Patrick Hayden and John Preskill's 2007 JHEP article "Black holes as mirrors: Quantum information in random subsystems" inspirehep.net/literature/759… reaches 1,000 citations. #topcites IOP Publishing

"NIST has released a final set of encryption tools designed to withstand the attack of a quantum computer ... NIST is encouraging computer system administrators to begin transitioning to the new standards as soon as possible."

A unique program, led by chemist Scott Cushing, pairs Caltech grad students and postdocs with undergraduate students from schools without strong research programs, and both benefit. caltech.edu/about/news/bui…

A clock on the Moon gains about a second in 50 years compared to a clock on Earth.

The incredible SURF students who joined our research group during Summer 2024. Left to right: Matthew, Akshar, Jun, me, Sary, Zosia, Richard, Christine. (SURF = Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships.)

After 33 years, we can more fully appreciate how arXiv.org has transformed science. Thank you, Paul.

Chatting with friends Sergio and Hartmut Google Quantum AI.

In four weeks from now John John Preskill - the Richard P. Feynman Professor from Caltech (IQIM) - will visit ETH Zurich #Zurich to give a set of three 2024 Pauli Lectures on a range of #quantum #science and #technology topics. More information is available here:

10 years ago Kelly et al showed bigger rep code circuits do better. The dream was to do the same for a full quantum code. This year we finally did it. arxiv.org/abs/2408.13687 has d=5 surface codes twice as good as d=3. And d=7 twice as good again, outliving the physical qubits.

Exciting work from Google Quantum AI showing error suppression beyond breakeven and scaling with distance. Massively outperforms last year's results. The pace of progress towards fault-tolerance is really picking up. Now do it with an asymptotically good code!🙃

Listening to John Preskill's journey from quantum chromodynamics to non-Abelian anyons to Learning In The Quantum World, as we honour him with the 2024 #BellPrize ! Congratulations, John! CQIQC

Outlook for quantum computing by John Preskill

John Preskill John Preskill clarifies why he's receiving the John Stewart Bell Prize: because of these two guys. The Fields Institute Richard Kueng Hsin-Yuan (Robert) Huang

Enjoying the banquet after the Bell Prize ceremony last night CQIQC

With Hoi-Kwong Lo and three of my "grandchildren" CQIQC: Sobhan, Xiang, and Yen-An.

Jeff Kimble 1949-2024. An extraordinary pioneer of quantum information science and a great friend who inspired me in many ways. Jeff's wise counsel made me a better scientist and a better person.

Jeff Kimble in 2014: "If you want to be at the cusp of the future, you have to be willing to fail … You better believe it’s scary. But it’s ... a privileged position to be able to explore. So if you know what you’re doing, don’t do it!" youtube.com/watch?v=1zD1U1…

This likely is a must read for anyone in #quantum #science and #technology. “Department of Commerce Implements Controls on #Quantum Computing and Other Advanced Technologies Alongside International Partners” bis.gov/press-release/… I will read it now. Comment with your thoughts

Caltech mourns the passing of Harry Jeffrey Kimble, a giant in the field of physics, who died on September 2. caltech.edu/about/news/cal…

The National Quantum Initiative Advisory Committee has published a report about quantum networking. The report emphasizes the need for fundamental research to clarify the potential applications of quantum networks and to advance the enabling technologies. quantum.gov/nqiac-report-o…