Insider Brief Microsoft Quantum and QOLAB proposed a framework for assessing whether logical qubits can scale into fault-tolerant systems capable of useful quantum computations. The paper says scalable logical qubits should be evaluated across reliability, scale, capability and performance, rather than through qubit counts or isolated error-rate results. The framework calls for repeated error correction, … Read more

Insider Brief SK Telecom and KISTI developed a digital twin technology to simulate and verify quantum cryptographic communication network conditions before deploying physical QKD equipment. The system links SKT’s Kubernetes-based quantum key management system with KISTI’s QKD simulator through an ETSI standard-compatible interface. The companies said the setup can simulate factors such as communication distance, … Read more

Insider Brief Researchers at Nanjing University demonstrated an asynchronous measurement-device-independent quantum cryptographic conferencing system that enables three users to establish a shared secure key without trusting the central measurement station. By pairing single-photon detections recorded at different times, the protocol avoids the increasingly rare multiphoton coincidence events that limit conventional multiuser quantum conferencing as network … Read more

Insider Brief Chulalongkorn University and South Korea’s Qunova Computing signed a three-year MoU to collaborate on quantum computing research and practical applications. The agreement covers joint seminars and conferences, exchanges of researchers and personnel, and joint research projects in quantum computing and related fields. Siam Quantum Square will coordinate the collaboration at Chulalongkorn, with the … Read more

Insider Brief IonQ and South Korean quantum technology company SDT have entered a multi-year partnership covering IonQ’s Superion 256 quantum computer and silicon-vacancy quantum memory technology. The Superion 256 system is planned for deployment with an SDT customer in South Korea, where the companies intend to develop a hybrid quantum-classical data center. SDT plans to … Read more

Insider Brief An IEEE-presented study tested whether output patterns from a 96-active-qubit IBM processor remained recognizable enough for validation and use by classical control systems in future distributed quantum workflows. The benchmark found that all 30 regional observations from five hardware runs matched their intended ideal references, while control circuits matched their own distinct reference … Read more

Insider Brief Cornell University researchers used Nullspace ES to simulate electrostatic fields for a chip-scale ion trap used in the first experimental demonstration of standing-wave EIT cooling for trapped ions. The simulations generated baseline voltage sets for axial confinement, radial mode rotation and sub-micron ion positioning during the experiment. The demonstrated cooling approach achieved higher … Read more

Insider Brief Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan said quantum computers are likely to operate alongside CPUs and GPUs as specialized systems for selected computing tasks. Tan said Intel is focusing its quantum work on error correction, practical applications and the business case for customers to pay for the technology. Quantum computing remains constrained by error rates, … Read more

Insider Brief Phasecraft plans to establish its U.S. headquarters in Arlington County, Virginia, with a $113,000 investment expected to create 19 new jobs. The quantum algorithms company will use the Virginia office to expand its work with industry and government stakeholders and access the region’s research and technology ecosystem. Phasecraft’s U.S. expansion follows partnerships with … Read more

Insider Brief Chulalongkorn University and Japan’s AIST, through G-QuAT, signed a five-year MoU to expand cooperation in quantum technology between Thailand and Japan. The agreement covers joint research, researcher exchanges, academic events and activities focused on quantum computing applications, human resource development and ecosystem building. Chulalongkorn will coordinate the collaboration through Siam Quantum Square, while … Read more