Trapped-ion quantum computing turns 25
May 2020: 25 years ago the seminal Cirac-Zoller paper that laid the foundation for a trapped-ion quantum computer appeared in PRL.
AQT quantum computer becomes backend for t|ket⟩ quantum software
April 2020: The AQT quantum computer is now supported by t|ket⟩, the quantum software development kit of Cambridge Quantum Computing (CQC), via pytket.
AQT announces strategic partnership with HQS
April 2020: Quantum hardware start-up AQT and quantum software start-up HQS and join their forces.
Honorary doctorate for AQT co-founder Rainer Blatt
January 2020: AQT co-founder Rainer Blatt receives honorary doctorate from the Complutense University of Madrid.
Benchmarking the scalability and performance of quantum computers
AQT researchers and colleagues have demonstrated a new method to benchmark different quantum computer platforms.
AQT now supports Qiskit as quantum software tool
The AQT ion trap quantum computer now supports Qiskit, a prominent open-source quantum programming language initially created by IBM and developed by scientist all around the world.
AQT quantum computer leverages Cirq for algorithm development
Quantum algorithm developers can now have direct access to our quantum computer in Innsbruck. The Cirq framework developed by Google can be used to explore quantum algorithms on our trapped ions.
AQT co-founder is awarded Bell Prize
We are delighted to announce that AQT co-founder Peter Zoller receives the John Stewart Bell Prize for his outstanding achievements in the field of quantum information processing.
New investors to support AQT
Recently AQT closed a deal with the Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft mbH (FFG) and University of Innsbruck (UIBK).
AQT at European Forum Alpbach
AQT co-founders Thomas Monz and Rainer Blatt are going to attend the European Forum Alpbach 2019. On August 16-22, they host a introductory seminar on quantum technologies and present the Quantum Showcase Austria.