With the QuEST project, the government realised the importance of quantum technology and decided to turn it into a much bigger programme
The building of the quantum computer was underway at TCG CREST, Kolkata, in consultation with the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai
New mission can lead to benefits across sectors
The implementation of National Quantum Mission (NQM) will make India a leading nation in development of quantum technologies and applications
A quantum network transmits quantum bits (qubits) that can simultaneously take the value of zeros and ones thus making it more difficult to break end-to-end encryption
HCLTech Q-Labs, which incubates early-stage research programs, is now a part of the Azure Quantum Network, the ecosystem of quantum innovators and pioneers
"Instead of working on the physical qubits on our quantum processor one by one, we are treating a group of them as one logical qubit," said Pichai
Quantum computing will be at the centre of growth and expansion in India's 'techade' and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision is to create a India-centric tech ecosystem with partners and players around the world, minister of state for electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Monday. While virtually inaugurating a two-day symposium on the Quantum Computing Ecosystem held at C-DAC in Pune, the minister spoke about the disruptive role of quantum computing and pointed out that it is going to be the next big idea that will disrupt technology in general and computing in particular, according to an official statement. "It is PM Shri Narendra Modi's vision to create an India centric quantum tech ecosystem with partners and players around the world. We are working together to build an ecosystem of innovation, along with startups, R&D laboratories, and higher education institutions. Quantum computing will be at the core of the growth and expansion in India's techade," Chandrasekhar
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced a new federal investment to build and commercialise the world's first photonic-based, fault-tolerant quantum computer
Winners opened the way to powerful new quantum technologies; findings enabled work on quantum computers, encryption
Quantum computing has been gaining pace in recent times as tech leaders look to solve scale related problems that need high computing power
Tech Mahindra already has 10 Makers Lab across the world and the new unit at Mahindra University will be the 11th facility globally and second in Hyderabad.
LG Electronics has said it has formed ties with Dutch quantum algorithm developer Qu & Co to conduct joint research on quantum computing technology in a move to boost competitiveness in future technologies.
The effort aims to accelerate quantum computing-led research and development and enable new scientific discoveries
Though predictions are always tough, Vogels sticks his neck out and makes eight predictions on how technology will continue to change our lives in the coming year
Xi Jinping's government is building a $10 billion National Laboratory for Quantum Information Sciences as part of a big push in the field
Amazon has been hiring for a Quantum Hardware Team within its Amazon Web Services Center for Quantum Computing
Quantum computing relies on vastly enhanced computing capacity to quickly crack problems that would take conventional computers years to solve
It has already set up its office in the US to accelerate commercialization of the technology
Research has led to new understanding about exotic materials and the nature of quantum entanglement. But commercial viability will take time