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That's quantum computing news for you. The entire industry is designed to part VCs from their money through making promises on future applications of the most o

• Zigurd 2y ago
  The DoD wants in on that deal. I suspect the full-court PR press Microsoft is engaging in is, at least in part, designed to get a DARPA contract for their approach to quantum computing. It's also a potentially useful distraction in case the AI bubble pops.
• pclmulqdq 2y ago
  It's not VCs who are mostly funding this boondoggle. It's the DoD and NSF (and equivalents in Europe and China). I am half convinced that one of the main strategic benefits of PQC is the ability to stop funding quantum computing programs on the value of "what if this one works?" Also, note that quantum sensors are not quantum computers, and actually have made real advances in the last 30 years. This article is light on that, though.
• wasabi991011 2y ago
  This isn't a quantum computing article, it's quantum sensing. Very different promise, level of investment, and current evidence. For example, LIGO has been using squeezed light for increased sensitivity. Avalanche photodiodes are used in optical transceivers. I believe SQUIDs have been used in a number of medical applications. In every case here, the quantum sensors have been used to improve science experiments before eventually making it to market. I would be surprised if this doesn't also hold true for these diamond vacancy centres. Edit: To clarify, the article does mention quantum computers in it's introduction. But quantum sensors are then presented as almost an "opposite" to quantum computers.