Tag: quantum

Australia’s first open access quantum testbed goes live

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia has launched its first quantum testbed, joining a small group of countries globally in offering researchers and startups open access to quantum computing hardware. The National Quantum Computing...

Australia must ‘hold our nerve’ on quantum investment

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australia must “hold our nerve” on quantum with ongoing government investment and an ecosystem build-out of advanced infrastructure, supply chains and markets in coming decades, former chief scientist Dr...

Quantum growth centre pushes into Canberra

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia’s quantum growth centre is opening a Canberra outpost, extending its footprint in the nation’s capital following a series of cuts to federal government commercialisation programs. The new hub...

Australia deepens quantum ties with Japan

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australia and Japan have agreed to work closely on quantum technology development, including access to research infrastructure and industry partnerships, as Tokyo pours billions into the technology. The closer...

PsiQuantum signs US$125m DARPA deal

Posted on   |  by Stephen Nellis
PsiQuantum has signed a US$125 million agreement with the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the quantum computing startup’s largest US government award to date. The deal falls under...

Sydney quantum startup Diraq cracks scaling challenge

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Diraq says it is now working to build chips containing hundreds of silicon quantum dot qubits, after new research showed its manufacturing process can scale with no loss of...

Canberra heads off quantum threat with new crypto mandate

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Federal agencies have been directed to draw up plans to retire the encryption standards underpinning their systems, as quantum computers powerful enough to break public key cryptography edge closer...

The quantum race is global. Our future depends on keeping up

Posted on   |  by Staff Writers
Quantum technology is no longer a distant scientific promise, according to the international leaders who travelled to Australia for the recent annual Quantum Australia Conference.  As was shown on...