 to 7 years. Desantis, who is leading a new Amazon organization focused on AI models, chips and quantum computing, said the technology will then grow in a similar way to the advancement of semiconductor capabilities. He added that the technology will then grow in a similar way to the advancement of semiconductor capabilities. Quantum computing proponents claim the technology will be able to solve problems that current computers can't. In classical computing, information is stored in bits; each bit is either a one or zero. Quantum computing uses quantum bits, or Qubits, which can be zero, one, or something in between. Last year, Amazon unveiled Ocelot, its quantum computing chip designed to tackle the problem of error correction, a key challenge in the realm of quantum computing. Quantum computing is becoming an increasingly competitive field with Tech giants like Microsoft, Google, and IBM developing the technology, as well as a slew of other startups. Reference Sources UK-EU summit set for July 22 UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced that the second UK-EU summit will take place in Brussels on 22 July. The announcement comes as Starmer faces pressure to reconsider rejoining the EU. The Prime Minister has reaffirmed his government's commitment to not re-enter the bloc, but said there had been
Jun 18, 2026 · via english.cw.com.tw
IQM Quantum Computers Oy (f/k/a IQM Finland Oy), a global leader in full-stack superconducting quantum computers ("IQM," "IQM Quantum Computers" or the "Company"), today announced that its Capital Markets Day presentation is now available on IQM’s investor site at https://iqm.tech/ir/IQM-CapitalMarketDay-2026.pdf, following the event hosted at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York City on June 15, 2026. The final edited webcast will be posted to and available on the Company's investor relations website in the coming days. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260617509971/en/ IQM CEO and Co-founder Jan Goetz presenting the company's growth strategy, technology roadmap, and commercial vision at the inaugural Capital Markets Day at Nasdaq MarketSite. The Capital Markets Day featured presentations from IQM's leadership team, providing investors, analysts, and industry stakeholders with an in-depth look at the Company's financial highlights, business strategy, technology leadership, commercial progress, product roadmap, and long-term vision for accelerating the adoption of quantum computing globally. Having sold 23 quantum computers to date, more than any other manufacturer, IQM management also hosted a panel discussion with quantum leaders from NVIDIA, Amazon web Services (AWS), and Cambium Ventures, a quantum-focused VC firm. The panel highlighted customer and partner use cases, market opportunities, and some of the key drivers that are helping to accelerate quantum adoption. As previously announced, IQM and RAAQ have entered into a definitive business combination agreement that is expected to result in IQM becoming a publicly traded company. Upon closing of the transaction, IQM intends to list its American Depositary Shares on the Nasdaq Global Market under the ticker symbol "IQMX," subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals. The business combination is expected to close in mid-2026. Investors interested in investing in IQM ahead of the closing can do so by purchasing shares of Nasdaq-listed Real Asset
Jun 17, 2026 · via afp.com
Quantum computing news usually picks up near the end of the year, as companies try to provide evidence that they are hitting benchmarks on time. However, there have been interesting announcements as the summer starts this year, from incremental progress to attention-grabbing promises. As we did earlier this month, Ars has a rundown of some of the most significant announcements. These include a promise of useful, error-corrected quantum computing as soon as 2028, details on an updated trapped ion processor, and a case in which claims of quantum supremacy have been cut back a bit thanks to advances in more traditional algorithms. 2028 is remarkably soon Many people in the field expect that useful quantum computers are still about five to 10 years away. While there may be a few useful algorithms that can be run on existing error-prone hardware, almost all of the interesting problems that quantum computing can be applied to will require some form of error correction enabled by linking a small collection of hardware qubits together into what’s called a logical qubit. Logical qubits include the redundant storage of information along with neighboring qubits that can be measured to determine when errors occur and how to fix them. To do useful computations, you need a healthy number of logical qubits—roughly 100 to provide a complete model of the behavior of some simple chemicals, to tens of thousands to perform complicated algorithms like the one that can break encryption. (So, any definition of “useful” comes with the important caveat “for whom?”) That means, at a minimum, we’re going to need thousands of high-quality hardware qubits to build a useful error-corrected machine. At the moment, existing qubit technologies offer either high quality or lots of qubits. There are roadmaps from here to where we want to be, but
Jun 17, 2026 · via arstechnica.com
