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Nothing exists in a vacuum, but physicists often wish this weren't the case. If the systems that scientists study could be completely isolated from the outside world, things would be a lot easier.

Take quantum computing. It's a field that's already drawing billions of dollars in support from tech investors and industry heavyweights including IBM, Google and Microsoft. But if the tiniest vibrations creep in from the outside world, they can cause a quantum system to lose information.

For instance, even light can cause information leaks if it has enough energy to jiggle the atoms within a quantum processor chip.

"Everyone is really excited about building quantum computers to answer really hard and important questions," said Joe Kitzman, a doctoral student at Michigan State University. "But vibrational excitations can really mess up a quantum processor."

But, with new research published in the journal Nature Communications, Kitzman and his colleagues are showing that these vibrations need not be a hindrance. In fact, they could benefit quantum technology.

"If we can understand how the vibrations couple with our system, we can use that as a resource and a tool for creating and stabilizing some types of quantum states," Kitzman said.

What that means is that researchers can use these results to help mitigate information lost by quantum bits, or qubits (pronounced "q bits").

Conventional computers rely on a clear-cut binary logic. Bits encode information by taking on one of two distinct possible states, often denoted as zero or one. Qubits, however, are more flexible and can exist in states that are simultaneously both zero and one.

Although that may sound like cheating, it's well within the rules of quantum mechanics. Still, this feature should give quantum computers valuable advantages over conventional computers for certain problems in a variety of areas, including science, finance and cybersecurity.

Beyond its implications for quantum technology, the MSU-led team's report also helps set the stage for future experiments to better explore quantum systems in general.

"Ideally, you want to separate your system from the environment, but the environment is always there," said Johannes Pollanen, the Jerry Cowen Endowed Chair of Physics in the MSU Department of Physics and Astronomy. "It's almost like junk you don't want to deal with, but you can learn all kinds of cool stuff about the quantum world when you do."

Pollanen also leads the Laboratory for Hybrid Quantum Systems, of which Kitzman is a member, in the College of Natural Science. For the experiments led by Pollanen and Kitzman, the team built a system consisting of a superconducting qubit and what are known as surface acoustic wave resonators.

These qubits are one of the most popular varieties among companies developing quantum computers. Mechanical resonators are used in many modern communications devices, including cellphones and garage door openers, and now, groups like Pollanen's are putting them to work in emerging quantum technology.

The team's resonators allowed the researchers to tune the vibrations experienced by qubits and understand how the mechanical interaction between the two influenced the fidelity of quantum information.

"We're creating a paradigm system to understand how this information is scrambled," said Pollanen. "We have control over the environment, in this case, the mechanical vibrations in the resonator, as well as the qubit."

"If you can understand how these environmental losses affect the system, you can use that to your advantage," Kitzman said. "The first step in solving a problem is understanding it."

MSU is one of only a few places equipped and staffed to perform experiments on these coupled qubit-mechanical resonator devices, Pollanen said, and the researchers are excited to use their system for further exploration. The team also included scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Washington University in St. Louis.

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A Second NASA Research Center Subcontracts Quantum Computing Inc. to Build a Photonic Sensor to Accurately Assess Air Particulates Composition

LEESBURG, Va., July 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Quantum Computing Inc. ("QCi" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: QUBT), a first-to-market nanophotonic-based quantum technology company, today announces a subcontract award from Bay Area Environmental Research Institute (BAERI) to build and test for NASA Ames an innovative photonic sensor instrument to provide accurate measurement of atmospheric particulates such as clouds, aerosols, smoke flume, volcanic ashes, etc., in order to identify physical properties including size, shape and chemical composition. This award represents the third distinct task order from NASA and is the second research center within NASA to subcontract with the Company. Delivery of thephotonic sensor is expected during the first quarter of 2024.

QCi, through its wholly owned federal contracting subsidiary, QI Solutions, will perform this work under a subcontract from BAERI. BAERI is a scientist-founded non-profit research institute, headquartered within NASA facilities, and dedicated to promoting and enabling scientific research in atmospheric and space sciences. The objective of the project is to build and test a new photonic sensor instrument that can provide a more accurate measurement of scattering when laser light travels through clouds and aerosols than is possible with existing instruments. Under the nine-month subcontract, QCi will deliver a compact system, programmed to process a substantial amount of data that can support standalone operations for days, and designed to be powered by a 12-volt battery that consumes no more than 30 watts of power.In addition, QCi will generate reports that will detail the operation of the system in a realistic environment, provide the range of parameters and offer predictive analyses on future enhancements with a possible long-term objective to position these instruments for field deployment to create a monitoring network.

