DENVER — Experts predict that “Q-Day,” the day quantum computing power will be able to break current models of encryption with ease, will come as early as 2030.
The good news, Seidl said, is that you don’t need to know much about the technology behind quantum computing, networking, sensing or materials to start creating an institutional quantum strategy.
Today, quantum computing requires large, cold storage areas, and quantum computers are more expensive than most higher education institutions can afford.
He added, however, that having a quantum computer on site is not necessary for starting to integrate quantum computing training into academics.
Some vendors offer quantum computing access remotely, or provide simulated quantum computing experiences that don’t actually run on quantum computers.
Oct 2, 2026 · via govtech.com
Quantum computing isn't as hot as AI right now, but some tech leaders believe it will head in that direction.
Plenty of tech giants are pouring capital into the development of quantum computing, but investors who want pure plays may want to consider these two stocks that Wall Street is already loading up on.
Like many pure-play quantum computing companies, IonQ is still losing a lot of money, but the 287% year-over-year boost in sales it delivered last quarter shows promise.
IonQ also has the first and only quantum computing hardware to be integrated with all cloud platforms.
The fact that this setup only requires one CPU will make fault-tolerant quantum computing easier to scale commercially.
Oct 2, 2026 · via fool.com
If we were to tell you we understood everything about quantum computing, we'd be lying.
And you probably wouldn't.
believe us anyway.
Oct 2, 2026 · via timesfreepress.com
Why Quantum Computers Struggle With Errors Quantum computers rely on qubits to store and process information in ways that conventional computers cannot.
Their proposed device, called the Superfluid Helium Oscillator Quantum (SHOQ) device, would use charge-neutral superfluid helium.
Their calculations suggest the SHOQ device could have error rates about 100 times lower than conventional superconducting qubits.
Rather than replacing existing quantum computing hardware, the researchers say the SHOQ device could potentially be integrated with superconducting quantum technology.
A Possible Role as Quantum Memory One longer-term possibility is to use the SHOQ device as a form of quantum memory.
Oct 1, 2026 · via sciencedaily.com
Physicists often describe this universal behavior using a mathematical framework known as conformal field theory.
"The energy levels predicted by these theories are important because they encode profound information about the theories themselves," Alicea says.
For about 40 years, physicists have used conformal field theories to calculate how far apart those energy rungs should be.
Measuring a hidden energy ladder To detect the predicted energy levels, the researchers developed a technique called many body modulation spectroscopy.
"In two dimensions, the conformal field theories are not as well understood, so this is an exciting opportunity," Sun says.
Oct 1, 2026 · via sciencedaily.com
Insider Brief Diraq plans to establish a quantum research and development laboratory at Roadrunner Quantum Lab in Albuquerque, New Mexico, with operations expected to begin by the end of 2026.
The New Mexico laboratory will expand Diraq’s U.S. R&D presence as it develops silicon spin-qubit systems and targets utility-scale quantum computing.
Roadrunner Quantum Lab is a shared facility giving quantum startups, industry partners, and national laboratories space to accelerate the development and commercialization of quantum technologies.
“Roadrunner Quantum Lab is focused on bringing quantum computing to market and their commitment to commercialization closely mirrors our own at Diraq,” said Andrew Dzurak, Diraq Founder and CEO.
“We’re excited to welcome Diraq to the Roadrunner Quantum Lab as the company expands its U.S. research and development capabilities,” said David Kistin, Director of the Roadrunner Quantum Lab.
Oct 1, 2026 · via thequantuminsider.com
Insider Brief Researchers demonstrated charge sensing, high-frequency reflectometry and a few-electron double quantum dot in zinc oxide, establishing tools for developing semiconductor spin qubits.
The team next plans to demonstrate electron spin readout and manipulation and measure how long spin states persist and retain quantum coherence.
Image: (a) The structure of the gate electrodes on the ZnO device used in the experiment in this paper.
Semiconductor quantum dots are promising building blocks for scalable quantum computers because they can confine individual electrons and use their spins to store quantum information.
