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  1. 'How can you foresee the future?': The quantum gamble in the age of AI
    By Jacinta Bowler

    More than half a century after the first computers were built, Australia is aiming to be a global innovator in quantum computing. But can it compete with the rise of AI?

    abc.net.au/news/science/2026-0

    #QuantumTechnology #ScienceandTechnology #Technology #AI #JacintaBowler

  2. 'How can you foresee the future?': The quantum gamble in the age of AI
    By Jacinta Bowler

    More than half a century after the first computers were built, Australia is aiming to be a global innovator in quantum computing. But can it compete with the rise of AI?

    abc.net.au/news/science/2026-0

    #QuantumTechnology #ScienceandTechnology #Technology #AI #JacintaBowler

  3. The STFC Cuts

    News came out yesterday of the results of the latest funding prioritization exercise by the UK Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC). The total savings being made by cuts to astronomy and particle physics are less than the funds allocated to just one AI lab! It seems STFC has to bear the brunt of savings needed so that UKRI, the organization under which STFC sits, can gamble much more on Artificial Intelligence and Quantum Technology. It seems to me that these are two bubbles ready to burst and the decision to sink money into them is not only unwise, it places the UK science base at serious risk of collapse.

    Anyway, you can find the list of specific cuts here. Radio astronomy is hit particularly hard. The interferometric network e-Merlin is not prioritized and its funding will run out in 2028. That puts Jodrell Bank Observatory in danger of complete closure unless an alternative source of funding can be found. The last time STFC had a financial crisis was in 2009 and e-Merlin might well have been cut then but survived thanks to political intervention at the highest level. I suppose that could happen again, but I wouldn’t bet on it. More bad news is that the UK Square Kilometre Array Regional Centre, with SKA itself already financially troubled, is also earmarked for cuts.

    The 76m Lovell Telescope at Jodrell Bank, now under threat of closure

    And that’s just radio astronomy and Jodrell Bank is one of the highest-profile casualties. There are cuts and cancellations in many other areas too; see here for a full list.

    The Astronomer Royal for Scotland, Catherine Heymans, has used her platform to campaign against these damaging and short-sighted cuts to UK astronomy, including on social media:

    https://bsky.app/profile/astroroyalscot.bsky.social/post/3mrmvzyziv22r

    The same can’t be said for the Astronomer Royal herself, Prof. Michele Dougherty. The reason for that is Prof. Dougherty is also Executive Chair of STFC and is therefore responsible for implementing the cuts. How it is possible for her to remain in both posts is nothing short of a scandal. Such a glaring conflict of interest cannot be allowed to stand. Indeed, Prof. Dougherty was elected to serve as President of the Institute of Physics from October 2025 but stepped down in January 2026 citing concerns of a conflict of interest with her role at STFC. It’s a slap in the face to the Astronomy community that it is not deemed worthy of such consideration.

    #ArtificialIntelligence #eMerlin #JodrellBankObservatory #MicheleDougherty #QuantumTechnology #ScienceAndTechnologyFacilitiesCouncil #SquareKilometreArray #STFC #UKRI
  4. The STFC Cuts

    News came out yesterday of the results of the latest funding prioritization exercise by the UK Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC). The total savings being made by cuts to astronomy and particle physics are less than the funds allocated to just one AI lab! It seems STFC has to bear the brunt of savings needed so that UKRI, the organization under which STFC sits, can gamble much more on Artificial Intelligence and Quantum Technology. It seems to me that these are two bubbles ready to burst and the decision to sink money into them is not only unwise, it places the UK science base at serious risk of collapse.

    Anyway, you can find the list of specific cuts here. Radio astronomy is hit particularly hard. The interferometric network e-Merlin is not prioritized and its funding will run out in 2028. That puts Jodrell Bank Observatory in danger of complete closure unless an alternative source of funding can be found. The last time STFC had a financial crisis was in 2009 and e-Merlin might well have been cut then but survived thanks to political intervention at the highest level. I suppose that could happen again, but I wouldn’t bet on it. More bad news is that the Square Kilometre Array HQ, also based at Jodrell Bank, and already financially troubled, is also earmarked for cuts.

    The 76m Lovell Telescope at Jodrell Bank, now under threat of closure

    And that’s just radio astronomy and Jodrell Bank is one of the highest-profile casualties. There are cuts and cancellations in many other areas too; see here for a full list.

    The Astronomer Royal for Scotland, Catherine Heymans, has used her platform to campaign against these damaging and short-sighted cuts to UK astronomy, including on social media:

    https://bsky.app/profile/astroroyalscot.bsky.social/post/3mrmvzyziv22r

    The same can’t be said for the Astronomer Royal herself, Prof. Michele Dougherty. The reason for that is Prof. Dougherty is also Executive Chair of STFC and is therefore responsible for implementing the cuts. How it is possible for her to remain in both posts is nothing short of a scandal. Such a glaring conflict of interest cannot be allowed to stand.

