Quantum Computing
Quantum Computing news — Thursday 29 October 2026
20 stories from 2 sources, every one in English. Each links to its publisher.
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Lumen Announces AI Networking, Quantum Research and PQC Plans
The Quantum Insider
Insider Brief Lumen Technologies announced three initiatives focused on energy-aware AI networking with Emerald AI, research into quantum connectivity with The Ohio State University, and post-quantum security capabilities through its…
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Alice ＆ Bob Estimates 22,593 Qubits to Break RSA-2048
The Quantum Insider
Insider Brief Alice & Bob researchers estimate that running Shor’s algorithm against RSA-2048 would require 22,593 physical cat qubits and 3.14 days on fault-tolerant superconducting quantum hardware. The study estimates that attacking the…
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E.ON and Qoro Test Hybrid Quantum Computing for Energy Scheduling
The Quantum Insider
Insider Brief Qoro, E.ON and the UK National Quantum Computing Centre developed a proof of concept using hybrid quantum-classical computing to improve peer-to-peer energy transaction scheduling. The team used Qoro’s Divi SDK and scheduler…
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Niels Bohr Institute Spinout Pelagic Systems Targets Quantum Hardware Control
The Quantum Insider
Insider Brief Pelagic Systems, a spinout from the Novo Nordisk Foundation Quantum Computing Programme at the Niels Bohr Institute, is launching software for calibrating, monitoring and controlling quantum hardware. The company says its…
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IQM Demonstrates Entanglement Across a Complete 54-Qubit Processor
The Quantum Insider
Insider Brief IQM Quantum Computers reports that its cloud-accessible Emerald system has achieved a Greenberger–Horne–Zeilinger (GHZ) entangled state across all 54 qubits simultaneously. The company measured a fidelity of 0.516 across the…
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Pasqal’s 256-Qubit Processor Finds Unexpected Quantum Magnet Behavior
The Quantum Insider
Insider Brief Pasqal and its research collaborators used a 256-qubit neutral-atom processor to study a two-dimensional quantum magnet and observed an unexpected slowdown in its relaxation after a sudden change. The slowdown appeared in a…
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Nord Quantique Secures $10 Million DARPA Funding Extension
The Quantum Insider
Insider Brief Nord Quantique has secured a US$10 million extension to its DARPA Quantum Benchmarking Initiative Stage B agreement to continue evaluation of its quantum computing architecture. The company uses bosonic quantum error…
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Shionogi Wins NEDO Award for Quantum-Assisted Drug Discovery
The Quantum Insider
Insider Brief D-Wave customer Shionogi has won first place in the Quality of Life category of Japan’s NEDO Challenge for research applying quantum computing to drug discovery. A peer-reviewed study published in Scientific Reports in July…
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Delft Researchers Control The Magnetic Core of a Single Atom
The Quantum Insider
Insider Brief Delft University of Technology researchers controlled the nuclear spin of a single atom using radio-frequency signals, a finding that could inform methods for storing and reading quantum information. A refined double magnetic…
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Researchers Curb Unwanted Transitions in Ultrafast Quantum Gates
The Quantum Insider
Insider Brief Researchers from Jülich, Aachen and Cologne performed single-qubit operations in 6.8 nanoseconds with accuracies exceeding 99.98%, demonstrating fast, precise control of a superconducting qubit. Their R2D pulse-shaping method…
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UK Space Agency and DSIT Publish Quantum Technology Roadmap for Space Targeting 2035–2040 Sovereign Capabilities
Quantum Computing Report
The UK Space Agency and DSIT have published a Quantum Technology Roadmap for Space, outlining strategic priorities for 2035–2040. The roadmap identifies four investment themes: assured timing, resilient sensing, sovereign communications…
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Pasqal 256-Qubit Neutral-Atom Processor Observes Unpredicted Slowdown in 2D Quantum Magnet Dynamics
Quantum Computing Report
Pasqal's 256-qubit neutral-atom processor observed an unexpected slowdown in a 2D quantum magnet's dynamics, diverging from classical simulations. This research, detailed in a preprint, explores the relaxation landscape of a 2D…
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BlueQubit Benchmarks Quantum Computational Advantage in Random-Circuit Sampling on IBM Nighthawk r2 Hardware
Quantum Computing Report
BlueQubit, in collaboration with EPFL and the XPRIZE Foundation, has demonstrated quantum computational advantage using IBM Quantum's 120-qubit ibm_phoenix processor. Their random-circuit sampling experiment, involving 61 active qubits…
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Gothenburg and Chalmers Researchers Develop Modular Graph Neural Decoder for Surface Code Memory and Lattice Surgery
Quantum Computing Report
Researchers from the University of Gothenburg and Chalmers University of Technology have developed a modular neural decoder for surface code quantum error correction (QEC). This decoder demonstrates superior performance compared to…
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Yonsei University Researchers Develop Mamba State-Space Neural Decoder to Enable Real-Time Quantum Error Correction
Quantum Computing Report
Researchers at Yonsei University have developed a Mamba-based neural decoder for quantum error correction, significantly reducing computational complexity from O(d4) to O(d2) compared to Transformer-based models. This new decoder matches…
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University of Sydney Demonstrates Multi-Qubit Logical Entanglement and 170-Round Stability on IBM Square-Lattice Nighthawk r2 Processor
Quantum Computing Report
University of Sydney researchers have demonstrated significant advancements in quantum error correction on IBM Quantum's ibm_phoenix processor. They achieved multi-qubit fault-tolerant logic and sustained error suppression for up to 170…
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Nord Quantique Secures $10 Million DARPA Quantum Benchmarking Initiative Stage B Agreement Extension
Quantum Computing Report
Nord Quantique secured a $10 million extension for Stage B of the DARPA Quantum Benchmarking Initiative (QBI) to advance its bosonic quantum error correction (QEC) architecture. This funding supports engineering milestones and prototyping…
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LANL and Cornell Researchers Demonstrate Extraction of Quantum Information Structures from Condensed-Matter Dynamical Simulations
Quantum Computing Report
Researchers from LANL and Cornell have developed a framework to extract quantum information from dynamical quantum simulations, revealing how information propagates and reorganizes in many-body states. Their work demonstrates that…
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EPB and IonQ Deploy Hybrid Trapped-Ion Algorithms on Forte Enterprise to Optimize Power Grid Topology
Quantum Computing Report
EPB and IonQ have successfully deployed hybrid quantum-classical algorithms on IonQ Forte Enterprise to optimize power grid topology, significantly reducing power loss and improving efficiency. Their research, funded by a $4 million NIST…
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NQCP Spins Out Pelagic Systems to Commercialize Real-Time Hardware Calibration Software
Quantum Computing Report
Pelagic Systems, a spin-out from the Novo Nordisk Foundation Quantum Computing Programme (NQCP), is commercializing software for real-time control, calibration, and characterization of quantum processors. Their platform addresses parameter…