{"id":14261,"date":"2024-01-17T13:00:19","date_gmt":"2024-01-17T13:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/TheNextWeb=1403065"},"modified":"2024-01-17T13:00:19","modified_gmt":"2024-01-17T13:00:19","slug":"dutch-startup-nets-e8m-for-quantum-modem-tech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/?p=14261","title":{"rendered":"Dutch startup nets \u20ac8M for \u2018quantum modem\u2019 tech"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Delft-based QphoX just raised the biggest round of a Dutch quantum startup to date. The \u20ac8mn will aid the company in its mission to develop <\/span>core hardware required to allow quantum computers to communicate over an optical network \u2014 a quantum \u201cmodem,\u201d if you will.<\/span><\/p>\n

As the quantum computing ecosystem continues to develop globally, it is becoming increasingly clear that no one company will be responsible for \u201cthe\u201d quantum<\/a> breakthrough. Rather, it will come from a combination of companies all working on solving their specific part of the puzzle.  <\/span><\/p>\n

QphoX\u2019s technology supports quantum transduction, i.e. the process of converting quantum information from one form of physical system to another. This will enable the scalability of large quantum computing<\/a> systems within data centres. Ultimately, the company says, this could form the backbone of a future quantum internet. <\/span>
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<\/span>The quantum internet would represent a major milestone in communication technology, essentially utilising the principles of quantum mechanics for entirely new ways of transmitting information. <\/span><\/p>\n

It would be, among other things, un-hackable, and enable quantum teleportation, i.e. the transfer of quantum states from one location to another without physically moving the particles that make up those states. Most likely, it will also introduce entirely new applications, some of which we cannot yet imagine.<\/span><\/p>\n

Part of a growing Dutch quantum ecosystem<\/h2>\n
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But we are getting ahead of ourselves \u2014 back to QphoX and the news at hand. The \u20ac8mn funding round is led by <\/span>QDNL Participations, a \u20ac15mn fund aimed at bridging the gap between the grant-giving phase of quantum research and venture investment. The EIC Fund, and existing investors Quantonation, Speedinvest, High-Tech Gr\u00fcnderfonds, and Delft Enterprises also participated. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe are very grateful to be entrusted by our investors to build the technology that will enable real quantum computing applications. At the moment, we are the only company with the transduction hardware at a performance level that will allow quantum systems to connect through optical quantum channels,\u201d said QphoX co-founder and CEO Simon Groeblacher. <\/span><\/p>\n

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<\/i><\/a>QphoX is something so rare as a tech startup with gender balance. Credit: QphoX<\/figcaption>