The U.S. government is no longer treating quantum computing as a distant science project. It is buying minority stakes before the market knows which machines will actually work. Washington’s latest quantum bet looks less like a research grant and more like an industrial-policy wager. The Commerce Department has committed roughly $2 billion to quantum-computing companies, and the unusual part is not only the size of the package. It is that the government is taking equity stakes in the companies it is backing. As The Wall Street Journal reported, IBM is set to receive $1 billion of the package while putting another $1 billion of its own money into a U.S. quantum chip manufacturing facility. GlobalFoundries is due to receive $375 million and give the government roughly a 1% stake. D-Wave Quantum, Rigetti Computing, Infleqtion, Atom Computing, PsiQuantum and Quantinuum are also among the companies expected to receive awards, with several of the smaller public names tied to roughly $100 million each. That is a different posture from the old government habit of funding basic research and waiting for the private sector to commercialize it. This is closer to the playbook Washington has used in semiconductors and critical minerals: pick a strategic supply chain, put capital into it, and accept that some bets will not pay off. Quantum is now being treated as a national asset before it has proved itself as a normal business. The strongest case for the U.S. approach is that quantum hardware is not a software market where a few engineers can ship a product from a laptop. It needs fabrication, cryogenic systems, control electronics, photonics, advanced packaging and talent that takes years to train. If the government wants those capabilities inside the United States, waiting for commercial demand to arrive may be too late. IBM’s piece
Jun 13, 2026 · via startupfortune.com
Coinbase Advisory Group Says Bitcoin Should Start Preparing for Quantum Threat Summary - Coinbase's cryptography advisory group said Bitcoin should begin technical preparations now for quantum computing. - It said about 1.7 million Bitcoin from the early days are vulnerable to quantum computers and could face a future risk of asset theft. - Some argue that Bitcoin not converted to a quantum-resistant cryptographic system should be made unusable, while others oppose the idea as asset confiscation. Forecast Trend Report by Period Bitcoin should begin technical preparations now for potential future attacks from quantum computers, according to a new recommendation. CoinDesk reported on June 13 that a cryptography advisory group convened by Coinbase wrote in a report that quantum computers do not currently pose a threat to blockchains, but preparations should start now. The panel included Scott Aaronson, a professor at the University of Texas at Austin, Stanford University professor Dan Boneh, and Ethereum Foundation researcher Justin Drake. About 1.7 million early Bitcoin are considered vulnerable to quantum computing. The public keys for those addresses are exposed on the blockchain, leaving the assets at risk of theft if sufficiently advanced quantum computers emerge. Many of the coins are believed to belong to Satoshi Nakamoto or early investors who lost their private keys. Some developers argue that Bitcoin should eventually retire its current signature method and move to a new quantum-resistant cryptographic system. Under that approach, Bitcoin that is not migrated would be rendered unusable. Others oppose the idea, calling it asset confiscation. They argue it could undermine Bitcoin's core principle of protecting property rights. The advisory group did not explicitly side with either camp. It said technical development for a quantum-resistant signature system should begin now because that work is separate from the debate over abandoned coins. The group also stressed
Jun 13, 2026 · via en.bloomingbit.io
Bill Gates has flagged a quiet but pointed concern with the Trump administration's growing habit of picking up equity stakes in private American companies, warning that the practice could end up rewarding ownership over engineering. Speaking to CNBC, the Microsoft co-founder said the trouble starts when the government begins favouring firms it part-owns over rivals with better technology. His larger worry is predictability: factory builds and chip fabs are 20-year bets, and policy that shifts on a weekly news cycle makes those bets harder to price. "Government operates best when it's kind of predictable," Gates told CNBC, adding that companies need to know what tariffs will look like for the next 20 years before they pour billions into a plant. The unease, he said, is about intent. Is Washington helping a nascent technology for the good of the country and treating all companies equally, or is it building a portfolio it then wants to protect? "The rules of the game we're playing are pretty unclear right now," he said. From Intel to IBM, Washington's shareholder list keeps growing The list is long and getting longer. The federal government took a 9.9% stake in Intel last August, paying $20.47 a share for $8.9 billion worth of stock. That holding has since quadrupled in paper value to roughly $36 billion as Intel shares rallied past their dot-com peak. In May, the Commerce Department lined up $2 billion in equity across nine quantum computing firms, with $1 billion going into IBM's new Albany-based quantum chip foundry, Anderon, and $375 million into GlobalFoundries for a 1% slice. D-Wave, Rigetti, Infleqtion, PsiQuantum, Atom Computing and Quantinuum each picked up around $100 million. Diraq took up to $38 million. The pattern repeats in critical minerals. The administration owns roughly 15% of MP Materials, 10% of USA
