Quantum technology is beginning to come into its own. In a recent technology quarterly article, The Economist writes “After decades as laboratory curiosities, some of quantum physics’ oddest effects are beginning to be put to use”.
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A few days ago, the Intermediate Report from the Quantum Technologies Flagship High-Level Expert Group was handed over to the European Commission. The QT Flagship initiative aims to place Europe at the forefront of the second quantum revolution now unfolding worldwide.
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In January, quantum computing pioneers D-Wave (D-Wave Systems Inc) announced its first customer for its latest generation 2000Q quantum computer - cyber-security firm Temporal Defence Systems.
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In a recent announcement, representative Lee Eun-Kwon of the ruling party presented a proposal detailing the new Act on the promotion of Quantum Information and Communication Technology Development and Industrialisation.
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The ninth Winter School on Quantum Cybersecurity took place in January 2017. Amongst the many outstanding presentations was a session presented by Prof. Michele Mosca from the Institute of Quantum Computing in Waterloo (Canada) and evolutionQ Inc.
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ID Quantique’s Photon Counting division now has a presence in the US with the hiring of our Regional Manager, Mr. Rik Van Gorsel Ph.D, based in Boston. Rik is trained as a physiologist, with a wealth of experience in physics and a long-standing background in
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Bern – November 30th 2016 Prof. Hugo Zbinden, co-founder of ID Quantique, has been awarded the 2016 Heinrich-Greinacher prize from the Physical Institute of the University of Bern. The award was granted in recognition of his ground-breaking work in the fields of quantum optics
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November 2016 saw ID Quantique celebrate its 15th anniversary. Over the last 15 years we have realized several world firsts in quantum technology innovation, notably: In 2004, we brought the first commercial quantum key distribution QKD system to market In 2007, this system was deployed
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Earlier this year, the European Commission announced their plan to launch a €1 billion flagship initiative on quantum technology. The aim of which is to put Europe at the forefront of the second quantum revolution, bringing transformative advances to science, industry and society. We are delighted
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The fourth workshop on Quantum-Safe Cryptography was held from September 19th - 21st in Toronto. It was organised by ETSI (European Telecommunication Standardisation Institute) and the IQC (Institute for Quantum Computing). Here, Bruno Huttner provides an overview of the key talking points.
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