Dr. William McGann, QCi Chief Technology Officer commented, "This proposed instrument includes innovations in both optical systems and in the physics principles behind the measurement concept. Current state-of-the-art instruments use optical components that have existed for many decades and are big and clumsy. The proposed instrument will use state-of-the art optical components developed in the quantum optics community, to measure the optical properties (extinction coefficient and backscatter coefficient) of clouds and aerosols at multi-wavelengths. We use the optical property data to derive physical properties (particle size, cloud water content, particle number concentrations) and the chemical composition of clouds and aerosols (smoke, fog, gas). This approach is expected to be a significant improvement over existing instruments because it will measure both forward and backward scattering and multiple forms of polarization simultaneously. The benefits of this instrument are considerable, producing far greater accuracy in situ measurements of cloud and aerosol extinction coefficients from aircrafts."

Dr. McGann added, "Once fully commercialized, market applications are numerous. In the industrial domain, the technology could play a big role in gas emission monitoring, petroleum processing, chemical and fertilizer manufacturing. In the civilian domain, it could help fire fighting, pollution monitoring, and weather forecasting. For defense, the photonic sensor could be used for battlefield assessment, particularly in areas of gas detection. Consistent with all the Company's products available today and planned for in the future, QCi systems are built for easy, scalable, and versatile use with favorable size, weight, power, and cost combined with increased connectivity and capacity, decreased training bias, and strengthened security."

"This is our third distinct task order from NASA in four months and it highlights our ability to leverage QCi's core proprietary photonic capability across a range of products. In the case of NASA, we were contracted to deliver three capabilities to two different NASA research centers. Our first two engagements contracted earlier this year with NASA Langley Research Center located in Virginia afforded us the opportunity to showcase our powerful and highly secure photonic LiDAR as well as our reservoir computing capability. We were tasked to deliver LiDAR that demonstrated improved measurement and data processing proficiencies, which in combination with reservoir computing produces high-ranging spatial resolution and image fidelity at great distances through challenging environment conditions. In this new engagement with NASA Ames located in Silicon Valley, we will apply QCi's photonic laser technology to identify the composition of particles with much higher spatiotemporal resolution in their natural positions in the atmosphere," commented Sean Gabeler, President of QI Solutions.

"NASA's Ames Research Center, one of ten NASA field centers, conducts world-class research and development with core expertise in aeronautics, astrobiology, lunar exploration technology and science. The center employs over 2,300 research personnel and has an annual budget of $860 million. We are eager to begin work with such a distinguished world-renowned group." Mr. Gabeler continued, "The compensation we receive from these engagements to develop unique product applications provides the roadmap for future large-scale deployment to assist NASAand forms the basis for creating prospective potential commercial opportunities and future product launches for QCi."

For additional information on the company's suite of solutions, please visit our websiteor contact our team directly.

About Quantum Computing Inc. (QCi)

Quantum Computing Inc. is a quantum hardware and software company on a mission to accelerate the value of quantum computing for real-world business solutions, delivering the future of quantum computing, today. The company provides accessible and affordable solutions with real-world industrial applications, using nanophotonic-basedquantum entropy that can be used anywhere and with little to no training, operates at normal room temperatures, low power and is not burdened with unique environmental requirements. QCi is competitively advantaged delivering its quantum solutions at greater speed, accuracy, and security at less cost.QCi's core nanophotonic-based technology is applicable to both quantum computing as well as quantum sensing and imaging solutions, providing QCi with a unique position in the marketplace.QCi's core entropy computing capability, the Dirac series, delivers solutions for both binary and integer-based optimization problems using over 11,000 qubits for binary problems and over 1000 (n=64) qubits for integer-based problems, each of which are the highest number of variables and problem size available in quantum computing today.Using the Company's core quantum methodologies, QCi has developed specific quantum applications for AI, cybersecurity and remote sensing, including its Reservoir Photonic Computer series, reprogrammableand non-repeatable Quantum Random Number Generator and LiDAR products. For more information about QCi, visitwww.quantumcomputinginc.com.

About QI Solutions, Inc. (QIS)

QI Solutions, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Quantum Computing Inc., is a supplier of quantum technology solutions and services to the government and defense industries. With a team of qualified and cleared staff, QIS delivers a range of solutions from entropy quantum computing to quantum communications and sensing, backed by expertise in logistics, manufacturing, R&D and training. The company is exclusively focused on delivering tailored solutions for partners in various government departments and agencies.

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This press release contains forward-looking statements as defined within Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. By their nature, forward-looking statements and forecasts involve risks and uncertainties because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that will occur in the near future. Those statements include statements regarding the intent, belief or current expectations of Quantum Computing Inc. (the "Company"), and members of its management as well as the assumptions on which such statements are based. Prospective investors are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties, and that actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements.

