Quantum Leaps: Nobel Laureates Dive into the Nano World
PLUS: Microsoft-Photonic Collaboration Unveiled
Good evening. Join us as we unravel the mysteries behind nano-sized wonders and explore the latest collaboration between Microsoft and Photonic Inc.!
Quantum Infiltrates the World of Nobel Prize Winners
Quantum has once again infiltrated the world of science. The Nobel Laureates in Chemistry 2023 were announced to have been the very individuals credited with the discovery and development of quantum dots. These quantum dots are teeny tiny – nano-sized – particles of semiconducting materials (where semiconducting refers to their ability to conduct electricity). Due to their small scale, the behavior of quantum mechanical particles are especially relevant, making them quite useful in a wide range of applications.
The word “quantum” is enough to capture any headline: quantum dots are present as key components in televisions and LED lamps, lending a hand to nanotechnology developed over the last several decades. These same quantum dots have been shown to be capable of holding qubits. Recent research has announced that labs are now able to more effectively control a larger number of qubits by creating a quantum dot “chessboard,” which reduces the number of control lines needed to apply quantum gates to these bits.
Of course, quantum physics has made its splash numerous times in the Nobel Prize realm in the last few years. In 2022, for instance, the Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to the very scientists to establish the existence of entanglement, a key foundation for quantum computation.
As such, modern innovations in quantum physics are heavily entangled (pun intended) with this world of quantum computing, and as research developments are made and celebrated in other areas, quantum computer scientists also have cause to celebrate.
Microsoft-Photonic Inc. Collaboration
Announced just November 8th, Microsoft is partnering with Photonic Inc, a company that works with quantum communication via spin-photon architecture to work towards commercializing quantum computing for versatile purposes. The main issue they hope to overcome together in terms of quantum networking is controlling the entanglement enough to work efficiently over longer distances.
Their extensive global infrastructure, proven platforms, and the remarkable scale of the Azure cloud make them the ideal partner to unleash the transformative potential of quantum computing and accelerate innovation across the quantum computing ecosystem.”
Stephanie Simmons, Chief Quantum Officer of Photonic
✂️ Snippets
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VR application at UCF receives $1M grant to teach students quantum computing
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French photonic quantum computing company Quandela raises €50M
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