Quantum jumps aren’t as weird as Einstein and Schrödinger thought
▻https://massivesci.com/notes/quantum-jump-reversible-electron-photon-einstein
Physicists from Yale have figured out how to predict and control quantum jumps, which could be the breakthrough quantum computing needs
How Bancor Relays Work
▻https://hackernoon.com/how-bancor-relays-work-c712a374374f?source=rss----3a8144eabfe3---4
Although the Bancor Protocol is unique, you don’t need a degree in quantum computing to understand it. The protocol introduces a new standard for enabling liquidity between tokens through a network of interconnected smart contracts. Each contract, known as a Bancor “relay”, acts as an on-chain liquidity pool that performs pricing and conversions between any integrated token in the network, with predetermined and foreseeable terms.Traditional exchanges work by matching buy and sell orders in a bid/ask system using order books or a matching engine to fulfil trades. When there are enough buyers and sellers of a token, this system generally works well; however, it assumes a given level of volume and interest in a token. If a token has low volume at any time, it not only becomes difficult to (...)
Quantum Pigeonhole Effect | Quantum Computing Weekly #9
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This is a syndicated version of my weekly e-mail round-up of news about Quantum Computing. Visit the homepage to subscribe to updates and check out previous issues.?Happy new year and welcome to the first issue of 2019!These next two weeks will be a bit on the light side as I’m ramping up work with my company for the new year as well as finally going on my honeymoon — that said, I will still do my best to deliver my favorite quantum computing news and tidbits!Looking for a particular area of quantum computing you’d like to see covered in the next issue? Ping me and let me know!Tiny Fact of the weekQuantum #pigeons (not really)You may have heard of quantum entanglement, but have you heard of its cousin, cosmic correlation connections? Using pre-selection and post-selection, we can get a connection (...)
The Quantum Bogeyman
▻https://hackernoon.com/the-quantum-bogeyman-quantum-computing-weekly-roundup-dec-18-2018-e9e387
Quantum Computing Weekly RoundupThis is a syndicated version of my weekly e-mail round-up of news about Quantum Computing. Visit the homepage to subscribe to updates and check out previous issues.? Hello and happy Tuesday to you!This will be the final issue for 2018 as I’ll be trying to disconnect a bit these next two weeks and enjoy some time with the family. To compensate for this, I’ve included a double dose of news coverage to hold you over. Interestingly, it seems that safety and security implications of quantum computing are particularly buzz-worthy recently. US intelligence agencies have even gone so far as to list quantum computing as an “emerging threat” to national security! (full details in the news section below)Looking for a particular area of quantum computing you’d like to see (...)
#quantum-bogeyman #science #quantum-computing #quantum-physics #programming
Building a Quantum Future in Canada
▻https://hackernoon.com/building-a-quantum-future-in-canada-bb556e376e69?source=rss----3a8144eab
An Interview with Christian Weedbrook, CEO of Xanadu Quantum TechnologiesChristian Weedbrook addressing senior technologists in Montreal. Photo Courtesy: Morgan StanleyChristian Weedbrook is the Founder and CEO of Xanadu, a quantum technologies company powered by light. Xanadu designs and integrates quantum silicon photonic chips into existing hardware to create truly full-stack quantum computing. Their methods will solve today’s toughest business problems significantly faster than ever imagined.Xanadu just launched the world’s first dedicated machine learning software for quantum computers, called Penny Lane (yes, after the Beatles song). Envisioned as the “TensorFlow of quantum computing,” the hardware-agnostic platform comes with built-in support for existing qubit and photonic quantum (...)
#startup #technology #machine-learning #quantum-future #quantum-computing
What’s Shor’s Algorithm? (Quantum Computing Weekly News for Dec 11 2018)
▻https://hackernoon.com/whats-shor-s-algorithm-quantum-computing-weekly-news-for-dec-11-2018-721
What’s Shor’s Algorithm? | Quantum Computing Weekly Roundup Dec 11 2018This is a syndicated version of my weekly e-mail round-up of news about Quantum Computing. Visit the homepage to subscribe to updates and check out previous issues.? Hi there, and thank you for taking a look at lucky issue #7!Last week we had a great profile on Anastasia Marchenkova, and I highly recommend checking it out if you missed it, and I’m excited to say that we already have a new guest lined up for January! ?Looking for a particular area of quantum computing you’d like to see covered in the next issue? Ping me and let me know!Tiny Fact of the weekWhat’s this Shor’s algorithm thing I keep on hearing about? In short, it’s a quantum algorithm which is able to answer a very computationally difficult question relatively (...)
#encryption #cryptography #quantum-computer #quantum-computing
Will Quantum Cryptography Make or Break Modern Cyber #security ?
▻https://hackernoon.com/will-quantum-cryptography-make-or-break-modern-cyber-security-25bc8005cb
Far more powerful and capable of a great deal more than ‘traditional’ computers, quantum computers may be the natural next step in technological development. However, they also pose a considerable risk to existing #cybersecurity measures.Here, we take a look at whether developments in quantum computing and quantum cryptography will result in the creation of appropriate security technology, or whether they will put individuals, businesses and governments in unprecedented danger.The RisksModern cybersecurity is largely based on the practice of cryptography. Simply put, this is the use of large numbers and complex calculations to create complex keys that cannot be cracked easily. However, quantum computers’ ability to perform certain calculations at a much faster rate may render such (...)
