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Researchers at MIT have developed a process to manufacture and integrate "artificial atoms" with photonic circuitry, and in doing so, are able to produce the largest quantum chip of its kind.

The atoms, which are created by atomic-scale defects in microscopically thin slices of diamond, allow for the scaling up of quantum chip production.

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The new development marks a turning point in the field of scalable quantum processors, Dirk Englund, an associate professor in MITs Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, explained in a press release.

Millions of quantum processors will be required for the oncoming, much-hyped advent of quantum computing. This new research shows there is a viable way to scale up processor production, the MIT team says.

The qubits in the newly-developed chip are artificial atoms made from defects in diamond. These can be prodded with visible light and microwaves, making them emit photons that carry quantum information.

This hybrid approach is described by Englund and his colleagues in a study published inNature.The paper details how the team carefully selected "quantum micro chiplets" that contained multiple diamond-based qubits and integrated them onto an aluminum nitride photonic integrated circuit.

In the past 20 years of quantum engineering, it has been the ultimate vision to manufacture such artificial qubit systems at volumes comparable to integrated electronics, Englund explained. Although there has been remarkable progress in this very active area of research, fabrication and materials complications have thus far yielded just two to three emitters per photonic system.

Using their hybrid method, Englund and his team successfully built a 128-qubit system. In doing so, they made history by constructing the largest integrated artificial atom-photonics chip yet.

Its quite exciting in terms of the technology, Marko Lonar, Tiantsai Lin Professor of Electrical Engineering at Harvard University, who was not involved in the study, told MIT News. They were able to get stable emitters in a photonic platform while maintaining very nice quantum memories.

The next step for the researchers is to find a way to automate their process. In doing so, they will enable the production of even bigger chips, which will be necessary for modular quantum computers and multichannelquantum repeaters that transport qubits over long distances, the researchers say.

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CHICAGO, July 8, 2020 The Chicago Quantum Exchange, a growing intellectual hub for the research and development of quantum technology, has added to its community seven new corporate partners in computing, technology and finance that are working to bring about and primed to take advantage of the coming quantum revolution.

These new industry partners are Intel, JPMorgan Chase, Microsoft, Quantum Design, Qubitekk, Rigetti Computing, and Zurich Instruments.

Based at the University of Chicagos Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, the Chicago Quantum Exchange and its corporate partners advance the science and engineering necessary to build and scale quantum technologies and develop practical applications. The results of their workprecision data from quantum sensors, advanced quantum computers and their algorithms, and securely transmitted informationwill transform todays leading industries. The addition of these partners brings a total of 13 companies in the Chicago Quantum Exchange to work with scientists and engineers at universities and the national laboratories in the region.

These new corporate partners join a robust collaboration of private and public universities, national laboratories, companies, and non-profit organizations. Together, their efforts with federal and state support will enhance the nations leading center for quantum information and engineering here in Chicago, said University of Chicago Provost Ka Yee C. Lee.

The Chicago Quantum Exchange is anchored by the University of Chicago, the U.S. Department of EnergysArgonne National LaboratoryandFermi National Accelerator Laboratory(both operated for DOE by UChicago), and theUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and includes theUniversity of Wisconsin-MadisonandNorthwestern University.

Developing a new technology at natures smallest scales requires strong partnerships with complementary expertise and significant resources. The Chicago Quantum Exchange enables us to engage leading experts, facilities and industries from around the world to advance quantum science and engineering, said David Awschalom, the Liew Family Professor in Molecular Engineering at the University of Chicago, senior scientist at Argonne, and director of the Chicago Quantum Exchange. Our collaborations with these companies will be crucial to speed discovery, develop quantum applications and prepare a skilled quantum workforce.

Many of the new industry partners already have ongoing or recent engagements with CQE and its member institutions. In recent collaborative research, spectrally entangled photons from a Qubitekk entangled photon source were transported andsuccessfully detectedafter traveling through one section of theArgonne quantum loop.

On another project, UChicago computer scientist Fred Chong and his students worked with both Intel and Rigetti Computing on software and hardware solutions. With Intels support, Chongs team invented a range of software techniques to more efficiently execute quantum programs on a coming crop of quantum hardware. For example, they developed methods that take advantage of the hierarchical structure of important quantum circuits that are critical to the future of reliable quantum computation.

Chicago Quantum Exchange member institutions engage with corporate partners in a variety of collaborative research efforts, joint workshops to develop new research directions, and opportunities to train future quantum engineers. The CQE has existing partnerships with Boeing; IBM; Applied Materials, Inc.; Cold Quanta; HRL Laboratories, LLC; and Quantum Opus, LLC.

The CQEs newest corporate partnerships will help further research possibilities in areas from quantum communication hardware, to quantum computing systems and controls, to finance and cryptography applications.