The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect changed conditions. Statements in this press release that are not descriptions of historical facts are forward-looking statements relating to future events, and as such all forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements may contain certain forward-looking statements pertaining to future anticipated or projected plans, performance and developments, as well as other statements relating to future operations and results. Any statements in this press release that are not statements of historical fact may be considered to be forward-looking statements. Words such as "may," "will," "expect," "believe," "anticipate," "estimate," "intends," "goal," "objective," "seek," "attempt," "aim to," or variations of these or similar words, identify forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those described in Item 1A in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K, which is expressly incorporated herein by reference, and other factors as may periodically be described in the Company's filings with the SEC.

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Cui Chunfeng, an official from CMRI, said that the company is the current chair of the Future Research Institute of China Mobile Research Institute, noting that China Mobile is currently in the stage of 5G operation and 6G research and development.

Compared to 5G, 6G will face computational challenges such as large-scale service optimization, network optimization and signal processing, in addition to large-model training of machines, so current measures of computation and algorithm will face tremendous pressure.

Significantly upgraded computing power is the main characteristic of quantum computers. At present, global quantum computing is developing progressively, and has been applied on a pilot basis in some industries that need high computing power.

We try to start with small-scale issues in some typical scenarios to assess and verify the feasibility of quantum computing applications in high-speed telecomm networks, especially in 6G, Cui said.

The CMRI and Origin Quantum signed a Memorandum of Understanding on June 30, to jointly promote the integration of quantum computing into the communication network and arithmetic network as the core of the mobile information network.

Dou Manghan, director of the software center of Origin Quantum, said that, for the optimization of large-scale antenna parameters of 5G base stations, the company has initially proved the feasibility of quantum algorithms in this field through algorithm design and real-machine validation, and has become the first case in the country to use quantum computers with real machines for the validation of algorithm in a mobile network, making a strong start for the application of quantum computation technology.

Cui said that in the future, China Mobile will design quantum algorithms with improved performance and promote progressive integration of quantum computing into the countrys high-speed mobile networks. This in turn will drive the integrated development of quantum computing and telecom industry, and explore a leapfrog path for the development of Chinas mobile information network.

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BARCELONA, Spain, July 10, 2023 The joint venture of Qilimanjaro Quantum Tech and GMVhas completed the first delivery specified in the contract for the installation of the first quantum computer in Spain at theBarcelona Supercomputing Center Centro Nacional de Supercomputacin (BSC-CNS), as part of theQuantum Spainproject coordinated by BSC.

This first delivery consisted of granting BSC access to a 5-qubit superconducting chip through what is called Quantum-as-a-Service (QaaS), which means remote connection to Qilimanjaros Quantum Computing Technology laboratory at theInstitut de Fsica dAltes Energies (IFAE)in Barcelona, via the cloud using the Qibo software developed by Qilimanjaro.

This Gen0 chip, manufactured byQuantWare, will enable the Spanish academic and business community to carry out the first executions of quantum circuits under complete Spanish control. It is the first of a series of 7 QPUs that will be provided to BSC throughout the duration of the contract, with the last one being the Gen6 chip with 30 qubits.

This first delivery marks a significant milestone as Qilimanjaro becomes a pioneer in granting access to Spains first quantum computer through an HPC center. We are immensely proud not only to achieve this feat together with GMV but also to partner with an exceptional group of European providers commentsMarta Estarellas,CEO of Qilimanjaro. Together, we have demonstrated the power of collaboration and innovation to push the boundaries of quantum technology.

Along with access to the chip, a full set of utility libraries has been provided, to allow access to Qilimanjaros servers and to send executions to the quantum chip. Qilimanjaros QaaS servers will be available 24/7 through a service to handle execution requests, with GMV providing user support.

It is an honor for us to participate, together with Qilimanjaro and the Barcelona Supercomputing Center, in making the first quantum computer in Spain a reality, a milestone that is a clear example of the continuous innovation that guides GMV, saysJulio Vivero, Business Partner at GMV.

For the successful development of this quantum computer, the teams at Qilimanjaro responsible for hardware, control software, and quantum applications have been working in a fully integrated manner, and their success demonstrates the value of a differential full stack approach, which is uncommon in the industry.

Once the installation at the BSC headquarters is completed, Spain will have the first purely European quantum computer for public use in southern Europe, integrated with the MareNostrum 5 supercomputer, the most powerful in our country and among the most advanced in Europe and worldwide.

We are very pleased with this first milestone and look forward to moving to a second phase very soon, where we will provide access to all users and begin working with this quantum computer that will mark a before and after in the development of these technologies in Spain and Europe, saysAlba Cervera, researcher at BSC and coordinator of Quantum Spain.

