Published inColibrITD QuantumMonty Carlo and the Holy Grailof quadratically faster simulationsAug 21, 2023Aug 21, 2023
Published inColibrITD QuantumQuantum sensors uncensoredAlright, fine! Sometimes adding “quantum” to something does make it better — that is the case of quantum sensors. Their precision is…Jul 3, 2023Jul 3, 2023
Published inColibrITD QuantumTips to ace your Hadamard testIn my previous medium article, we saw how the SWAP test works and illustrated some fundamentals of quantum mechanics. Typically, such test…May 23, 2023May 23, 2023
Published inColibrITD QuantumHave you tried turning it off and SWAP-testing it again?Are you terrified of being asked about the fundamentals of quantum mechanics while making small talk in the elevator? If yes, this article…May 3, 2023May 3, 2023
Published inColibrITD QuantumMirror mirror on the wall, are photonic quantum computers the best of all?In my last medium article, I wrote about quantum computers based on ion traps, their appeal, and shortcomings. You might remember that they…Feb 22, 2023Feb 22, 2023
Published inColibrITD QuantumRelease the ions!In my previous article, I wrote that two-level systems are the main resource for quantum computing. They provide quantum bits, or qubits…Jan 18, 2023Jan 18, 2023
Published inColibrITD QuantumNot all cats are grey at night — comparing different qubit technologiesSci-fi movies often drop names to sound more sciency. Take Marvel’s Ant-Man and the Wasp: In 2 hours, the word quantum is spoken (out of…May 31, 2022May 31, 2022
Published inColibrITD QuantumQuantum supremacy? Not so fast.When Google claimed quantum supremacy with its 53-qubit quantum processing unit [1], IBM challenged it claiming that “[quantum supremacy]…Dec 21, 2021Dec 21, 2021