DeSantis, who is the company’s senior vice president, foundational AI models, custom silicon, quantum computing, told CNBC that once those computers appear, they will get bigger every year and tackle increasingly important problems. According to the CNBC report, the executive’s prediction is the first such forecast delivered by Amazon about quantum computers, and it lands about in the middle of other experts’ predictions, which range from five to 15 years. DeSantis said in the report that problems around things such as chemistry and material science are likely to be the first ones to be tackled by quantum computers. “These are the problems where today we cannot run high enough fidelity simulations in a classic computer, and once we have a quantum computer, we’re going to find some real progress,” DeSantis said, per the report. DeSantis, who has been with Amazon for 27 years, was appointed to lead the company’s new organization formed in December 2025 that brought together its AI models, silicon development and quantum computing. He reports directly to Amazon CEO Andy Jassy. Advertisement: Scroll to Continue PYMNTS reported in February 2025 that quantum computing harnesses the properties of quantum mechanics to perform complex calculations at unprecedented speeds. The report said this capability could be particularly valuable in the financial sector, where traditional process optimization can require massive computational power. In May, the Department of Commerce said it planned to provide $2.013 billion in federal incentives to nine companies to support and accelerate their development of quantum computing. The Department said at the time in a press release that the incentives are designed to strengthen America’s position in quantum computing, a frontier technology that has significant implications for national security and technological resilience. In April, IBM announced new hubs in Chicago and Cambridge, Massachusetts, at which it will work
Jun 17, 2026 · via pymnts.com
New plasma trick could unlock smaller, more powerful computer chips A clever chemical trick may help unlock the next era of tiny, high-performance computer chips by peeling away atoms with unprecedented precision. - Date: - June 17, 2026 - Source: - Princeton University - Summary: - A new technique could solve one of the biggest challenges in making future computer chips from ultrathin materials. Researchers found that coating molybdenum disulfide with oxygen or fluorine lets manufacturers remove just the top layer of atoms much more safely during plasma processing. The result is a cleaner, more controlled path toward smaller and more capable electronics. - Share: Silicon has powered computer chips for decades, but engineers are increasingly running into the material's physical limits. To keep making electronics smaller and more powerful, researchers are investigating ways to combine silicon with new ultrathin materials. One promising group of materials is known as transition metal dichalcogenides (TMD). Among the leading candidates is molybdenum disulfide, a material just three atoms thick, consisting of a layer of molybdenum between two layers of sulfur. Removing a Single Atomic Layer For future transistors that combine silicon and TMD materials, manufacturers may need to selectively remove atoms from only the upper sulfur layer while leaving the underlying layers untouched. One common way to remove surface atoms involves plasma, the energetic state of matter found in the Sun and other stars. Plasma research has also been a major focus at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) for the past 75 years. Under carefully controlled conditions, particles within a plasma can strike the surface of a TMD material and knock atoms loose. The challenge is achieving enough energy to remove sulfur atoms from the top layer without harming the molybdenum layer beneath. Because the difference between
Jun 17, 2026 · via sciencedaily.com
US startup starts work on ‘first utility-scale quantum computer’ in Australia PsiQuantum breaks ground on an Australian site planned to host a utility-scale quantum computer. American startup PsiQuantum has begun construction on a facility in Moreton Bay, Australia, where it plans to build and deploy what it calls the world’s first utility-scale, fault-tolerant quantum computer. The California-based quantum computing company broke ground on the site alongside representatives from the Australian government, the Queensland government, and local officials. The project is expected to become a key part of Australia’s push to establish itself as a hub for advanced computing technologies. The facility will be developed in multiple phases and will house the infrastructure needed to support PsiQuantum’s photonic quantum computing architecture. One of the first major components arriving at the site will be a large cryogenic plant designed to cool the quantum system. PsiQuantum said the cryoplant, being built by Linde Engineering, is expected to be delivered in the second half of 2027. The company ordered the system in late 2024 and described it as one of the largest cryogenic cooling plants ever built for a quantum computing application. Race toward utility The cooling system will be followed by cryogenic cabinets that will contain photonic quantum chips. These cabinets will be connected using conventional optical fiber, forming the foundation of the company’s planned utility-scale machine. Unlike many quantum computing efforts that remain focused on laboratory-scale systems, PsiQuantum is pursuing a photonics-based approach designed to scale using existing semiconductor manufacturing processes and optical networking technologies. “Building a quantum computer that solves real world problems is one of the great engineering challenges of our time. For decades, quantum computing has held the promise of transforming what humanity can achieve through computation, and today in Australia we are beginning to turn that promise into
