TQI QuickBits -- Nobel Nod, Qunnect Connects on a Series A, Intel Ready to Scale, And More News in Quantum

It's not often that an entire industry feels like they won a Nobel Prize, but the announcement that quantum pioneers -- Alain Aspect, John Clouser and Anton Zeilinger -- were awarded the 2022 Nobel Prize for Physics felt very much like we were caught up in a communal celebration this week.

We'll have some of that reaction below.

Also -- some congratulations for Qunnect . The company announced its Series A, which gathered $8 million in funding. That round was led by Airbus Ventures.

Also Also -- I've written before that the UK has nurtured a strong quantum ecosystem. It's going to get a lot stronger. UKQuantum promises to be a united voice for the thoughts, concerns and ambitions of the growing community of quantum tech researchers and entrepreneurs in the UK -- and connect them globally.

Let's look at other stories affecting quantum this week -- and remember to subscribe to?TQI's newsletter ?to make sure you don't miss a story.

Quantum Quotes

The Nobel Prize in Physics for 2022 went to Alain Aspect, John Clouser and Anton Zeilinger, three pioneers in the study of quantum information that paved the way for our current quantum tech industry. The quantum community sees this not just as a scientific prize for hard work in an extremely complex field, but also -- tangentially -- recognition of the revolutionary potential of quantum itself.

“It has become increasingly clear that a new kind of quantum technology is emerging. We can see that the laureates’ work with entangled states is of great importance, even beyond the fundamental questions about the interpretation of quantum mechanics." -- Anders Irb?ck, Chair of the Nobel Committee for Physics.

Ilyas Khan, CEO, and Tony Uttley, President and COO of Quantinuum issued the following joint statement about the Noble Prize in Physics.

“We at Quantinuum along with everyone involved in the quantum technology sector across academia and industry are thrilled at the announcement by the Nobel Committee of their award of the Physics prize. This recognition of the power of quantum information systems is timely on many counts, but above all is a wonderful acknowledgement of the fact that experimental advances underpin the quantum technologies revolution that we are embarking upon. Our scientists, engineers and everyone at Quantinuum are inspired by the work and legacy of Alain Aspect, John F. Clauser, and Anton Zeilinger as we look to bring quantum computing to reality for researchers and business leaders.”

Quantum Company-of-the-Week -- Qunnect

Qunnect -- a key company building the quantum internet -- announced its $8 million Series A in a round led by Airbus Ventures. But, based on The Quantum Insider's Intelligence Platform shows a history of Qunnect's momentum.

The Intelligence Platform offers the latest news and intelligence on companies with just a click of the button. This lets users get multiple perspectives on a company -- and its organizational history -- with a click of a button.

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Government funding is an important -- and somewhat murky -- part of the effort to develop quantum technologies. TQI's Intelligence Platform is helping users make sense of this funding source.

QuickBits

Nobel Prize in Physics Goes to Pioneering Quantum Entanglement Researchers, Recognizes Growing Real-World Uses of Exotic Phenomena

The 2022 Noble Prize in Physics was awarded to three pioneers who conducted experiments on quantum entanglement. The prize also recognizes that this once esoteric-sounding — and acting — quantum phenomena is becoming the backbone of a rapidly emerging quantum industry.

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UKQuantum Launches Consortium to Accelerate UK Innovation

UKQuantum is an industry-led consortium founded to be the voice of the UK quantum industry. Building upon the UK’s premier research and education institutions, UKQuantum will ensure that the United Kingdom remains a world leader in the quantum technology industry. Now open for membership applications, UKQuantum welcomes all quantum parties across the quantum ecosystem to join and help shape the future of quantum technology in the UK.

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Qunnect Raises $8 Million in Series A Funding, Led by Airbus Ventures

Qunnect, the leader in quantum internet technologies, today announces its Series A financing of over $8M, led by Airbus Ventures, with additional participation from Quantonation, SandboxAQ, NY Ventures, Impact Science Ventures, and Motus Ventures.

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VIPC Selects Quantum Computing Inc. as a Partner for Risk-Based Flight Trajectories

The Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation (VIPC) announced today a partnership with Quantum Computing Inc. (QCI) (NASDAQ: QUBT), a Virginia-based emerging leader in accessible quantum computing, to determine optimal flight trajectories for unmanned aerial vehicles leveraging QCI’s Path to Quantum consulting, Qatalyst? software, and Quantum Photonic Systems hardware.

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Intel Says Research Advance Moves The Company Closer Toward Large-Scale Quantum Chip Production

The Intel Labs and Components Research organizations have demonstrated the industry’s highest reported yield and uniformity to date of silicon spin qubit devices developed at Intel’s transistor research and development facility, Gordon Moore Park at Ronler Acres in Hillsboro, Oregon. This achievement represents a major milestone for scaling and working towards fabricating quantum chips on Intel’s transistor manufacturing processes.

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