Shor's first challenger, Web Encryption, Women in Quantum and new Job Opportunities

Researchers at MIT have pioneered the use of "fluxonium" qubits in quantum computing, achieving record-breaking gate accuracies, exceeding 99.9% for two-qubit gates and 99.99% for single-qubit gates. This breakthrough, which overcomes traditional qubit vulnerabilities to errors, can significantly accelerate quantum computing's feasibility for practical applications. With the success of fluxonium, an MIT-affiliated startup, Atlantic Quantum, has been established, aiming to develop a commercial quantum computer leveraging this novel qubit technology.

Moungi Bawendi, Louis Brus, and Alexei Ekimov have been awarded the 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their discovery and development of quantum dots—tiny nanocrystals with quantum properties. These nanoparticles can emit specific light colors based on their size, with applications in electronics, biomedicine, and more. Today, quantum dots are used in technologies like QLED TVs and show potential in areas like quantum computing and solar energy.

Amanda Chew, with a foundation in computer science from Brown University, worked at Microsoft's Visual Studio App Center. Intrigued by quantum computing, especially after Google's 2019 quantum supremacy announcement, she left Microsoft in 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic found her in Singapore, where she engaged with the quantum community and joined Horizon Quantum Computing by November 2020. Now as the VP of Product, she's focused on developing tools that simplify quantum computer programming.