Jun 17, 2026 · via interestingengineering.com
Quantum Pulse Does Industrial Light Magic To Deliver Massive Boost In Qubits Israeli quantum startup Quantum Pulse Ventures has unwrapped a manufacturing line tweak that it says promises a ten times boost in quantum computer performance. The company unwrapped its QP2.0 platform at a conference in Edinburgh this week, and said its “composite pulse approach improves operational fidelity and robustness against fabrication variability.” The platform centers on a redesigned universal directional coupler that it claims delivers “an order-of-magnitude improvement in operational fidelity.” The company likens its directional coupler to a “transistor for optical computing, allowing two qubits to interact in a photonic circuit. Variations and inaccuracies in manufacturing of photonic circuits cause a cascade of problems that make errors more likely. This is one of the reasons that quantum computer designs must allow for a vast number of physical qubits and extensive error correction in order to deliver one logical qubit, meaning quantum computers, for now, are massive both in size and cost. Quantum Pulse’s design uses composite wave guides, rather than traditional one segment uniform wave guides, to reduce physical errors and noise in the circuits of these gates. The design is also more resistant to fabrication errors, it claims. The company said this can be used in a broad class of photonic integrated circuits. And it can be adopted across a range of current silicon photonics, silicon nitride, thin-film lithium niobate, and related integrated photonics manufacturing processes. Here are the components of its stack: Ofer Shapiro, co-founder and chief executive officer the Israeli company, said the coupler allowed light to jump from one wave guide to another, similar to a transistor in a traditional CMOS circuit. The wave guides themselves are “very, very small, they are less than one micrometer in size, and the distance between them has
Jun 17, 2026 · via nextplatform.com
Quantum computing stocks have become one of the most desirable and volatile prospects for investors and speculators. Operating far from the spotlight, in the Ness Ziona Science Park, Quantum Art is the only Israeli company building an end-to-end quantum computer. The company plans to launch a powerful computer next year with a performance outstripping that of Nvidia's strongest supercomputers. Just two months ago, Quantum Art acquired a new backer: US investment fund Bedford Ridge Capital, which led a $140 million financing round by the Israeli company. Tomorrow's quantum computers will be extraordinarily powerful, taking only seconds or minutes for calculations that existing computers take weeks or years to perform. They will accomplish this through a tiny processing unit in quantum computers called a "qubit." If the Quantum Art founders' plans work out, the quantum computer to be launched late next year will contain a microchip of up to 100 logical qubits - double the maximum computing power of the current strongest supercomputers of Nvidia and HP. Efficient technology The lively interest that Quantum Art is arousing in the quantum industry, especially among technology investors, is a result of its uniqueness in the sector. While trapped ions move around inside its competitors' computer, Quantum Art's technology cuts down on this flux, thereby enhancing the stability and precision of the computations. Laser beams "strum" the various ions and move them according to the calculation command "like a guitar is strummed," says Quantum Art cofounder and CEO Tal David. At the same time, the ions method also has disadvantages. First of all, the technology is more expensive, which complicates the transition from a small prototype to an industrial computer as big as a printer. Another difficulty lies in the processing speed and the engineering difficulty of greatly multiplying the number of qubits, but
Jun 17, 2026 · via en.globes.co.il
By harnessing the unique properties of quantum mechanics, scientists and engineers worldwide seek to enable systems with extraordinary capabilities. Many of them are working on the highly anticipated development of quantum computers capable of completing complex calculations at unprecedented speeds. These computers could meet the growing computational demands of both scientific research and data-intensive industries like finance, cybersecurity, and medicine. Necessary for quantum system development is an environment in which the fragile nature of quantum bits (qubits) is stabilized and the thermal noise (fluctuations in current/voltage) inherent in superconducting electronics is dampened. That environment requires cryogenic temperatures, those ranging from 5 to 10 millikelvins, colder than the extreme temperatures encountered in space. Dilution refrigerators create this needed cryogenic condition. Dilution refrigerators used for quantum R&D need a wiring system that can operate in cryogenic temperatures, maintain a power-efficient direct current, and support high-speed data transmission. Researchers at MIT Lincoln Laboratory prototyped flexible, ribbon-like, low-frequency (LF) cables that not only meet these demands, but also are compatible with commercial circuit-board manufacturing processes. Maybell Quantum, a Colorado-based company supplying hardware for