Insider Brief IonQ and Synopsys reported quantum-enhanced simulation workflows that reduced runtime by up to 14.6% across several industrial engineering models. The research integrated a quantum algorithm into Synopsys’ Ansys LS-DYNA software and tested models with meshes of up to 35 million data points using simulations of up to 150 qubits. The work was physically … Read more
Insider Brief NLM Photonics and LIGENTEC have produced proof-of-concept silicon nitride organic hybrid (NOH) modulators on LIGENTEC’s commercial photonics platform. The devices combine LIGENTEC’s silicon nitride platform with NLM’s organic electro-optic materials to support active photonics at wavelengths beyond traditional silicon photonics. NLM and its partners are optimizing the technology for potential use in quantum … Read more
Insider Brief Quantum X Labs has launched a QuantumQ Security program built around three cybersecurity dimensions: Detect, Encrypt and Verify. The company says the programs use quantum properties for threat detection, information protection, and authentication, integrity and ownership verification. Quantum X Labs said the technologies remain at different stages of research, validation and intellectual-property development … Read more
Insider Brief Sectigo has launched Sectigo Quantum Ready, a cryptographic discovery and quantum readiness solution for identifying assets, dependencies and post-quantum cryptography (PQC) exposure. The solution creates a Cryptographic Bill of Materials and assesses risks based on business criticality, data sensitivity, dependencies and migration complexity. Sectigo Quantum Ready forms part of Sectigo’s Quantum Security Posture … Read more
Insider Brief USA Rare Earth, Pasqal and Riven Systems have partnered to explore quantum machine learning for discovering molecules that could improve rare earth separation processes. Riven’s automated laboratory will generate experimental data on extractant selectivity, while Pasqal will benchmark quantum machine learning models against classical models using data from the lab. The project will … Read more
Insider Brief Oxford Quantum Circuits and Trust Base found that progress toward quantum advantage in finance will depend on strong classical comparisons, hybrid workflows and evaluations covering complete pricing and risk processes. Classical physics-informed neural networks offered the best balance of accuracy, speed and flexibility among the tested approaches, while hybrid quantum models remained slower … Read more
Insider Brief Riverlane plans to establish its U.S. headquarters and a quantum error correction research hub in Discovery District Maryland near the University of Maryland. The facility will provide office and laboratory space for research collaboration, customer engagement and business development, expanding Riverlane’s existing U.S. presence in Boston. Riverlane will also collaborate with the University … Read more
Insider Brief Alice & Bob and France’s CEA will integrate fault-tolerant quantum software into hybrid quantum-HPC systems and investigate early applications in condensed matter physics. The partners will connect Alice & Bob’s software stack to CEA’s Qaptiva platform to support access to the company’s quantum systems through existing HPC infrastructure. A joint research program will … Read more
Insider Brief IQM Quantum Computers has signed an agreement with Brazil’s Eldorado Research Institute to deploy its first quantum computer in South America. An IQM Spark system will be installed at Eldorado’s Campinas headquarters in Q1 2027, alongside remote access to IQM’s 54-qubit cloud-based system in Europe. The deployment will give Brazilian researchers, universities and … Read more
Insider Brief Mitsubishi Electric will launch two R&D projects selected for support by Japan’s NEDO to develop technologies for scaling quantum computers. The projects will target multi-qubit-control laser systems for neutral-atom and trapped-ion systems and compact, low-noise amplifier modules for superconducting quantum computers. Mitsubishi Electric will work with quantum research institutions including Japan’s National Institute … Read more