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At iQuHACK, hosted by MIT, 400 people from 57 countries gathered virtually to design and build quantum computing projects from scratch, which they were able to code on real quantum computers (some of the rarest computing platforms on Earth).
Boost for quantum computing In what could be a boost for quantum computing and communication, a team of European scientists have reported a new method of controlling and manipulating single photons without generating heat. The solution makes it possible to integrate optical switches and single-photon detectors in a single chip. The European Quantum Flagship project, S2QUIP, is reported to have developed an optical switch that is reconfigured with microscopic mechanical movement rather than heat, making the switch compatible with heat-sensitive single-photon detectors. ...
Credit: Lucas Schweickert In a potential boost for quantum computing and communication, a European research collaboration reported a new method of controlling and manipulating single photons without generating heat. The solution makes it possible to integrate optical switches and single-photon detectors in a single chip. Publishing in Nature Communications, the team reported to have developed an optical switch that is reconfigured with microscopic mechanical movement rather than heat, making the switch compatible with heat-sensitive single-photon detectors. Optical switches in use today work...