Jun 13, 2026 · via timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Dutch-German hardware developer QuiX Quantum has announced its membership in QuantumBW and Photonics BW, two prominent innovation networks driving technology transfer and industrial scaling within the state of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The expansion builds directly upon QuiX Quantum’s existing cross-border presence, which includes a dedicated engineering office at the ARENA2036 research campus in Stuttgart and localized operations in Ulm. By embedding its technical capabilities within these regional frameworks, the company aims to link the Netherlands’ established integrated photonics supply chain with southwestern Germany’s specialized high-tech manufacturing base, forming a collaborative corridor to accelerate the industrialization of scalable photonic quantum architectures. Localized Deployment Targets and Regional Technology Transfer The integration into the Baden-Württemberg ecosystem aligns with QuiX Quantum’s active delivery commitments in the region. The company is currently finalizing its first universal photonic quantum computer, contracted for near-term delivery to the German Aerospace Center’s Quantum Computing Initiative (DLR QCI) in Ulm. Moving from isolated laboratory prototypes to an operational reference installation enables local researchers and industrial partners to generate the continuous performance data required to validate application-specific quantum algorithms. Dr. Alexander-Cornelius Heinrich of QuantumBW and Andre Salzinger of Photonics BW noted that welcoming QuiX Quantum introduces a critical industrial system-architecture perspective to the regional cluster, bridging fundamental academic optical research with commercial wafer-scale manufacturing pipelines. System-Level Engineering: Real-Time Feed-Forward and Error Mitigation Units The architectural scaling of QuiX Quantum’s universal platforms relies on mitigating the physical vulnerabilities of light-based information processing, where quantum states are encoded into single photons moving through integrated optical chips at high velocities. To achieve programmatic programmability, the company’s full-stack architecture integrates distinct system-level hardware modules, including a recently deployed Feed-Forward Control Unit (FFCU). This device combines high-speed FPGA digital processors with custom analog front-ends to achieve a settled output latency of approximately 150 nanoseconds, allowing the processor
Jun 13, 2026 · via quantumcomputingreport.com
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Off the Wire Press Releases June 12, 2026 — To design the next generation of smaller, more powerful electronic devices, scientists will need to understand better how the materials act at the smallest scales. In moiré superlattices, scientists lay sheets of identical or similar materials just an atom thick atop each other. These materials may promise finely tuned electronic behaviors at tiny distances. But their behavior doesn’t always match with existing theory. A team from Florida State University used PSC’s NSF-funded Bridges-2 to explore how a type of matter on a triangular moiré superlattice behaves, suggesting how scientists can improve their theory and supplying a new tool for materials engineers to use in designing devices. Apple’s M3 Ultra computer chip, which powers the latest iPhones and iMacs, contains 184 billion transistors. The tiny “metal lines” that carry electrons through the device can be as close together as 24 nanometers — about a millionth of an inch. At that scale, the weird rules of quantum mechanics, by which electrons are waves and can jump across otherwise “solid” barriers, take over. As our electronics get smaller, it gets harder to determine how they’ll behave. Knocking together components and seeing what happens isn’t economical or effective. Instead, you first need to figure out how materials work at the most basic level. Such basic science doesn’t always create new devices. But it gives the designers the rules they need to figure new devices out. One set of materials that scientists would like to understand better are moiré superlattices. These materials offer enhanced tunability, because it may be possible to design them to control movement of electrons across their structure — what computer scientists call “gate voltages.” One particular moiré system has two sheets of slightly mismatched materials called transition metal dichalcogenides, each only an
Jun 12, 2026 · via hpcwire.com
Research Briefs 2026 Inspired by gecko toes CU Boulder scientists have taken a cue from geckos to develop a material able to stick to tumors inside the body, pumping out chemotherapy drugs for days. The technology, developed with doctors at CU Anschutz, turns an already FDA-approved biodegradable polymer, poly lactic-co-glycolic acid (PLGA), into small particles displaying branched hair-like nanostructures similar to those on geckos’ feet. Researchers loaded these “soft dendritic particles” with chemotherapy drugs and attached them to cancer cells in a petri dish and to bladder tumors in mice. The resulting study showed that the particles clung tightly to the cancer for days, even in a slippery environment like the surface of a bladder. “We envision that this gecko-inspired technology could ultimately reduce the frequency of clinical treatments, potentially allowing patients to receive fewer but longer-lasting therapies,” said study author Jin Gyun Lee, a postdoctoral researcher who works with Wyatt Shields, Thomas