Sergi Girona, Director of Operations at BSC, stated: We celebrate the delivery of the first quantum computer, an essential step for the development of this innovative technology in our country. This processor has been temporarily installed in Qilimanjaros laboratory while the space in the BSC chapel is appropriately prepared to host the Quantum Spain quantum computer permanently.

This delivery, despite being only the first in a series that will culminate with a 30-qubit quantum computer by the end of 2025, has been a fundamental milestone for the joint venture. It has compelled us to an unprecedented cross-functional effort among Qilimanjaros divisions, as well as in coordination with GMV, which has demonstrated the extremely high technical and professional quality of all our teams and allows us to face the future of this project with renewed confidence, commented Manel Martnez, project leader in the joint venture formed by Qilimanjaro and GMV.

About Qilimanjaro

Qilimanjaro Quantum Techis a deep-tech startup that brings practical applications of quantum computing to the market in a shorter timeframe than digital quantum computers, by using a different but complementary model of quantum computation: the analog model. Qilimanjaro creates a coherent quantum annealer accessible via our cloud to run real-world applications such as optimization tasks in the logistics, finance, and energy sector, among others, and quantum simulation of chemical and physical processes, very present in the materials and pharmaceutical research industries. Qilimanjaro aims at providing its clients with a faster, more accurate and sustainable solution to their computing problems. It has closed significant customer contracts since its first year of operation and has become a key contributor to the European Commissions AVaQus H2020 project on coherent quantum annealing. Qilimanjaro is a spin-off from the Barcelona Supercomputer Center (BSC), the University of Barcelona (UB) and the Institute of High-Energy Physics (IFAE).

About GMV

GMVis a privately owned technology business group founded in 1984 and trading on a worldwide scale in the following sectors: Space, Aeronautics, Defense and Security, Cybersecurity, Intelligent Transportation Systems, Automotive, Healthcare, Telecommunications and IT for government authorities and major corporations. In 2021, it had revenues of nearly 260 million euros. Working with a staff of over 3,000, the company now runs subsidiaries in Spain, USA, Germany, France, Poland, Portugal, Romania, UK, The Netherlands, Belgium, Malaysia, and Colombia. Seventy five percent of its turnover comes from international projects on all five continents. The companys growth strategy is based on continuous innovation, and it plows back 5% of its turnover into inhouse R&D. GMV has reached CMMI level 5, the worlds most prestigious model in terms of enhancing an organizations process capability, and it has numerous international patents.

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The ultimate energy source that powers the universe is within reach.

In December 2022, scientists successfully achieved ignition, meaning that their bottled, microscopic star put out more energy than it sucked in. But achieving ignition is just the first step, and fusion physicists and engineers need to discover and design a whole host of innovations to translate ignition into grid-reliable power.

To combat climate change and meet our growing electricity needs, humanity needs a fusion drive. But understanding the complex soup of free electrons that makes up the super-hot plasma necessary for fusion isnt easyand if you cant simulate, you cant innovate. If fusion scientists could leverage the untapped potential of quantum computers to run those simulations, however, then they might just be on to something.

A new paper published by scientists at MITs Plasma Science and Fusion Center (PSFC) hopes to do just that. Using what are called Dyson maps, the researchers hope to translate the language of classical physics into terms that a quantum computera machine designed to solve complex quandaries by leveraging the unique properties of quantum particlescan understand. The results of the study were published in Physical Review A.

For years we have been studying wave phenomena in plasma physics and fusion energy science using classical techniques, co-author and research scientist Abhay K. Ram said in a press release. Quantum computing and quantum information science is challenging us to step out of our comfort zone.

Understanding the physics occurring inside plasma requires a deep understanding of electromagnetism, one of the four fundamental forces of nature (the others are gravity and the weak and strong nuclear forces, for those keeping score). The behavior of electromagnetic waves, including how theyre formed and how they interact with each other, are determined by equations famously calculated by Scottish physicist John Clerk Maxwell in the 1860s. Thats where Dyson maps come in, as MIT explains:

If physicists can successfully employ Dyson maps to study plasma physics, quantum computers could calculate parameterssuch as vessel shape and magnet placementin much greater detail, all while completing tasks orders of magnitude faster than classical supercomputers.

Building a working fusion reactorlet alone an entire power plant that plugs into the gridwill be one of the most gargantuan scientific undertakings in human history. We need all the quantum help we can get.

Darren lives in Portland, has a cat, and writes/edits about sci-fi and how our world works. You can find his previous stuff at Gizmodo and Paste if you look hard enough.

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