developing quantum systems, licensed the design for these cables and is adapting them for use in their dilution refrigerators. "We’re planning to integrate Maybell LF CryoTrace, the ribbon wiring system transferred from MIT Lincoln Laboratory, across all thermal stages of our dilution refrigerators. Initially, the cables will be used for LF services, such as thermometry, heaters, and sensors, with feasibility studies planned for additional functions," says Lasse Nielsen, strategy and operations lead at Maybell Quantum. "After qualification testing, LF CryoTrace is planned for the next iteration of our internal wiring across the Maybell product family." Motivation for invention To support government initiatives in quantum computing, the Lincoln Laboratory research team investigated alternatives to conventional coaxial cables for use in hardware like
Jun 17, 2026 · via news.mit.edu
The world's first nuclear clock just ticked on — and it could help detect a fifth fundamental force of physics By using a rare thorium nucleus as a timekeeper, physicists have demonstrated the first working nuclear clock, a device that could lead to even more precise clocks and new ways to search for dark matter. For decades, physicists have pursued a goal that sounds nearly impossible: to build a clock that keeps time using an atom's nucleus rather than the electrons orbiting it. Now, researchers have demonstrated the first functioning nuclear clock — an advancement that could eventually lead to more robust timekeeping devices and new ways to search for dark matter and physics beyond the Standard Model. "Having worked in this field for more than 15 years, it is just beautiful, how a very 'wild' idea such as manipulating an atomic nucleus with a laser has turned into reality," Thorsten Schumm, a professor of quantum metrology at the Vienna University of Technology and a member of the research team, told Live Science via email. How is a nuclear clock different from an atomic clock? Today's most accurate clocks are optical atomic clocks, which measure the frequency of electrons jumping between different energy levels inside atoms. These clocks are so precise that they would lose less than a second over a 100 million years. A nuclear clock works similarly, but it uses a transition within the nucleus itself, where the nucleus jumps between energy levels. Because the nucleus sits deep inside the atom, it's far less affected by external disturbances from things like electric or magnetic fields. According to Schumm, the nuclear transition can be 1,000 to 10,000 times less sensitive to environmental noise than atomic transitions are. "This means that it would be easier to stabilize a nuclear clock
Jun 17, 2026 · via livescience.com
UK quantum computing firm Orca has deployed one of its systems in Japan. The company this week announced the successful deployment of its PT Series photonic quantum computer to a major enterprise customer in Japan, in partnership with Toyota Tsusho Corporation. The quantum computer was deployed in less than one week into a live enterprise environment. The PT-2 system will be integrated into cloud services supporting the enterprise’s global operations. The system will be upgraded to Orca’s new PT-3 platform later this year, delivering increased processing capability. “Toyota Tsusho is proud to support the introduction of this quantum computing capability into the Japanese enterprise market,” said Norihito Ohigashi, the manager of the digital infrastructure department at Toyota Tsusho. “This collaboration reflects our commitment to enabling advanced technologies that will help shape the future of manufacturing and intelligent infrastructure.” “This endeavor demonstrates how quickly quantum computing can move from concept to real-world operation,” added Richard Murray, co-founder and CEO of Orca Computing. “Installing Orca’s PT-2 quantum system within an enterprise environment in under one week highlights the maturity of Orca’s photonic quantum technology. Together with Toyota Tsusho, we are laying the foundation for commercial quantum advantage in industrial AI applications.” Founded in 2019 as a spin-out from Oxford University, Orca Computing is a UK-based photonic quantum computing company. It launched its PT-2 system, which is able to fit into industry-standard data center racks, in 2024. The company has deployed around 11 quantum computers on-premises, with customers including Montana State University and the UK's National Quantum Computing Centre. An Orca PT-2 system has always been deployed at Digital Realty's new liquid cooling lab in London. Toyota Tsusho Corporation is part of the Toyota Group, and can trace its roots back to the 1930s. Its operations span automotive, mobility, supply chains, metals, green
