Automates everything from quantum-circuit generation to placement on IBM quantum processors and error suppression for materials and chemistry research.
Q-CTRL’s error‑suppression software Fire Opal now supports IBM Quantum Nighthawk. In a 60‑qubit fermionic simulation it reported roughly a 12× speedup versus previous hardware.
Independent evaluation of 36 quantum industry companies across technology, business results, QEC, manufacturing capability, customers and revenue. The Autumn 2026 edition adds nine firms — including Quantum Machines, Bluefors, Qblox and Riverlane — and analyzes ranking shifts since the summer edition and changing competitive axes in the quantum industry.
Q-CTRL introduced Boulder Opal, software that automates quantum processor calibration, and presented calibration times and gate fidelities on a QuantWare D-Line QPU.
Q-CTRL updated its quantum infrastructure software Fire Opal, adding constrained optimization, Pauli twirling to reduce residual errors, and a compiler option to suppress approximations.
Q-CTRL has released a function for expectation estimation on real quantum hardware, and added a finance-focused tutorial. The company says the feature can run on up to 17 qubits.
NASA has awarded Infleqtion an additional $20 million to develop a quantum sensor that measures gravity gradients from low Earth orbit.
Q-CTRL measured maritime gravity distribution with a quantum gravimeter and matched it to maps to position a vessel. The company says it maintained 1 nautical mile accuracy without special stabilization equipment or frequent recalibration.
Infleqtion plans a 2027 field test in Colorado of quantum gravity gradiometry to detect subsurface density contrasts and geological structures.
Evaluating Ironstone Opal—a quantum sensor system that measures regional magnetic and gravity fields for aircraft. Aims to provide alternative positioning during GPS disruption.
Q-CTRL has appointed Malo Cadoret, who has field-demonstration experience with mobile quantum gravimeters, as Principal Scientist to strengthen development of quantum navigation for dynamic environments including maritime settings.
Q-CTRL reports executing the quantum Fourier transform on up to 100 qubits on IBM Heron r3, extracting the correct frequency as the most frequent measurement outcome.
Qubit counts and funding alone don’t tell the whole story. Quantum Index’s editorial team gave independent 3–5 year outlooks for 29 leading domestic and international quantum-related companies, evaluating technical feasibility, distance to commercialization, revenue, customer base, and more.
Q-CTRL outlines the conditions needed to commercialize quantum computers, using integration examples at RIKEN and Elevate Quantum to highlight the importance of HPC integration, operational automation, and workforce development.