The research team’s next steps include demonstrating electron spin readout and manipulation in ZnO quantum dots, as well as measuring key properties such as spin relaxation and coherence times.
Oct 1, 2026 · via thequantuminsider.com
Insider Brief Alice & Bob and ENS Lyon demonstrated a voltage-driven approach to stabilizing cat qubits that could enable more compact quantum hardware with lower heat generation.
Adjusting the voltage enabled one-, two- and four-photon exchanges on the same chip, potentially supporting four-component cat qubits.
In Alice & Bob’s current cat qubits, the coupler is driven by a carefully engineered microwave signal, an approach the company has refined over many years.
These could support the development of four-component cat qubits, which encode information across four coherent states.
“This new approach could support the development of four-component cat qubits, which encode information across four coherent states.
Oct 1, 2026 · via thequantuminsider.com
In a speech in Chattanooga, IonQ CEO Niccolo de Masi said quantum computing is developing faster than the industry expected, echoing executives of artificial intelligence companies.
Oct 1, 2026 · via timesfreepress.com
The United States Department of Energy (DoE) is offering up $215 million in funding to help domestic firms develop the world’s first reliable quantum computer.
While quantum computing also requires significant energy to run, it pales in comparison to the amount of energy being gobbled up by the data centers powering the AI boom.
Furthermore, quantum computing could make AI itself more energy efficient by changing the way that large language models function.
“For the things that quantum computing is good at — such as AI processing — there's no way for any GPU to compete against us.
“Quantum computing — our next-generation chip — to simulate what it's doing, you would need something like two and a half billion GPUs and it runs off a two standard wall sockets,” he added.
Sep 30, 2026 · via oilprice.com
Miki: Quantum computers operate on the principles of quantum mechanics, which describes phenomena at extremely small scales, such as atoms and electrons.
By taking advantage of this and other quantum phenomena, quantum computers can process multiple possibilities simultaneously for certain types of calculations.
Using quantum technology to counter the threat of encryption being cracked When do you think quantum computers will become practical?
Even if we realize practical quantum computers, the types of calculations that quantum computers excel at are limited, so we’ll still have conventional computers.
I believe quantum computers will also be utilized in various situations in society and greatly change how we live.
Sep 30, 2026 · via kobe-u.ac.jp
Quantum Computing Inc., an integrated photonics company, provides quantum machines to commercial and government markets in the United States.
The company develops thin-film lithium niobate chips for optical devices, such as electro-optical modulators, periodically poled devices for frequency conversion, and micro-ring resonator cavities markets.
It is also developing the entropy quantum computer (EQC), a quantum application of Core Photonics Technology, designed to solve complex optimization problems.
The company was formerly known as Innovative Beverage Group Holdings, Inc. Quantum Computing, Inc. was founded in 2001 and is based in Hoboken, New Jersey.
www.quantumcomputinginc.com
Sep 30, 2026 · via ca.finance.yahoo.com
Researchers at Tohoku University, in collaboration with the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) and the University of Tokyo, have taken an important step toward semiconductor quantum computing using zinc oxide (ZnO).
Semiconductor quantum dots are promising building blocks for scalable quantum computers because they can confine individual electrons and use their spins to store quantum information.
However, rapidly and accurately detecting the charge state of electrons in ZnO quantum dots has remained a challenge.
To address this, the researchers fabricated a ZnO device containing two target quantum dots (QD1 and QD2) alongside a sensor quantum dot (SQD), which acts as a sensitive electrometer.
The research team's next steps include demonstrating electron spin readout and manipulation in ZnO quantum dots, as well as measuring key properties such as spin relaxation and coherence times.
Sep 30, 2026 · via asiaresearchnews.com
Such data shows that quantum computing has moved well beyond the “can it be done” point to the “when will it all happen” stage.
By the beginning of the next decade, there should be enough fire power in quantum systems to address a second stage, which will focus on optimizations on a larger scale.
