By Сандра Хелсель опубліковано 22 вересня 2022 р
Quantum News Briefs 22 вересня: opens with news that the Novo Nordisk Foundation has awarded grant of US $200 million to develop the first quantum computer dedicated to life sciences research and the green transition; ColdQuanta wins “Best of Sensors 2022” for Maxwell, a Quantum RF Sensor Platform; & SK Telecom leads demonstration of quantum-based gas sensing system at LNG terminal and MORE.
Novo Nordisk Foundation awards grant of US $200 million to develop the first quantum computer dedicated to life sciences research and the green transition
The Novo Nordisk Foundation has awarded a grant of Мільйон доларів США (DKK 1.5 billion) to establish the first full-scale quantum computer for the development of new medicines and provide new insights into climate change and the green transition, which is not possible with classical computers today.Quantum News Briefs summarizes the Оголошення.
The ambitious Novo Nordisk Foundation Quantum Computing Programme launched in collaboration with the University of Копенгаген includes world-leading researchers in quantum computing from Denmark, Канада, Нідерланди і США.
By applying next-generation quantum computing to the life sciences, the Novo Nordisk Foundation and its partners have the ambition to deliver revolutionary and applicable new insights which will transform the understanding of crucial scientific problems that pose a huge unmet medical and environmental need. Quantum technologies will be key in the advent of personalised medicine by allowing the analysis of immense genomic data sets, as well as adding clarity to the complex interactions of the human microbiome, or by accelerating drug discovery and development of new medicines. The ambition is that a quantum computer will also be a fundamental tool in designing new sustainable materials, delivering new energy-saving solutions or assisting with new approaches to decarbonisation.
We want to create an international powerhouse in quantum research, a field with tremendous potential. We want to create, mature and develop technology that can solve major and current challenges within health, sustainability and other areas,” says Mads Krogsgaard Thomsen, CEO of the Novo Nordisk Foundation. Click here for complete announcement.
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ColdQuanta wins “Best of Sensors 2022” for Maxwell, a Quantum RF Sensor Platform
ColdQuanta won the Best of Sensors Award in the Instrumentation & Test category for its Maxwell Quantum RF Sensor Platform last month at the Sensors Converge 2022 Conference and Expo. Showcasing 14 categories, the awards were presented by Sensors Converge and Fierce Electronics for technologies that transformed the sensors industry and set a new bar.
ColdQuanta’s Maxwell, a Quantum RF Sensor Platform, is an advanced RF sensor based on quantum technology. The Maxwell’s quantum technology uses atoms to differentiate between incident RF fields. It has a fixed form factor that is independent of the RF frequency or wavelength being measured.
“Quantum RF sensors hold many advantages over classic antenna-based receivers, and are a transformational technology for military communications, radar, and electronic warfare,” said Chester Kennedy, president of research and security solutions at ColdQuanta. “In addition, these sensors offer the potential to transform commercial communications through significant increases in spectrum availability with improved performance characteristics across the entire range.
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SK Telecom leads demonstration of quantum-based gas sensing system at LNG terminal
SK Telecom, a leading mobile carrier in South Korea, will lead South Korea’s first project to demonstrate a quantum-based gas sensing system that can detect gas leaks in real time at a major liquefied natural gas terminal, using a single photon detector with an ultra-sensitive sensitivity that can detect even a small amount of light.
SK Telecom (SKT) said it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Boryeong LNG Terminal and Quantum Sensing, a domestic optical instrument manufacturer, to install a gas sensing system next year at an LNG storage tank located in Boryeong, some 130 kilometers (80 miles) southwest of Seoul. SKT will supply key components and lead the localization of equipment through collaboration with Quantum Sensing.
“By applying quantum technology to the domestic gas safety field, we will present a new paradigm for gas safety,” SKT’s chief development officer Ha Min-yong said in a statement on September 20. “We will expand the application to gas production bases and various sites at risk of gas leakage, and expand it to environmental fields that detect various environmental gas leaks.”
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QCI Launches Subscription Service for Its Dirac 1 Entropy Quantum Computer
Quantum Computing Inc. (QCI), a leader in accessible quantum computing, today announced the launch of a послуга передплати that provides enterprises with access to its industry-leading Dirac 1 Entropy Quantum Computing (EQC) system. Dirac 1, QCI’s first commercially available photonic EQC system, takes a different computational approach to existing quantum computing providers and can solve business problems with over 5,000 variables.
QCI пропонуватиме підписку на EQC на різних рівнях; від кількох годин на місяць до повністю виділеної системи, залежно від вимог клієнта. Ціни будуть конкурентоспроможними з рівнями передплати, пропонованими іншими на ринку, але зі значно більшою доступністю та обчислювальними можливостями.
Dirac 1, який зосереджується на вирішенні проблем бінарної оптимізації, є лише першою системою, яку QCI зробить комерційно доступною. У четвертому кварталі компанія планує запустити Dirac 4, який дозволить клієнтам виконувати набагато більші задачі оптимізації цілих чисел.
For more information on the Dirac 1 EQC subscription service, visit this page on the QCI website.
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Сандра К. Хелсел, доктор філософії досліджує передові технології та звітує про них з 1990 року. Вона має ступінь доктора філософії. з Університету Арізони.
