Jonas AraujoinColibrITD QuantumMonty Carlo and the Holy Grailof quadratically faster simulations9 min read·Aug 21, 2023----
Jonas AraujoinColibrITD QuantumQuantum sensors uncensoredAlright, fine! Sometimes adding “quantum” to something does make it better — that is the case of quantum sensors. Their precision is…8 min read·Jul 3, 2023----
Jonas AraujoinColibrITD 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…9 min read·May 23, 2023----
Jonas AraujoinColibrITD 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…8 min read·May 3, 2023----
Jonas AraujoinColibrITD 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…9 min read·Feb 22, 2023----
Jonas AraujoinColibrITD 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…8 min read·Jan 18, 2023----
Jonas AraujoinColibrITD 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…9 min read·May 31, 2022----
Jonas AraujoinColibrITD 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]…7 min read·Dec 21, 2021----