Quantum computing is no longer a physics problem, but an engineering one.
By 2030, quantum systems will be able to tackle optimizations at a larger scale, beyond molecules.
It’s not an untapped area; D-Wave’s annealing quantum systems are aimed squarely at such optimization opportunities (though the company also is will build superconducting quantum systems), and he adds that Dell also has used annealers to address optimization in its supply chain.
Sep 30, 2026 · via nextplatform.com
France’s quantum sector focused on the manufacturing, software and commercial relationships needed to put quantum computers into wider use in September 2026.
Quobly and Absolut System Partner on Cryogenic Infrastructure for Spin-Qubit Quantum Computers Quobly and Absolut System today announce the signing of an Industrial Partnership Declaration to support the development and scaling of Quobly’s spin-qubit quantum computers.
The project has won the 2026 Quantum Effects Award in the Quantum Computing Hardware category, and the two partners are presenting it at the Quantum Effects trade fair in Stuttgart, Germany, on October 6.
French Quantum Computing Firm Quandela Explores Quantum Chip Manufacturing Tie-Up with Samsung, SK French quantum computing company Quandela is exploring quantum chip manufacturing collaboration with South Korean semiconductor firms including Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix.
Quandela becomes the first photonic platform in Canada’s cloud-accessible Quantum Computing Sandbox Quandela, a leading player in photonic quantum computing technologies, has signed a memorandum of understanding with CMC Microsystems to join the Quantum Computing Sandbox as a provider of cloud-based computing services.
Sep 30, 2026 · via thequantuminsider.com
Quantum computing is a new kind of computing that uses the rules of quantum physics to process information.
A common misconception is that quantum computers simply try every answer at once and pick the best.
For most everyday computing, quantum computers aren’t useful.
How Quantum Computing Might Affect You The most immediate impact on everyday users is security.
Over the longer term, quantum computing may affect you indirectly through the products and services it helps create.
Sep 30, 2026 · via thehypemagazine.com
Despite all the glamorous promises made about quantum computing, it’s hard to make the argument that today’s quantum computers hold a candle to the sheer practicality of classical computers, especially when qubits need to be cuddled at cryogenic temperatures inside a cryostat.
This is worsened by the problem that regular semiconductor transistors do not really appreciate these same cryogenic temperatures, creating an awkward interfacing problem for the controlling electronics.
Now a new pitch here is to create superconducting transistors that will happily work at temperatures near absolute zero.
In addition, JJ-based field effect transistors (JJFETs) are used, with this 2025 paper by [Yusheng Xiong] et al.
Here S–Transistors claims that they are now able to manufacture JJFETs at scale, which would be another major breakthrough that could bring quantum computing just a little bit closer.
Sep 30, 2026 · via hackaday.com
A Northern Virginia high school is getting what’s being described as the world’s first K-12 quantum computer.
Virginia’s largest school district partnered with the group Connected DMV and Fairfax County’s Economic Development Authority to provide high schoolers access to the computer.
Quantum computers operate using quantum physics, though existing versions are error-prone, according to the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
However, the quantum computer is thought to be able to solve problems that would take current computers years.
The device is the size of a small refrigerator, School Board Member Kyle McDaniel said.
Sep 29, 2026 · via wtop.com
While that noise hasn't completely disappeared, Quantum World Congress 2026 proved that the market's tolerance for hype is rapidly wearing thin.
Demonstrating real-time decoding in a simulation is not the same as demonstrating real-time quantum error correction on real hardware.
While earlier benchmarks like Quantum Volume were helpful for NISQ-era systems, they don’t keep pace as fault-tolerant systems scale beyond classical simulation limits.
The companies that win the next phase of quantum computing will not simply invent breakthrough technologies.
Nexus provides seamless interoperability across native Guppy, NVIDIA CUDA-Q, and Microsoft Q#, directly connecting quantum hardware to classical AI and HPC environments.
Sep 29, 2026 · via quantinuum.com
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