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Amazon Web Services (AWS) is expanding its quantum computing partnership with QuEra. The companies announced an expanded strategic collaboration this week to bring Libra, the company's first fault-tolerant quantum computer capable of tackling scientifically relevant problems, to Amazon’s Braket quantum cloud platform. By 2028, Amazon will make QuEra’s Libra, a “Megaquop-scale” device, capable of executing one million quantum operations over hundreds of logical qubits, available to its customers. “This is a very special moment - for the first time, a dream of realizing useful, fault-tolerant quantum computers is in our direct line of sight. Designed to enable quantum computation at an unprecedented scale, these systems should realize truly unique applications. We are proud to significantly expand our collaboration with AWS to bring these unique capabilities to the broader community of scientific users,” said Prof. Mikhail Lukin, chief science officer, QuEra Computing. Eric Kessler, general manager for Amazon Braket, at AWS, added: "We believe fault-tolerant quantum computing will become a foundational part of how customers solve their hardest computational problems on AWS. QuEra's technology has demonstrated a clear path to that future. By bringing these capabilities to customers through Amazon Braket, they can combine QuEra's fault-tolerant quantum processors with the scalable AWS HPC and AI services they already rely on." Braket launched in the US in 2020, allowing customers to book time on quantum computers from a number of different hardware providers. The quantum systems are not housed in AWS data centers; instead, they are hosted by their respective providers and connect to AWS’ cloud via APIs. As well as offering access to its own quantum simulators, quantum companies with systems available through Braket include IonQ, IQM, Rigetti, AQT, and QuEra. Founded in 2019 by Harvard and MIT alumni, Boston-based QuEra Computing Inc. offers neutral-atom-based quantum computing, which is based on
Jun 16, 2026 · via datacenterdynamics.com
Atom Computing announced that it has raised more than $300 million to accelerate the development and deployment of commercial-scale fault-tolerant quantum computers. The funding includes a $100 million Series C round led by Third Point Ventures, with participation from DCVC, Cisco Investments, and other investors. The total also includes a signed letter of intent with the U.S. Department of Commerce for an additional $100 million. To date, the company has raised more than $300 million. Atom Computing has emerged as a leader in neutral-atom quantum computing. The company recently demonstrated quantum error correction on its systems, becoming one of only two companies in the industry to achieve the milestone and the first to do so using neutral-atom technology. The company surpassed the 1,000-qubit threshold for a universal gate-based quantum system in 2023 and is currently participating in Stage B of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s Quantum Benchmarking Initiative. Atom is also collaborating with Microsoft on the world’s first commercial quantum computer featuring logical qubits and maintains strategic partnerships with Cisco and NVIDIA. Atom plans to use the funding to scale next-generation systems with higher qubit counts and improved fidelity, enhance software and error-correction capabilities, expand global deployments of on-premises systems for enterprise and government customers, and grow its engineering, research, and commercial teams. The company said its approach, based on arrays of optically trapped neutral atoms, is designed to support practical applications across industries such as pharmaceuticals, materials science, energy, logistics, cybersecurity, defense, and financial modeling. KEY QUOTES: “Quantum computing is entering a new phase where technical breakthroughs are translating into real-world systems and global adoption, fueled by our neutral-atom technology. We have strong momentum, and we are accelerating the development of utility-scale quantum computers and expanding access to our technology for customers solving some of the world’s most
Jun 16, 2026 · via pulse2.com
IQM Deploys Its First U.S. Quantum Computer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory Published Tuesday, June 16, 2026 | 11:53 a.m. Updated Tuesday, June 16, 2026 | 11:53 a.m. OAK RIDGE, Tenn. & ESPOO, Finland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 16, 2026-- The Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) today launched Pathfinder, the first commercially procured quantum computer at ORNL, built and deployed by IQM Quantum Computers. The 20-qubit IQM Radiance system marks IQM's first quantum computer installation in the United States. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260616373175/en/ IQM's first U.S. quantum computer is live — at DoE Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The deployment comes ahead of IQM's planned listing on the Nasdaq Global Select Market through its business combination with Real Asset Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: RAAQ), expected to close in mid-2026. ORNL is home to Frontier, the world's most powerful supercomputer for open science, and to one of the most consequential high-performance computing environments anywhere. Pathfinder now sits inside that environment, connected to HPC systems in the National Center for Computational Sciences Technology Integration Group's test bed, where ORNL researchers will develop the methods and tools for a hybrid quantum-HPC ecosystem. "Our first U.S. system now sits on Oak Ridge campus, connected to their HPC environment, owned and operated by their teams,” said Jan Goetz, CEO and Co-founder of IQM. “Quantum becomes useful when it works inside real computing infrastructure, and there is no better place to prove that. Oak Ridge is a place where serious computing is done.” ORNL owns and operates Pathfinder directly, rather than accessing quantum capability remotely through the cloud. This is the model behind every IQM deployment: customers take direct ownership and control of their quantum infrastructure, including the intellectual property they build on it. It is the reason national laboratories, HPC
Jun 16, 2026 · via lasvegassun.com