The Quantum Collection
Here is a guide for all my posts on quantum computing to help you figure out where to start!
Explorers
No idea where to start or even what the fuss is all about? Try 15 Questions about Quantum. At 4 minutes reading time, it’s the quickest way to learn enough about quantum computing to sound smart at cocktail parties.
If you’re keen to learn more about technical details, then I can offer What is Quantum Computing? It looks at different qubit modalities and the ingredients that power quantum computers: superposition, entanglement, and quantum parallelism. How these ingredients are combined to make quantum chips, is the topic of Making Quantum Computers. What else is part of the stack between your code and the quantum chip is laid out in The Quantum Stack.
Learners
If you want to dive deeper into quantum computing, then Learn Quantum Computing has a curated list of books, introductory research papers, videos, and courses. If you prefer courses, please check A Review of Quantum Computing Courses, which details the best courses for every skill level.
For the people who prefer to try technologies rather than read about them, Zoose Quantum offers the easiest way in: no installation required, because it runs VSCode in your browser with all popular quantum packages included out of the box. To see these technologies in perspective, including public clouds where you can run your code on actual quantum computers, check out A Brief History of Quantum Programming.
Inspiration
Do you want to see what various companies are doing with quantum computers today before you make up your mind if it is worth your time? Fair enough! NISQ Use Cases and Quantum Technology in the Fortune Global 500 cover all your needs. You can read about overall trends as well as follow links to specific use cases, in case you want to dig a little deeper. An interactive dashboard enables you to slice and dice the data I collected yourself.
Researchers
If you want to dig deeper into current research on quantum computing and quantum information science, the Quantum Insights section is for you. In it, I discuss important or interesting research papers in the field and place them in a larger context.
Managing the Hype
It may seem that quantum computers are about to solve all the world’s problems, at least if you read and believe the popular press, but what, if anything, is true? To manage expectations, The I/O Bottleneck in Quantum Computing offers a sobering yet realistic take on quantum computing in the next decade.
The various roadmaps for the years ahead are summarized in Roads to Quantum Advantage and updated for 2024. The raw data, collated from many public sources, is also available for your perusal.
Use Cases for Near-Term Quantum Computers shows that the most viable near-term use case for NISQ devices is the simulation of quantum physical processes, not optimization, machine learning, or cryptography.
The Product Management Opportunity in Quantum Computing shows how vendors and users disagree on priorities and why that matters. Spinning Quantum dives deeper into the fact that utility is not around the corner yet, which has already led to a reduction in private investments. An overview of all public and private investments is given in Global Investment in Quantum Computing. It shows which regions are betting on quantum computing and which risk being left behind.
In High-Temperature Superconductors in Quantum Computers, I talk about what the discovery of room-temperature superconductors might mean for quantum computing.