    #ArtificialIntelligence #eMerlin #JodrellBankObservatory #MicheleDougherty #QuantumTechnology #ScienceAndTechnologyFacilitiesCouncil #SquareKilometreArray #STFC #UKRI
  5. Q-Day is coming and it might break the entire internet
    By Shelby Traynor

    The countdown is on to Q-Day, when an algorithm written more than 30 years ago could run on a quantum computer and compromise the security of data on the internet. How are we preparing?

    abc.net.au/news/science/2026-0

    #CyberSecurity #QuantumTechnology #ScienceandTechnology #Physics #ComputerScience #CyberCrime #ShelbyTraynor

  6. Q-Day is coming and it might break the entire internet
    By Shelby Traynor

    The countdown is on to Q-Day, when an algorithm written more than 30 years ago could run on a quantum computer and compromise the security of data on the internet. How are we preparing?

    abc.net.au/news/science/2026-0

    #CyberSecurity #QuantumTechnology #ScienceandTechnology #Physics #ComputerScience #CyberCrime #ShelbyTraynor

  7. Q-Day is coming, and it might break the entire internet
    By Shelby Traynor

    The countdown is on to Q-Day, when an algorithm written more than 30 years ago could run on a quantum computer and compromise the security of data on the internet. How are we preparing?

    abc.net.au/news/science/2026-0

    #CyberSecurity #QuantumTechnology #ScienceandTechnology #Physics #ComputerScience #CyberCrime #ShelbyTraynor

  8. Q-Day is coming, and it might break the entire internet
    By Shelby Traynor

    The countdown is on to Q-Day, when an algorithm written more than 30 years ago could run on a quantum computer and compromise the security of data on the internet. How are we preparing?

    abc.net.au/news/science/2026-0

    #CyberSecurity #QuantumTechnology #ScienceandTechnology #Physics #ComputerScience #CyberCrime #ShelbyTraynor

  9. Technology Development and Service Unit “Micro- and Nanostructuring” & #Research Group Maria Chekhova “Quantum Radiation”

    This metasurface, designed as a source of entangled photons, features T-shaped silicon nitride nanoresonators generating quasi-BIC resonance. This enhances the vacuum field and thus boosts spontaneous four-wave mixing.

    👉 mpl.mpg.de/research-at-mpl/ind & mpl.mpg.de/research-at-mpl/tec

    👤 C. Son, K. Ludwig, I. Harder
    📸 E. Butzen

    #Science #QuantumPhotonics #Nanophotonics #QuantumTechnology

  10. Technology Development and Service Unit “Micro- and Nanostructuring” & #Research Group Maria Chekhova “Quantum Radiation”

    This metasurface, designed as a source of entangled photons, features T-shaped silicon nitride nanoresonators generating quasi-BIC resonance. This enhances the vacuum field and thus boosts spontaneous four-wave mixing.

    👉 mpl.mpg.de/research-at-mpl/ind & mpl.mpg.de/research-at-mpl/tec

    👤 C. Son, K. Ludwig, I. Harder
    📸 E. Butzen

    #Science #QuantumPhotonics #Nanophotonics #QuantumTechnology

  11. 📢 CSBJ Quantum Biology and Biophotonics (spj.science.org/journal/csbj/q), is inviting submissions for its upcoming special issue:

    “Quantum Effects in Biological Systems (QuEBS)”

    ⏳ Submission Deadline: 31 January 2027

    🔗 Guidelines for Authors: spj.science.org/page/csbj/for-

    #CallForPapers #QuantumBiology #QuantumScience #Biophysics #QuantumTechnology #Bioenergetics #QuEBS2026

  12. 📢 CSBJ Quantum Biology and Biophotonics (spj.science.org/journal/csbj/q), is inviting submissions for its upcoming special issue:

    “Quantum Effects in Biological Systems (QuEBS)”

    ⏳ Submission Deadline: 31 January 2027

    🔗 Guidelines for Authors: spj.science.org/page/csbj/for-

    #CallForPapers #QuantumBiology #QuantumScience #Biophysics #QuantumTechnology #Bioenergetics #QuEBS2026

  13. CIA Deploys 'Ghost Murmur' Quantum Magnetometry Tool for First Time to Locate Downed US Airman in Iran

    📰 Original title: CIA Reportedly Used Secret Quantum Tool To Find Downed Airman in Iran

    🤖 IA: It's clickbait ⚠️
    👥 Usuarios: It's clickbait ⚠️

    View full AI summary: killbait.com/en/cia-deploys-gh

    #conflict #quantumtechnology #ciaintelligence #mil...