Jim Clarke, director of quantum hardware at Intel, looks forward to further collaborations with Chicago Quantum Exchange members.

Intel remains committed to solving intractable challenges that lie on the path of achieving quantum practicality, said Clarke. Were focusing our research on new qubit technologies and addressing key bottlenecks in their control and connectivity as quantum systems get larger. Our collaborations with members of the Chicago Quantum Exchange will help us harness our collective areas of expertise to contribute to meaningful advances in these areas.

The Chicago Quantum Exchanges partnership with JPMorgan Chase will enable the use of quantum computing algorithms and software for secure transactions and high-speed trading.

We are excited about the transformative impact that quantum computing can have on our industry, said Marco Pistoia, managing director, head of applied research and engineering at JPMorgan Chase. Collaborating with the Chicago Quantum Exchange will help us to be among the first to develop cutting-edge quantum algorithms for financial use cases, and experiment with the power of quantum computers on relevant problems, such as portfolio optimization and option pricing.

Applying quantum science and technology discoveries to areas such as finance, computing and healthcare requires a robust workforce of scientists and engineers. The Chicago Quantum Exchange integrates universities, national laboratories and leading companies to train the next generation of scientists and engineers and to equip those already in the workforce to transition to quantum careers.

Microsoft is excited to partner with the Chicago Quantum Exchange to accelerate the advancement of quantum computing, said Chetan Nayak, general manager of Microsoft Quantum Hardware. It is through these academic and industry partnerships that well be able to scale innovation and develop a workforce ready to harness the incredible impact of this technology.

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LEESBURG, Va., July 08, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Quantum Computing Inc. (OTCQB: QUBT) (QCI), a technology leader in quantum-ready applications and tools, has introduced a new series of free webinars featuring the company’s Mukai quantum computing software execution platform and how it can solve real-world, constrained-optimization problems at breakthrough speed.

Session 1: The Value of QuOIR Running on the Mukai Platform; Use Cases and Examples Date: Tuesday, July 14 Time: 12 noon Eastern time (9:00 a.m. Pacific) Topics: This session will focus on the different ways Mukai can solve a variety of complex, real-world optimization problems faced by nearly every major company and government agency worldwide, including those involving logistics routing, drug design, and manufacturing scheduling.

The presenters will also review a recently published benchmark study showing how Mukai delivers superior performance for an important constrained-optimization problem compared to other solvers, producing best-in-class quality of results, time-to-solution and diversity of solutions running quantum computing software tools on classical computers (Intel® and AMD processor-based) .

Participants will learn about how the QuOIR constrained-optimization layer of the Mukai platform makes it easier to achieve this superior performance by automatically creating a QUBO that meets constraints as well as finds an optimal solution.

Sign up today to attend this event and discover how Mukai has brought us to the day when quantum-ready methods on classical systems can achieve greater performance compared to traditional classical methods.

Register today for Session 1 by clicking here.

Session 2: The Mukai How To’ Webinar Date: Tuesday, July 21 Time: 12 noon Eastern time (9:00 a.m. Pacific) Topics: This session will dive deeper into the functions and features of the Mukai quantum computing software execution platform, focusing on how developers and organizations can migrate their existing applications to quantum-ready solutions today and realize superior performance even when running their solutions on classical computers.

Participants will learn how they can get started with their free trial of Mukai, which the company officially launched last week. Learn how to use the Mukai API for calling a proprietary set of highly optimized and parallelized quantum-ready solvers that can execute on a cloud-based classical computer infrastructure and deliver differentiated performancefor many quantum-ready algorithms.

Mukai’s comprehensive software suite enables developers to create applications that can benefit from quantum advantage without needing to learn how to create quantum gate circuitsor create and embed a QUBO.

While quantum computing is typically a high-dollar investment given the sophisticated and costly hardware requirements, Mukai makes quantum application development affordable and scalable compared to running solutions on intermediate quantum computers, like those offered by D-Wave, Fujitsu, IBM and Rigetti.

Sign up today to attend this event and learning how Mukai’s unique functionality and breakthrough in performance has eliminated one of the greatest obstacles to the development and adoption of quantum-ready applications.

Register today for Session 2 by clicking here.

Your Webinar Host Steve Reinhardt, QCI’s VP of product development, will host the webinars. Recognized for being among the handful of top quantum software experts in the world, Reinhardt has built hardware and software systems that have delivered new levels of performance and analytic capability using conceptually simple interfaces. This includes Cray Research T3E distributed-memory systems, ISC Star-P parallel-MATLAB software, YarcData/Cray Urika graph-analytic systems, and apps and tools for D-Wave Systems’ annealing-based quantum computers.

Reinhardt has focused on graph analytics since 2003, developing graph-analytic core software and using it to solve end-user problems, particularly in cybersecurity. He currently leads the QCI product development team which is delivering today on the value proposition of quantum-ready applications and tools.

