Yuval Boger interviews Sebastian Hassinger, host of The New Quantum Era podcast, and author of a new book by the same name. Sebastian and I have many things in common beyond our jobs in quantum. We are both podcasters, neither of us has a PhD, and we are both authors of new books – Sebastian’s … Read more

Insider Brief Researchers at Japan’s National Institute for Materials Science found that atomic-scale surface steps can guide superconducting vortices in an ultrathin superconductor. Vortices moved more than 1,000 times more easily along the steps than across them at intermediate magnetic fields, with the guiding effect adjustable through temperature and magnetic field. The findings could help … Read more

Insider Brief Fairfax County Public Schools plans to install an operational quantum computer at Skyview High School, giving K-12 students hands-on access to quantum computing. The system is expected to be installed in December, with student learning experiences beginning in spring 2027 through a planned quantum computing pathway. FCPS, Connected DMV, FCEDA and XeedQ are … Read more

Insider Brief Creotech Quantum said the European Commission positively assessed the technical and financial results of the eCAUSIS project, supporting further commercialization of its proprietary QKD system. The Horizon Europe and EuroQCI project developed a DV-QKD module, cryptographic key management software and supporting technologies for certification, integration and serial production. Creotech Quantum plans to bring … Read more

Guest Post By Courtney Olujobi, Principal at Moon Pursuit Capital. From an investment perspective, one of the first significant markets created by quantum computing may have very little to do with buying access to quantum computers themselves. It may come from the amount of capital businesses will need to spend protecting the financial systems, digital … Read more

Insider Brief India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has signed a Technology Development Fund agreement with Zero mK India to develop an indigenous 20 mK dilution refrigerator for quantum applications. The project is the first high-value deep-tech agreement under the Technology Development Fund, which has a Rs 500 crore allocation approved for deep-tech and … Read more

Insider Brief Qingxing Heterogeneous Computing completed a Series A+ funding round, bringing its total raised across two rounds in three months to nearly 100 million yuan (about $14.9 million) to develop quantum-inspired AI. Its RiverONE model runs on conventional GPUs and reportedly achieved at least 95% of a larger comparison model’s performance on a specialized … Read more

Insider Brief CGI Federal has entered an applied research agreement with the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, to study agentic AI and quantum computing for warehouse management and supply chain resilience. The Quantum Pathfinder will initially explore dynamic warehouse orchestration, reverse logistics and disposition, and resilient inventory positioning in contested … Read more

Insider Brief Chinese researchers developed a compact quantum magnetometer that detected underground train activity, located a buried magnet and monitored a geomagnetic storm in field tests. The instrument uses a 7-cubic-centimeter sensing probe and automatically restores measurements within a second after strong magnetic interference is removed. The findings suggest the system could support mineral exploration, … Read more

Insider Brief Mphasis and Copa Airlines hosted an international Quantum Computing Challenge that asked university teams to solve a passenger re-accommodation problem using quantum and classical optimization. The competition began with 22 IIT teams in India, followed by a second phase involving six Indian teams and three teams from the University of Calgary and University … Read more