Quantum Computing

Quantum Messenger: Innovative Ideas for Transmitting Secrets

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Quantum Messenger: Innovative Ideas for Transmitting Secrets

Quantum mechanics combined with information science leads to quantum informatics, which includes three fundamental directions. Besides quantum computing, there are also quantum communication and quantum precision measurement. In quantum communication, the most researched and applied area is quantum cryptography. The door to quantum cryptography was opened by three scientists who first proposed several innovative ideas … Read more

Understanding the History, Applications, and Future of Semiconductors

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Understanding the History, Applications, and Future of Semiconductors

Source: Semiconductor Think Tank History of Semiconductor Development 1 Semiconductors are the foundation of information technology. The invention of large-scale integrated circuits, semiconductor lasers, and various semiconductor devices in the last century played a crucial role in the modern information technology revolution, triggering a new global industrial revolution. Information technology is the major trend in … Read more

Quantum Bit Encoding: How to Program with Quantum Assembly Language

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Quantum Bit Encoding: How to Program with Quantum Assembly Language

Author | W. Wayt Gibbs Translator | Sambodhi Planner | Liu Yan Assembly language is the lowest-level programming language that works directly on hardware. As is well known, all data and instructions in computers consist of 0s and 1s. In quantum computers, there are assembly instructions similar to those in classical computers. The quantum assembly … Read more

Quantum Bit Encoding: Programming with Quantum Assembly Language

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Quantum Bit Encoding: Programming with Quantum Assembly Language

Click Subscribe to the “IEEE Electrical and Electronics Engineers” public account above to gather global cutting-edge technology trends and open up new ideas for scientific research and entrepreneurship. Image: Sandia National LaboratoriesQSCOUT’s ion trap uses an electromagnetic field to hold a chain of ytterbium-171 ions that function as qubits. Launched in February with 3 qubits, … Read more

Understanding Quantum Communication, Precision Measurement, and Computing

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Understanding Quantum Communication, Precision Measurement, and Computing

Source | Learning Times General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out the importance and urgency of promoting the development of quantum technology, emphasizing the need to strengthen strategic planning and systematic layout for quantum technology development, grasp major trends, and make proactive moves. Recently, Learning Times invited Academician Pan Jianwei’s team to write three popular science … Read more

Analysis of Information Security Threats for Quantum Computing and Countermeasures

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Analysis of Information Security Threats for Quantum Computing and Countermeasures

※ Research Think Tank on Information Society Policy ※※ A Barometer of Cutting-edge Information and Communication Technology ※ Author Introduction LAI Junsen Senior Engineer and Director of Optical Network Technology and Application Research Department, Technology and Standards Research Institute, China Academy of Information and Communications Technology, with primary research areas including quantum information, quantum communication, … Read more

Analysis of Information Security Threats for Quantum Computing and Countermeasures

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Analysis of Information Security Threats for Quantum Computing and Countermeasures

※ Research on Information Society Policy Thought Bank ※※ Barometer of Information and Communication Technology Frontiers ※ Author Introduction LAI Junsen Chief Engineer of the Optical Network Technology and Application Research Department at the Technology and Standards Research Institute of the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology, Senior Engineer, with main research directions in … Read more

The Way in Silicon: Natural Laws in Circuit Boards

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The Way in Silicon: Natural Laws in Circuit Boards

On the nanoscale copper foil circuits, current travels at the speed of light between transistors. This precise creation of modern technology resonates wonderfully with the “Way” described by Laozi two thousand years ago, creating a remarkable harmony in the folds of time and space.When we examine circuit boards from a Taoist perspective, we find that … Read more

Securing Communication with Quantum Entanglement

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Securing Communication with Quantum Entanglement

Challenges of Traditional Cryptography For many, cryptography seems to be an esoteric discipline, cleverly transforming information so that it is meaningless to everyone except the intended recipient. In fact, cryptography is ubiquitous in daily life, from websites to various communication apps, all requiring cryptography or encryption technologies to protect the privacy of information. For example, … Read more

China’s Quantum Chip Breakthrough: From Laboratory to Industrial Revolution

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China's Quantum Chip Breakthrough: From Laboratory to Industrial Revolution

In 2025, the global competition in quantum technology has entered a heated phase. When Google’s quantum chip announced a thousand-fold breakthrough in error correction capabilities, Chinese research teams declared to the world with the dual breakthroughs of the “Zuchongzhi No. 3” superconducting quantum computer and the “Jiuzhang No. 4” photonic quantum computer: China has transformed … Read more