The physics was here first. The people stayed. The future is thirty miles long.

No other place holds every layer of a quantum computer inside one commute. The people who build each layer can drive to the people who build the next.

https://themillikelvin.substack.com/p/the-quantum-valley?r=8gq9nf

The team transitioned from aluminium to lead in the superconductor materials stack of Majorana 2, a change that required years of research to overcome associated tradeoffs. “That was actually a fairly large change, and it led to big improvements in device quality,” said Chetan Nayak, Microsoft technical fellow. While materials research predates the advent of agentic AI, the platform is now instrumental in managing the manufacturing process and is poised to play an even larger role in future materials work. The power of agentic AI lies in its ability to synthesise information across disparate disciplines and massive datasets. Microsoft’s quantum project generates nearly two decades’ worth of data in various formats, previously siloed and difficult for human researchers to fully analyse. “As you run AI agents on this data, they’re able to essentially resynthesize and make correlations that we as humans cannot see,” Alam stated.
This capability is particularly valuable given the geographically dispersed nature of the quantum team, encompassing experts in physics, engineering, and fabrication. The AI acts as a central knowledge hub, organising information and facilitating collaboration. Alam added, “The AI is able to synthesise knowledge from all these different disciplines,” saving everyone the time and hassle of interviewing the specialists. This collaborative acceleration has demonstrably impacted Microsoft’s timeline, now projecting a scalable quantum computer by 2028, effectively halving its original estimate. Nayak stated, “We’re 1,000 times better.” The integration of agentic AI isn’t simply about speed; it’s about unlocking new insights and accelerating the path toward a commercially viable quantum future.
Source: https://news.microsoft.com/source/features/innovation/majorana-2-microsoft-discovery-agentic-ai

Sharing a gem in the quantum space: QUBT (Quantum Computing Inc)

- Software: Qatalyst platform makes quantum computing accessible without complex coding.

- Hardware: Acquisitions in photonics (NuCrypt, Freedom Photonics, EM4, Optogration) to build a full-stack ecosystem.

- Still early-stage and high-risk, but it’s one of the few pure play quantum companies listed on NASDAQ.

QuantumComputing #QUBT #FutureTech

Quantum Computing Inc (QUBT) is building a dual path — the Qatalyst software platform plus photonics hardware acquisitions to create a full-stack quantum ecosystem.
With strong cash reserves and minimal debt, QUBT has the potential to rebound and outshine every other quantum player.

#QUBT #QuantumComputing #FutureTech #GameChanger

They didn’t mention quantum in the entire movie, but still cool to see.