F. Austin Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering. Unlocking larger quantum computers Researchers have made a major advance in quantum computing with a new device that is nearly 100 times smaller than the diameter of a human hair. Published in the journal Nature Communications, the breakthrough optical phase modulators could help unlock much larger quantum computers by enabling efficient control of lasers required to operate thousands or even millions of qubits — the basic units of quantum information. Critically, the team of scientists has developed these devices using scalable manufacturing, avoiding complex, custom builds in favor of those used to make the same technology behind processors already found in computers, phones, vehicles and home appliances. Led by Jake Freedman, a PhD student in the Department of Electrical, Computer & Energy Engineering; Matt Eichenfield, professor and the Karl Gustafson Endowed Chair in Quantum Engineering; and collaborators from Sandia
Jun 12, 2026 · via colorado.edu
Department of Mathematics and Statistics Hosts International Cryptography Conference Friday, Jun 12, 2026The Charles E. Schmidt College of Science’s Department of Mathematics and Statistics recently brought the prestigious International Association for Cryptologic Research (IACR) Public-Key Cryptography (PKC) Conference to South Florida. Hosted from May 25 to 28 in West Palm Beach, the international event was organized by the department's faculty experts, whose competitive bid secured South Florida as this year’s host destination. Sponsored in part by the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, the premier gathering attracted approximately 90 leading cryptography scholars and industry professionals from around the globe. “Being chosen to host this event in our local community is a tremendous honor and a testament to our leadership in cryptography,” stated Francesco Sica, Ph.D., assistant professor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics. “While our Center for Cryptology and Information Security has made significant research contributions and has a strong impact within the cryptographic community, it remains relatively unknown to visitors, prospective students and the broader public. As FAU emerges as an R1 university, it is essential that we lead not only in research, but also in visibility—making our bid to host this prestigious conference in South Florida both timely and important.” Highlights from the event included keynote speaker Jeffrey Hoffstein, Ph.D., a professor at Brown University and one of the co-inventors of the Nth-degree Truncated Polynomial Ring (NTRU). NTRU is the prototype of all lattice-based cryptosystems and currently is the most promising quantum-resistant National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) standards. With the advent of powerful quantum computers, NTRU is set to replace traditional encryption and signature algorithms. Hoffstein delivered a one-hour presentation on the birth of NTRU and the efforts needed to get it accepted by the community. “The conference was an excellent opportunity to reconnect with regional and
Jun 12, 2026 · via fau.edu
Researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory are pushing the boundaries of quantum computing by focusing on the complete system needed to harness its potential, not just the qubits themselves. Central to this effort is maintaining a superconducting quantum processing unit at 20 millikelvin, a temperature colder than outer space and just 0.02 degrees above absolute zero, using specialized dilution refrigerators that resemble “golden chandeliers with cables running up and down.” These cables are critical for both sending control signals to the processor and receiving information from it at room temperature. “Making a functional quantum computer requires much more than qubits alone; it takes an entire technology stack that can harness quantum science for real-world applications,” explains Chris Spitzer, operations lead at the Advanced Quantum Testbed (AQT). This holistic approach, encompassing hardware, software, and controls, is essential for achieving error-corrected quantum calculations and unlocking breakthroughs in fields from drug development to cosmology. Superconducting QPU & Dilution Refrigerator Operation Maintaining a stable quantum environment demands temperatures far beyond those experienced in natural settings; the superconducting quantum processing unit (QPU) at the heart of these systems operates at a frigid 20 millikelvin. This temperature, a mere 0.02 degrees above absolute zero, is even colder than the vacuum of outer space and is essential for preserving the delicate quantum information encoded within the qubits. The system delivers the control microwaves necessary to manipulate the qubits and, equally importantly, transmits the resulting quantum information back to room-temperature electronics for analysis. This “stack” isn’t simply an assembly of components, but a carefully integrated system where each element’s performance impacts the others. A key challenge lies in scalability; current wiring configurations, with one or more wires per qubit, become impractical as QPU sizes increase beyond a few hundred qubits. Researchers are actively investigating new low-noise wiring technologies
Jun 12, 2026 · via quantumzeitgeist.com