To learn more about the trial or webinars, please feel free to contact John Dawson at trial@QuantumComputingInc.com. You can also submit your inquiry here.

About Quantum Computing Inc. Quantum Computing Inc. (QCI) is focused on developing novel applications and solutions utilizing quantum and quantum-ready computing techniques to solve difficult problems in various industries. The company is leveraging its team of experts in finance, computing, security, mathematics and physics to develop commercial applications for industries and government agencies that will need quantum computing power to solve their most challenging problems. For more information about QCI, visit http://www.quantumcomputinginc.com.

Important Cautions Regarding Forward-Looking Statements 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 (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.

Mukai and QuOIR are trademarks of Quantum Computing Inc. Intel® is a trademark of Intel Corporation.

Company Contact Robert Liscouski, CEO Tel (703) 436-2161 info@quantumcomputinginc.com

Investor & Media Relations Contact Ron Both or Grant Stude CMA Investor Relations Tel (949) 432-7566 Email Contact

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Does Dark Matter Exist?Ramin Skibba | Aeonover the past half century, no one has ever directly detected a single particle of dark matter. Over and over again, dark matter has resisted being pinned down, like a fleeting shadow in the woods. And as long as its not found, its still possible that there is no dark matter at all. An alternative remains: instead of huge amounts of hidden matter, some mysterious aspect of gravity could be warping the cosmos instead.

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Life lessons learned during lockdown

Harshita Sharma, Class IX, BCM School, Dugri, Ludhiana

As we all know that the whole world is suffering due to a virus which originated in China and has now become a worldwide disaster. By the grace of God and the decisions taken by the Indian government, there are still lesser number of cases in India as compared to other countries. The decision of lockdown is the best way to keep ourselves safe from this pandemic disease.

This lockdown is the best period of time which can be utilised by a person for many useful things. I have made this lockdown productive for me and my family. This lockdown made me realise my potential of doing things in a better way. First of all, I was surprised to see myself as a cook in the kitchen. Before lockdown, I thought I was not a good cook but now I have become a chef as I make delicacies every day.

Secondly, I improved my communication skills and read many books online. After a month or two, I was getting bored so I started doing some creative work and made a family photo frame which was much appreciated by my parents. Like me, many students also made good use of this lockdown as it brought family time with it. We spent time with our family and were happy to have this golden period which will not come again where the whole family sits together without any tension of work.

The biggest advantage of this lockdown is that our environment is getting cleaner. We can see around birds that were nowhere to be seen before this lockdown. We can now breathe in a pollution-free air. This lockdown has brought a new virtual world to the students as they are now studying through online classes which is a unique experience.

However, this lockdown also brought sadness to those who don't have money at their disposal. Some are stuck far away from their families and can't be with them. But now the government of India has taken steps to provide everyone meals during this lockdown. They have now started transportation facilities for those who want to return to their homes. Now, scientists around the world are researching on vaccine of coronavirus. I hope that this difficult time end soon. But this period of lockdown is a memory that will never be forgotten.

Video Games and Gen Next

Parth Dutta, Class IX, Ryan International School, Chandigarh

Technological advancement has reached its zenith. There is no looking back now. Computer is evolving into its fifth generation- Artificial Intelligence (AI) and quantum computing. Virtual reality is no different from our reality and for the purpose of entertainment a digital world is built where one can turn all their dreams, ideas and imagination into a reality. Video games are one such medium. They are extremely popular among younger generation and especially boys.

Every new game is better than the previous one in terms of fascinating characters, weapons, costumes, ambience, etc. They open an altogether different gateway of opportunities for people and are quite refreshing. There is uncountable number of games of every kind, the most famous among them being Fortnite, PUBG, Freefire, Clash of Clans, Clash Royale, etc.

Video games take us into an imaginary world of ideas manifested into reality. Contrary to the real world, we can fulfil our wishes to fight a gangster, kill a dragon, live in future, join army or battle clans. It turns fantasy into reality. Some people play it purely for entertainment whereas some others are professional gamers. One can make money from gaming, making it a wonderful career option. Other than this, video gaming also improves hand-eye coordination, decision making, relieves emotional pain, and enhances sociability and teamwork and the ability to solve problems.

However, video gaming has some negative effects too. It may lead to addiction. Gamers are exposed to electromagnetic radiation. They tend to become impatient, suffer from attention deficit disorder and even sleep deprivation. Other issues faced by frequent gamers include uncontrolled aggression and violence.

Video games are fun if a few things are kept in mind. A reasonable time limit must be fixed after discussing with the elders in the family and it should be adhered to strictly. Exercising, playing sports, physical activities such as dancing, studying or sleeping hold more importance than virtual gaming. Seek professional help if you are already addicted to it. Video games should be the last resort to be given by parents as a reward to children for any achievement as we all know that too much of anything is bad.

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