Quantum Computing: 22nd July 2025

AI Comes Up with Bizarre Physics Experiments. But They Work. (quantamagazine​.org). AI enhances gravitational-wave detectors and experimental physics through novel designs, revealing unexpected insights and improving upon traditional methods of human physicists

Dragoncatcher: Quantum automata (robinsloan​.com). Exploration of quantum automata in generative art, featuring emergent glyphs and reflections on privacy and authorship in digital spaces

Greatly enhanced nonreciprocal transport in KTaO₃-based interface superconductors linked to parity mixing (phys​.org). Enhanced nonreciprocal transport in KTaO₃ superconductors linked to parity mixing of spin states offers insights into superconductivity and potential spintronic applications

Quasi-Quantifying Qubits for 100 Quid (hackaday​.com). DIY Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectrometer built for under $100 using Raspberry Pi Pico, aiding in quantum computing research

Frequently Asked Questions about FHE (jeremykun​.com). Explores frequently asked questions about Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE), its security, operational methods, applications, and comparisons to other privacy-enhancing technologies

Blog: Post-Quantum Cryptography in Kubernetes (kubernetes​.dev). Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) reaches Kubernetes with ML-KEM, ensuring TLS connections are future-proof against quantum threats

Post-Quantum Cryptograpy Proof of Concept Implementations (netmeister​.org). Exploration of post-quantum cryptography with implementations in BoringSSL, Go, Java, and OpenSSL for verifying compatibility in TLS hybrid key exchange

Post-Quantum Cryptography in Kubernetes (kubernetes​.io). Explores the implications of Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) on TLS and the Kubernetes ecosystem amidst the rise of quantum computing threats

Java Security Evolution - Out with the Old, In with the New (inside​.java). Java security evolves with JDK 24 disabling the Security Manager and introducing quantum-resistant algorithms, addressing emerging threats and enhancing application security

What is a quantum eraser? (skullsinthestars​.com). Exploration of quantum erasers, wave-particle duality, interference patterns, and polarization effects in quantum optics through Young's experiment

Classical Fluid Analogies for Schrödinger-Newton Systems (telescoper​.blog). Explores classical fluid analogies for Schrödinger-Newton systems, focusing on viscosity and pressure in quantum mechanics, co-authored by Aoibhinn Gallagher

New Experiment Rules out Bohmian Mechanics. It’s Serious. (backreaction​.blogspot​.com). A recent experimental study has cast significant doubt on the validity of Bohmian mechanics in quantum theory, raising important questions about quantum foundations

We Have a New Record For The Most Accurate Clock Ever Built (cosmicmeta​.io). NIST's aluminum ion optical clock achieves unprecedented accuracy with 19 decimal place precision, revolutionizing timekeeping and fundamental physics through quantum logic techniques

Efficient Classical-Processing of Constant-Depth Time Evolution Circuits in Control Hardware (arxiv:cs). Optimizing classical processing time in quantum many-body systems using hardware-assisted parameterized circuit execution for efficient computation of dynamical properties

Obfuscation of Unitary Quantum Programs (arxiv:cs). First quantum state obfuscation scheme for unitary quantum programs with quantum inputs/outputs using functional quantum authentication and projective linear-plus-measurement compiler

Solving wave equation problems on D-Wave quantum annealers (arxiv:math). Solving one-dimensional Helmholtz equations using D-Wave quantum annealers, exploring encoding strategies, stability, and hybrid quantum-classical approaches

BenchRL-QAS: Benchmarking reinforcement learning algorithms for quantum architecture search (arxiv:cs). BenchRL-QAS evaluates nine RL algorithms for quantum architecture search across various tasks and noise levels, revealing context-dependent performance and emphasizing tailored algorithm selection

The Proportional Fair Scheduler in Wavelength-Multiplexed Quantum Networks (arxiv:cs). Optimal pumping strategies in quantum networks enable secure communication through entangled photons, addressing resource contention with proportional fairness algorithms for efficient key distribution

Surrogate Quantum Circuit Design for the Lattice Boltzmann Collision Operator (arxiv:cs). Surrogate quantum circuit design for lattice Boltzmann method enables efficient simulation of turbulent flows without ancilla qubits or post-selection

Quantum Boltzmann Machines using Parallel Annealing for Medical Image Classification (arxiv:cs). Quantum Boltzmann Machines with parallel annealing enhance medical image classification, achieving results comparable to CNNs with significant speed-up in training

Quantum Shadows: The Dining Information Brokers (arxiv:cs). Quantum Dining Information Brokers Problem enables simultaneous, anonymous information exchange among distributed brokers using an entanglement-based quantum protocol

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