  14. CIA Deploys 'Ghost Murmur' Quantum Magnetometry Tool for First Time to Locate Downed US Airman in Iran

    📰 Original title: CIA Reportedly Used Secret Quantum Tool To Find Downed Airman in Iran

    🤖 IA: It's clickbait ⚠️
    👥 Usuarios: It's clickbait ⚠️

    View full AI summary: killbait.com/en/cia-deploys-gh

    #conflict #quantumtechnology #ciaintelligence #mil...

  15. Quantum ground state of rotation reached in a world-first in Europe

    A collaborative effort between researchers at multiple institutes in Europe achieved a global first by trapping a silica…
    #NewsBeep #News #Physics #AU #Australia #Europe #interferometry #nanorotor #opticalcooling #quantumgroundstate #QuantumMechanics #QuantumPhysics #quantumtechnology #Science #torquesensing
    newsbeep.com/au/590136/

  16. ⚛️ This week, Saarland University aunches Center for Quantum Technologies (QuTe)!

    In collaboration with Forschungszentrum Jülich, QuTe aims to combine basic research & real world applications with a focus on: quantum engineering, quantum optics and quantum computing.

    🔗 Read more: sic.link/qutech

    📸: © Künzer Kommunikation

    #quantumtechnology #quantumcomputing #computerscience #innovation #research #quantumresearch #statefunding

  17. ⚛️ This week, Saarland University aunches Center for Quantum Technologies (QuTe)!

    In collaboration with Forschungszentrum Jülich, QuTe aims to combine basic research & real world applications with a focus on: quantum engineering, quantum optics and quantum computing.

    🔗 Read more: sic.link/qutech

    📸: © Künzer Kommunikation

    #quantumtechnology #quantumcomputing #computerscience #innovation #research #quantumresearch #statefunding

  18. #Quantumtechnology firms are #goingpublic despite market volatility, capitalising on recent #scientificbreakthroughs and aiming for commercialisation. Companies like Xanadu Quantum and Horizon Quantum are utilising Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) for quicker listings. cnbc.com/2026/03/30/quantum-co #tech #media #news

  19. #Quantumtechnology firms are #goingpublic despite market volatility, capitalising on recent #scientificbreakthroughs and aiming for commercialisation. Companies like Xanadu Quantum and Horizon Quantum are utilising Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) for quicker listings. cnbc.com/2026/03/30/quantum-co #tech #media #news

  20. Quantum Scientists for Disarmament: a Manifesto

    We, as researchers in quantum science and technology, are publishing this manifesto to express our deep concerns about the current geopolitical situation and the global race to rearm. We firmly oppose all forms of militarization in our societies and, in particular, within the academic world. We categorically reject the use of our research for military applications, population control, or surveillance. We stand against the practice of military funding for research. This manifesto is a call to action: to confront the elephant in the room of quantum research, and to unite all researchers who share our views.

    Our main goals are:

    • To express, as a unified collective, our rejection of the use of our research for military purposes.
    • To open a debate in our community about the ethical implications of quantum research for military purposes.
    • To create a forum where concerned scientists can share their opinions and join forces in support of demilitarized research.
    • To advocate for the establishment of a public database listing all research projects at public universities funded by military or defense agencies.

    In what follows, we lay out our concerns and the rationale behind our opposition to the militarization of quantum research.

    by Marco Cattaneo et al
    January 13, 2026
    arXiv

    https://arxiv.org/html/2601.14282v1


    #physics #quantum #QuantumPhysics #QuantumMechanics #QuantumTechnology #science #technology #research #justice #peace #military #war #WarMongering #surveillance #colonialism #imperialism #capitalism #genocide #US #USA #Europe #EU #China #Russia #India #Israel #Palestine #Ukraine #Venezuela #Cuba #Iran
  21. Quantum Scientists for Disarmament: a Manifesto

    We, as researchers in quantum science and technology, are publishing this manifesto to express our deep concerns about the current geopolitical situation and the global race to rearm. We firmly oppose all forms of militarization in our societies and, in particular, within the academic world. We categorically reject the use of our research for military applications, population control, or surveillance. We stand against the practice of military funding for research. This manifesto is a call to action: to confront the elephant in the room of quantum research, and to unite all researchers who share our views.

    Our main goals are:

    • To express, as a unified collective, our rejection of the use of our research for military purposes.
    • To open a debate in our community about the ethical implications of quantum research for military purposes.
    • To create a forum where concerned scientists can share their opinions and join forces in support of demilitarized research.
    • To advocate for the establishment of a public database listing all research projects at public universities funded by military or defense agencies.

