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Applications2 min read

A Clean Quantum Run Can Still Measure the Wrong Thing

A software-release analysis of Pasqal’s October 8 toolkit: it connects ideas to quantum hardware while leaving important scientific checks to the researcher.

CURBy team members Jasper Palfree, Gautam Kavuri and Krister Shalm in the laboratory associated with the NIST/CU Boulder public quantum-randomness service. Credit: NIST.
Photo: NIST
Applications6 min read

Can you trust a coin toss? A quantum beacon comes with receipts

CURBy’s 2025 Bell-test service connects public random values to inspectable records. That can help a transparent draw, while its rules still determine whether the process is fair.

The Kaufman group’s strontium-atom apparatus. This photograph illustrates laboratory control of atoms; it is a different experiment from Q-CTRL’s gravimeter and does not show the maritime navigation equipment.
Kaufman group, University of Colorado Boulder/Quantum Systems Accelerator; image metadata: P.Schine
Applications6 min read

How a quantum sensor helped a ship navigate without GPS

Q-CTRL’s August trial used gravity measurements to check a ship’s position over an 83-kilometre route. Maps, conventional instruments and error bounds are part of the story.

The NTT Communications headquarters building stands behind trees along a Tokyo street.
Context photo: Lombroso
Applications4 min read

What would make a quantum pilot worth the money?

NTT DOCOMO BUSINESS and Classiq are partnering in Japan. Their announcement highlights the practical test for any quantum pilot: does a better answer change a real decision?

A rectangular array of small detector elements and fine wiring mounted on a circuit board inside a gold-colored metal frame.
NIST
Applications3 min read

Quantum Sensors Are Making Nuclear Material Easier to Read

Superconducting detectors measured important X-ray features more precisely, helping scientists interpret overlapping signals from nuclear material.

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