The 10 Skills Every Entrepreneur Needs to Develop
▻https://hackernoon.com/the-10-skills-every-entrepreneur-needs-to-develop-a268a0ce6584?source=rs
The new world requires a new skillset. Are you prepared?The first world is shifting towards the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Defined as the fusion of technologies which blur the lines between the digital, physical and biological spheres. With advances in robotics, artificial intelligence, nanotechnology, quantum computing, biotechnology, The Internet of Things (IoT), 3D printing and autonomous vehicles characterizing it.In this new era, often called the Information Economy — workers aren’t valued for their productivity on the assembly line, or for their ability to work productively as a cog within a larger machine. They’re valued for their ability to innovate rapidly to outpace their competition. From 1955 to 2016 only 12% of the Fortune 500 companies have maintained their place atop the (...)
A superposition of quantum physicists
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An example of the future of quantum computers, created out of their past.Many people have contributed to quantum physics over the last century. Through their work, we now have an immense understanding of the quantum realm. And we can control it to make new and better technology.One emerging example is quantum computing. Prototype devices are getting ever bigger and more powerful. And they are even available on the cloud for anyone to experiment with.I decided to use one of these cloud based quantum computers to celebrate the giants on whose shoulders we stand. I took images of 16 Nobel prize winning quantum physicists, and I combined them.I did this using quantum superposition. This is a phenomenon which effectively allows a quantum system to be doing multiple things at once. (...)
#quantum-physicist #science #quantum-superposition #physicists-superposition #quantum-computing
Europe announces that all scientific papers should be free by 2020 - ScienceAlert
▻http://www.sciencealert.com/europe-announces-that-all-scientific-articles-should-be-freely-accessi
This week was a revolutionary week in the sciences - not because we discovered a new fundamental particle or had a new breakthrough in quantum computing - but because some of the most prominent world leaders announced an initiative which asserts that European scientific papers should be made freely available to all by 2020.
This would legally only impact research supported by public and public-private funds, which are a vast portion of the papers produced annually; however, the goal is to make all #science freely available.
Ultimately, the commitment rests on three main tenets: “Sharing knowledge freely”, “open access”, and “reusing research data”.
Universities top the list for hackers
FT, 27/02/14
▻http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/23a25e1e-9e3a-11e3-b429-00144feab7de.html
“A lot of these universities happen to be doing research today that will be classified in five years if the navy or the air force picks up the research,” he said [Ken Geers, senior global threat analyst at FireEye]. “So you can see why the advanced persistent threats might be thinking that far ahead to support their mission.”
Universities could be looking at “torpedoes, hypersonic missiles, high performance quantum computing” that would “benefit the military or intelligence organisation of any state”, he said.
He added that universities often lacked the protections that government and large critical infrastructure providers are putting in place and their staff’s openness to collaboration may mean they are not as “guarded” as, for example, a government employee.
First the US cancels all science funding to Fermilab’s Tevatron and subsequently loses the Quest for the Holy Boson to the LHC, and now all of a sudden they have money to reignite advanced quantum research?
NSA seeks to build quantum computer that could crack most types of encryption - Steven Rich, Barton Gellman - Washington Post
According to documents provided by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden, the effort to build “a cryptologically useful quantum computer” — a machine exponentially faster than classical computers — is part of a $79.7 million research program titled “Penetrating Hard Targets.”
▻http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/nsa-seeks-to-build-quantum-computer-that-could-crack-most-types-of-encryption/2014/01/02/8fff297e-7195-11e3-8def-a33011492df2_story.html
#Penetrating_Hard_Targets
#surveillance
#Snowden
#LHC
#NSA
#quantum_computing
Confused about the NSA’s quantum computing project? This MIT computer scientist can explain.
▻http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/01/02/confused-about-the-nsas-quantum-computing-project-this-mit-computer-
Curl Up With Nautilus - Issue 7 : Waste
▻http://nautil.us/issue/7/waste/curl-up-with-nautilus
What do the television comedy star B.J. Novak, quantum computing pioneer David Deutsch, and science writer Mark Anderson have in common? Yes, you guessed right: Each have written original pieces appearing in the Winter 2014 Nautilus Quarterly. Anderson digs into the written correspondence between Albert Einstein and physicist Ernest Sternglass to construct the Quarterly’s cover story. It begins with ancient alchemy and culminates in an unlikely, potentially revolutionary energy technology. Since we at Nautilus love convergence, you can imagine how pleased we were: Here were the Quarterly’s three themes (The Unlikely, Fame, and Secret Codes), discovered through the handwritten word, mixed into a single narrative, and printed for our readers. The truth is that convergences like this (...)
IBM takes big steps toward extremely fast quantum computing | VentureBeat
►http://venturebeat.com/2012/02/27/ibm-marks-a-big-advance-toward-quantum-computing
Right now, IBM can put about five qubit prototypes on a chip. But over time, it may want to put more than a million qubits on a chip.