    In what follows, we lay out our concerns and the rationale behind our opposition to the militarization of quantum research.

    by Marco Cattaneo et al
    January 13, 2026
    arXiv

    https://arxiv.org/html/2601.14282v1


    #physics #quantum #QuantumPhysics #QuantumMechanics #QuantumTechnology #science #technology #research #justice #peace #military #war #WarMongering #surveillance #colonialism #imperialism #capitalism #genocide #US #USA #Europe #EU #China #Russia #India #Israel #Palestine #Ukraine #Venezuela #Cuba #Iran
  22. It is a matter of time before Quantum Computing gains the ability to crack today’s core public key encryption methods.

    Our latest post on TechAptitude outlines the efforts by NIST to generate new cryptography standards to help withstand future quantum powered cyber attacks. Check it out!

    techaptitude.substack.com/p/qu #Cryptography #Quantum #QuantumTechnology #QuantumComputing #NIST #FIPS #CodeBreaker #Encryption #QDay #PQC #PostQuantumCryptography #Passwords #Ciphers #Algorithm #TechAptitude

  23. It is a matter of time before Quantum Computing gains the ability to crack today’s core public key encryption methods.

    Our latest post on TechAptitude outlines the efforts by NIST to generate new cryptography standards to help withstand future quantum powered cyber attacks. Check it out!

    techaptitude.substack.com/p/qu

  24. 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐬: 𝐀𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐝𝐞-𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐦 𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐜𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐬

    To make #QuantumTechnology truly applicable it is necessary to create essential basic technologies. Scientists from MPL & Fraunhofer IISB conduct #research in the field of #siliconCarbide with the joint project #ALP4SiC. Due to its unique physical properties, #SiC is an ideal platform for #photonics, electronics & #quantum applications.

    👉 mpl.mpg.de/news/article/microp

    📸 Pascal Del’Haye

  25. 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐬: 𝐀𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐝𝐞-𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐦 𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐜𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐬

    To make #QuantumTechnology truly applicable it is necessary to create essential basic technologies. Scientists from MPL & Fraunhofer IISB conduct #research in the field of #siliconCarbide with the joint project #ALP4SiC. Due to its unique physical properties, #SiC is an ideal platform for #photonics, electronics & #quantum applications.

    👉 mpl.mpg.de/news/article/microp

    📸 Pascal Del’Haye

  26. Hybrid excitons: combining the best of both worlds

    Researchers discover unique quantum state at the interface of organic and 2D semiconductors: uni-goettingen.de/en/3240.html. This breakthrough is a step towards the development of more efficient solar cells, ultrafast optoelectronic components, and new applications in #QuantumTechnology.

    Research in #NaturePhysics: nature.com/articles/s41567-025

    #International #ResearchCollaboration #Göttingen #Graz #Marburg #BerlinHumboldt

  27. Hybrid excitons: combining the best of both worlds

    Researchers discover unique quantum state at the interface of organic and 2D semiconductors: uni-goettingen.de/en/3240.html. This breakthrough is a step towards the development of more efficient solar cells, ultrafast optoelectronic components, and new applications in #QuantumTechnology.

    Research in #NaturePhysics: nature.com/articles/s41567-025

    #International #ResearchCollaboration #Göttingen #Graz #Marburg #BerlinHumboldt

  28. ⚛ Quantum100 – 100 years of quantum theory. An anniversary that shapes the future.

    On November 15, 2025, the Quantum Year will send a strong signal for science, innovation, and cooperation at Halle Münsterland in Münster: Quantum100 – a day that shows how quantum research is shaping our future.

    👉 Info & tickets: www.quantum100.de

    👉 Science blog: philosophies.de/index.php/2025

    #Quantum100 #Innovation #QuantumTechnology #Research #Science #Networking #Münster #Technology

  29. Get to know PushQuantum, our #studentclub dedicated to making #quantumtechnology understandable and accessible to everyone. Experience it firsthand at their upcoming PushQuantum #Hackathon on November 29–30, where students can tackle real-world #quantumcomputing challenges! Register until November 9: go.tum.de/780012

    #quantumcomputing

    📷A. Heddergott

  30. Did you know that 3️⃣ of our #NGISargassoInnovators focus on #quantum technologies? 💡

    🔹 HPQCSSI: Hybrid Post-Quantum Cryptography Self-Sovereign Identity Stack
    🔹 QRISTIN: Quantum Routines In Space-Terrestrial Integrated Networks
    🔹 FRQGAN4AD: Federated and Robust Quantum Generative Adversarial Networks for Anomaly Detection in Future Internet

    ➡️ Discover more details in this article: ngisargasso.eu/2025/06/10/thre

    #InternetOfHumans #InternetOfTrust #QuantumTech #QuantumTechnology #NGISargasso

    @ngi