Tag: PsiQuantum

PsiQuantum inks deal for ‘critical’ local cooling tech

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
One of the world’s largest cryoplants ever commissioned for a quantum computer will be built and tested offshore before being installed at PsiQuantum’s mammoth manufacturing facility in Brisbane later...

The silence on tech policy is setting off alarm bells

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Days out from a federal election and almost nothing has been uttered on tech policy in a month-long campaign, with political leaders overlooking or undercooking transformative issues like artificial...

Diraq, SQC tapped for DARPA quantum drive

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Two local quantum computing startups have secured contracts with US defence research agency DARPA for a coveted benchmarking program designed to find the companies capable of achieving utility-scale within...

Shadow treasurer takes aim at PsiQuantum bet

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australia should not have invested almost $1 billion in a frontier quantum computing project, shadow treasurer Angus Taylor said on Wednesday while promising to roll back the Albanese government’s...

New chief scientist waiting to check in on quantum bet

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australia’s new chief scientist has turned his focus to misinformation and research infrastructure, as he waits on security clearance before examining the claims of government-backed PsiQuantum. Professor Tony Haymet,...

‘We see an opening’: David Reilly readies quantum play

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Six months after Microsoft ended its quantum research efforts in Australia, the renowned Australian physicists who led the work are preparing to launch a local company with global reach....