Cornell Researchers Demonstrate Standing-Wave EIT Cooling for Trapped Ions

thequantuminsider.com Sep 21, 2026

Cornell Researchers Demonstrate Standing-Wave EIT Cooling for Trapped Ions

Curated by Shubham · TechCapsules · Sep 21, 2026

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Cornell University researchers, led by Professor Karan Mehta, used Nullspace ES to simulate electrostatic fields for a chip‑scale ion trap, enabling the first experimental demonstration of standing‑wave electromagnetically‑induced‑transparency (EIT) cooling for trapped ions. The simulations produced baseline voltage sets for axial confinement, radial mode rotation, and sub‑micron ion positioning. The new cooling method achieved higher rates, covered more motional modes, and reached lower final phonon occupation numbers than conventional running‑wave techniques.

💡 Why It Matters

· The experiment proves that advanced electrostatic simulation can accelerate the development of faster, more scalable trapped‑ion quantum processors, pushing the field closer to practical quantum computing.

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Chulalongkorn University and AIST Sign MoU on Quantum Technology

On July 24, 2026, Chulalongkorn University and Japan’s National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) signed a five‑year memorandum of understanding through G‑QuAT to deepen collaboration in quantum technology. The agreement covers joint research, researcher exchanges, academic events, and ecosystem building, with Chulalongkorn coordinating via Siam Quantum Square and AIST providing access to its quantum computing infrastructure. The MoU aims to advance quantum computing applications, develop skilled talent, and strengthen the international quantum ecosystem between Thailand and Japan.

💡 The partnership positions Thailand to rapidly acquire expertise from Japan’s mature quantum sector, accelerating local talent development and industrial adoption of quantum solutions.

thequantuminsider.com · Sep 21

SEALSQ, WISeKey and Jura Sign MoU for Swiss Post-Quantum Semiconductor Center

SEALSQ Corp, WISeKey International Holding, and the Canton of Jura signed a memorandum of understanding to create a Post‑Quantum Semiconductor and Cybersecurity Center in the Swiss canton. The project will invest roughly CHF 40‑60 million over six years, focusing on the QS7001 Quantum Shield and related secure firmware personalization, testing, and certification. The initiative aims to generate about 40 jobs in two years, expanding to over 250 by year eight, with a majority of positions filled by local residents. The center will build on the Quantix Edge Security model in Spain and seek partnerships with Swiss academia, industry, and defense programs.

💡 By establishing a sovereign post‑quantum semiconductor hub, Switzerland could secure critical supply chains for defense and high‑security sectors, reducing reliance on foreign technology. The collaboration leverages local precision manufacturing expertise, positioning the country as a leader in quantum‑ready hardware.

thequantuminsider.com · Sep 21

D-Wave Appoints Former BNP Paribas CIO Bernard Gavgani to Board

D‑Wave Quantum Inc. announced the appointment of Bernard Gavgani, former group chief information officer of BNP Paribas, to its Board of Directors and Cybersecurity Committee. Gavgani, who now serves as senior advisor for technology and innovation to BNP Paribas executive management, will join the board in a personal capacity. His résumé includes overseeing global technology strategy, AI governance, cybersecurity, and large‑scale operational transformation at the French banking giant. D‑Wave highlighted his experience in integrating emerging technologies within regulated enterprises and his expertise in risk management and network modernization. The move comes as the NASDAQ‑listed firm, the only provider of both quantum annealing and gate‑model systems, seeks to strengthen its technology infrastructure and operational capabilities while scaling its quantum computing offerings.

💡 Gavgani’s enterprise‑scale cyber and transformation expertise gives D‑Wave a rare bridge between cutting‑edge quantum hardware and the practical demands of corporate IT adoption.

quantumcomputingreport.com · Sep 20

Fortaegis Technologies Raises $50 Million Series A to Deploy Hardware-Rooted Quantum-Safe Secure…

Fortaegis Technologies secured $50 million in Series A funding to advance its hardware‑rooted, quantum‑safe secure compute architecture. The company’s leadership features Ilyas Khan, founder of Quantinuum, as chairman, and founder‑CEO Boudewijn Wijnands, with Chris Miller on the U.S. board. Fortaegis’s silicon platform generates dynamic, quantum‑resistant encryption keys from microscopic manufacturing variations, avoiding permanent key storage and eliminating theft vectors. The firm reports 17 patents, 14 pending, and machine‑to‑machine speeds over 200 times faster than software cryptography. Funds will scale FPGA deployments and accelerate custom ASIC development for data centers, defense, telecom, and autonomous infrastructure.

💡 The technology offers a practical, silicon‑based defense against emerging quantum decryption threats, potentially redefining secure communications in high‑throughput AI and critical infrastructure sectors.

quantumcomputingreport.com · Sep 20

University of Pennsylvania Demonstrates Single-Gate Parallel Entanglement on Room-Temperature Diamond Quantum Register

University of Pennsylvania researchers created a four‑qubit Greenberger–Horne–Zeilinger state on a room‑temperature diamond quantum register, entangling the central electron spin of a nitrogen‑vacancy center with three nearby 13C nuclear spins in 14.8 µs. The team used a single XY8 dynamical‑decoupling sequence, turning crosstalk into parallel conditional gates and achieving a ten‑fold speedup over traditional sequential two‑qubit protocols. Gate fidelities reached 0.92 for the four‑qubit state, surpassing prior room‑temperature demonstrations. The method is scalable to other solid‑state platforms and supports quantum error correction and sensing.

💡 By converting unavoidable crosstalk into a resource, the work unlocks faster, higher‑fidelity entanglement in solid‑state systems, a critical step toward practical quantum processors that operate at ambient temperatures.

quantumcomputingreport.com · Sep 20

IBM Research Demonstrates Hybrid Spacetime PEC to Reduce Error-Mitigation Sampling Overhead by…

IBM Research unveiled Spacetime Probabilistic Error Cancellation (Spacetime PEC), a hybrid framework that combines Probabilistic Error Cancellation with post‑selected Quantum Error Detection. The method reduces sampling overhead by exploiting circuit syndrome data to eliminate single‑location errors, achieving up to a 63‑fold decrease in overhead compared to standard PEC. In experiments on a 27‑qubit heavy‑hex processor, Spacetime PEC restored ideal magnetization in Trotterized Ising dynamics while cutting total sampling effort dramatically. The approach bridges physical‑qubit mitigation and full fault‑tolerant quantum computing.

💡 By slashing sampling costs, Spacetime PEC makes large‑scale quantum simulations more feasible, accelerating progress toward practical quantum advantage.