Researchers have developed a new model to quantify the performance of increasingly complex multinode superconducting quantum computers, addressing a critical barrier to scaling up these systems. The study focuses on architectures that link individual quantum processors together, relying on optical links to shuttle fragile quantum information between nodes housed in dilution refrigerators cooled to temperatures lower than space. A key challenge lies in the noise hindering communication between these nodes; the research demonstrates that even noisy quantum links are often more beneficial than conventional, classical connections. “This research lays out a map towards distributed multi-processor superconducting quantum computers,” explains Samuel Stein of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, as a single superconducting quantum processor cannot be scaled up to meet future computational demands. This co-design approach, combining hardware and software improvements, offers a path toward advances in quantum networking and applications in energy and material sciences. ARQUIN Model Quantifies Multinode Superconducting Quantum Computer Tradeoffs The limitations of scaling single superconducting quantum processors are prompting a shift toward multinode architectures, and a new model called ARQUIN is providing crucial insights into the performance tradeoffs inherent in these distributed systems. Researchers are now able to rigorously compare designs employing multiple nodes connected by optical links against those relying on single-node systems or conventional interconnects, a capability previously lacking in the field. Maintaining quantum information as it travels between nodes, often housed in separate dilution refrigerators operating at temperatures lower than those found in outer space, presents a central challenge; these optical links are currently susceptible to noise that degrades signal fidelity. The research, detailed in ACM Transactions on Quantum Computing, specifically quantifies the balance between computations performed locally within each node versus those requiring communication between nodes, revealing that even noisy quantum links offer advantages over classical alternatives in most scenarios. Researchers explain that
Jun 12, 2026 · via quantumzeitgeist.com
IQM Appoints Barbara Venneman, Vanguard Board Director and Former Global Head of Deloitte Digital, to its Board of DirectorsContributed by: Business WireLogoImagesIQM Appoints Barbara Venneman, Vanguard Board Director and Former Global Head of Deloitte Digital, to its Board of DirectorsTagsSemiconductorHardwareTechnologyTelecommunicationsArtificial IntelligenceIQM Quantum Computers
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IQM Appoints Barbara Venneman, Vanguard Board Director and Former Global Head of Deloitte Digital, to its Board of Directors Venneman brings more than 30 years of digital transformation, AI, and enterprise technology experience as IQM prepares for its planned Nasdaq listing ESPOO, IQM Appoints Barbara Venneman, Vanguard Board Director and Former Global Head of Deloitte Digital, to its Board of Directors Ms. Venneman joins the IQM Board of Directors following a distinguished career at the intersection of advanced technology, strategy, and business transformation. She most recently served as Global Head of Deloitte Digital and previously held senior global leadership roles, including Global Chief Growth Officer and Global Marketing, Sales & Service Leader. She has also cultivated strategic partnerships across leading technology companies and innovation ecosystems, accelerating growth and the adoption of emerging technologies. With more than three decades of experience advising global enterprises on technology-enabled transformation, Ms. Venneman brings deep expertise in digital innovation, go-to-market strategy, ecosystem development, and scaling technology adoption worldwide. "Barbara's track record of scaling global technology businesses and guiding enterprises through transformative change makes her an exceptional addition to our Board as we prepare to enter the public markets and scale our commercial presence in the IQM builds quantum computers from the ground up, owning the full stack from chip design and fabrication through system assembly, software, and cloud platform. This vertical integration gives IQM direct control over its innovation cycles and lets customers choose how they deploy: on-premises with full ownership of the infrastructure, or via cloud access. The result is an open-architecture platform designed to accelerate quantum adoption and help enterprise and research ecosystems form around it. "IQM has established itself as a leader in the emerging quantum computing market through a combination of technological excellence, customer focus, and execution. What attracted me to
Jun 12, 2026 · via stocktitan.net
IQM Appoints Barbara Venneman, Vanguard Board Director and Former Global Head of Deloitte Digital, to its Board of Directors Published Friday, June 12, 2026 | 9:36 a.m. Updated Friday, June 12, 2026 | 9:37 a.m. ESPOO, Finland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 12, 2026-- IQM Quantum Computers, the global leader in superconducting quantum computers, today announced the appointment of Barbara Venneman to its Board of Directors. Venneman deepens the Board's expertise in digital transformation, enterprise technology commercialization, and global business scaling as IQM expands its commercial footprint worldwide. Additionally, CEO and Co-founder Jan Goetz will replace Co-founder Juha Vartiainen as the Founder representative on the IQM Board. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260612650938/en/ IQM Appoints Barbara Venneman, Vanguard Board Director and Former Global Head of Deloitte Digital, to its Board of Directors Ms. Venneman joins the IQM Board of Directors following a distinguished career at the intersection of advanced technology, strategy, and business transformation. She most recently served as Global Head of Deloitte Digital and previously held senior global leadership roles, including Global Chief Growth Officer and Global Marketing, Sales & Service Leader. She has also cultivated strategic partnerships across leading technology companies and innovation ecosystems, accelerating growth and the adoption of emerging technologies. With more than three decades of experience advising global enterprises on technology-enabled transformation, Ms. Venneman brings deep expertise in digital innovation, go-to-market strategy, ecosystem development, and scaling technology adoption worldwide. "Barbara's track record of scaling global technology businesses and guiding enterprises through transformative change makes her an exceptional addition to our Board as we prepare to enter the public markets and scale our commercial presence in the U.S. and globally," said Sierk Poetting, Chairman of IQM’s Board of Directors. "As we accelerate our path toward fault-tolerant quantum computing, her experience in enterprise technology commercialization, AI,
Jun 12, 2026 · via lasvegassun.com
Solid-state electronics researchers from the University of Hong Kong’s (HKU) Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, working alongside the Centre for Advanced Semiconductors and Integrated Circuits (CASIC), have achieved a significant material physics breakthrough in cryogenic electronics. Led by Professor Yuhao Zhang and PhD student Xin Yang, the team has engineered a programmable, brain-like neuromorphic hardware platform that operates near absolute zero (10 mK). Published in Nature Communications, the study demonstrates how the intrinsic atomic properties of industry-standard Silicon Carbide (SiC) power transistors can be harnessed to construct energy-efficient, local data processing networks inside quantum dilution refrigerators. This milestone introduces a practical pathway to eliminate the severe wiring bottlenecks that currently limit the scalability of universal quantum computers. Harnessing Electron-Donor Impact Ionization for Millikelvin Spiking The foundation of the research relies on the discovery of a stable mechanism to generate and modulate S-shape negative differential resistance (NDR) inside standard commercial SiC MOSFETs at temperatures below 2 K. Traditional silicon-based control circuitry relies on thermal carrier excitation to function; when subjected to extreme cryogenic environments, these standard controllers experience carrier freeze-out, forcing operators to position the dense control electronics far away from the quantum processor. This spatial separation requires thousands of coaxial cables to bridge the thermal gap, creating an unscalable thermal and physical wiring bottleneck. The HKU team discovered that cooling SiC MOSFETs to the millikelvin regime triggers an intrinsic material phenomenon known as electron-donor impact ionization (EDII). By modulating the transistor’s gate voltage, the carrier dynamics within the silicon carbide’s atomic lattice can be precisely controlled to mimic the energy-efficient “spiking” and action potential behavior of biological neurons. Because the EDII mechanism is an intrinsic physical property of the SiC crystal lattice rather than a thermal side-effect, it remains exceptionally stable, predictable, and highly repeatable across separate manufacturing batches.
Jun 12, 2026 · via quantumcomputingreport.com
One-way quantum synchronization could make quantum computers more reliable - Date: - June 12, 2026 - Source: - RIKEN - Summary: - Scientists at RIKEN have proposed a new way to make quantum systems synchronize in only one directionâlike a one-way street for sound particles known as phonons. The breakthrough combines two quantum effects to create a form of one-way quantum synchronization that remains surprisingly stable even when exposed to manufacturing flaws and environmental noise, two major obstacles that have long hindered real-world quantum technologies. - Share: A team of theoretical physicists at RIKEN has proposed a new way to achieve one-way quantum synchronization of phonons, the particles associated with sound. The approach stands out because it remains highly effective even in the face of real-world challenges such as manufacturing imperfections and environmental noise. Many modern technologies rely on components that behave like one-way streets. These devices allow particles or signals to move freely in one direction while greatly restricting movement in the opposite direction. Known as nonreciprocal components, they are widely used in microwave and optical systems to direct signals and reduce unwanted reflections. "Nonreciprocal components enable signals to travel along desired paths, whereas they are strongly attenuated in the opposite direction," notes Franco Nori of the RIKEN Center for Quantum Computing (RQC). "This ability finds applications ranging from signal processing to invisible cloaking." One-Way Quantum Synchronization Researchers have long sought to create a related phenomenon known as nonreciprocal quantum synchronization. In this process, two quantum systems become synchronized when information flows in one direction, but the synchronization does not occur in reverse. Despite considerable interest, developing a practical way to achieve this effect has proven difficult. Earlier proposals have generally been vulnerable to a range of limitations that make real-world implementation challenging. "Practical quantum technologies face critical challenges
Jun 12, 2026 · via sciencedaily.com
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