Tag: Silicon Quantum Computing

The quantum leap we can’t afford to miss is sitting in our unis

Posted on   |  by Professor Bronwyn Fox AO
Quantum technology is a once-in-a-century scientific leap, comparable to the advent of the Internet. Right now, Australia is delivering disproportionate impact: our universities are home to some of the...

$5.7m in feasibility grants for local quantum tech

Posted on   |  by Trish Everingham
More than a dozen quantum projects have received funding through the second round of the federal government’s Critical Technologies Challenge Program (CTCP), part of a national push to translate...

Michelle Simmons adds hardware chops to TCA board

Posted on   |  by Trish Everingham
Renowned physicist and Silicon Quantum Computing founder Professor Michelle Simmons has joined the Tech Council of Australia board, bringing new hardware and manufacturing experience to its mostly software ranks....

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...

Gig Guide: NSW locks in a new privacy commissioner

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
New South Wales has a new privacy commissioner in Sonia Minutillo, who has led the Information and Privacy Commission NSW’s regulatory functions for the best part of a decade....

Brisbane vs Chicago: Labor’s quantum-sized dilemma

Posted on   |  by Paul Fletcher
Australia is home to some of the world’s best quantum computing talent. Diraq, Silicon Quantum Computing, Q-Ctrl and Quantum Brilliance are all working at the forefront of this critically...