This week’s quantum computing weekly round-up highlights explosive growth in investments, impressive hardware progress, and mounting urgency around quantum-safe security. From European unicorns raising big checks to new qubit readout techniques and orbital atomic clocks, the field is alive. Take a look at our summary covering the gamut!
The third quarter of 2018 reflected growing practical preparedness in quantum computing, as post-quantum cryptography moved into commercial partnerships and national strategies gained funding and legislative traction. Hardware progress in simulation and photonics continued, while quantum communication reached new performance records. Although fault-tolerant, large-scale systems were still years away, the period showed the ecosystem actively building the security, policy, and application foundations needed for future quantum advantage.