🔬 Quantum Hardware Research

Predicting the (un)knowable (newsreleases​.sandia​.gov). Sandia researchers use a neural network-driven model to predict quantum-processor errors, improving efficiency and guiding future quantum computing efforts

Johns Hopkins Team Breaks Through Quantum Noise (jhuapl​.edu). Johns Hopkins APL and Johns Hopkins University researchers break ground on quantum noise characterization using symmetry and root space decomposition techniques

Green quantum computing takes to the skies (discovery​.kaust​.edu​.sa). Stratospheric QC-HAPs propose cold, energy-efficient quantum computing on airships using ion-trap or superconducting qubits and free-space optical links

🛠️ Developer Tools & APIs

The 2025 Go Cryptography State of the Union (words​.filippo​.io). Go cryptography update: post-quantum key exchanges, FIPS 140, hedged ECDSA, TLS/SSH, Go 1.24/25, and Geomys maintenance

Post-Quantum Cryptography in .NET (devblogs​.microsoft​.com). .NET Cryptography adds PQC algorithms ML-DSA, SLH-DSA, and ML Kem; discusses APIs, design changes, and experimental features for cross-OS support

Building Better Qubits with GPU-Accelerated Computing (developer​.nvidia​.com). GPU-accelerated EDA tools enable full-chip quantum simulations using ARTEMIS on NVIDIA GPUs at Perlmutter

🗣️ Standards & Commentary

NSA and IETF, part 3 (blog​.cr​.yp​.to). Critique of IETF processes around ML-KEM adoption in TLS, discussing consensus, dissent censorship, and post-quantum hybrid vs non-hybrid design choices

NSA and IETF, part 4 (blog​.cr​.yp​.to). NSA and IETF, part 4 discusses censorship of dissent in TLS standardization, IETF charter conflicts, and potential NSA influence on PQ cryptography in TLS

Quantum Investment Bros: Have you no shame? (scottaaronson​.blog). Scott Aaronson discusses fault-tolerant quantum computers, Shor’s algorithm timelines, and skepticism about market hype

📚 Academic Research

Multi-GPU Quantum Circuit Simulation and the Impact of Network Performance (arxiv:cs). Analyzes multi-GPU quantum circuit simulation performance across interconnects and MPI on modern architectures like NVIDIA Grace Blackwell. Essential for scaling classical simulators and hardware-aware algorithm development

Accelerated optimization of measured relative entropies (arxiv:math). Proves smoothness and strong convexity for variational objectives of measured relative entropies, enabling Nesterov-accelerated projected gradient methods. Speeds practical distinguishability computations in quantum info tasks

A Lifting Theorem for Hybrid Classical-Quantum Communication Complexity (arxiv:cs). Establishes a hybrid lifting theorem linking classical and quantum communication, proving trade-offs c+q^2 = Ω(...). Clarifies limits of classical preprocessing reducing quantum communication

Intrinsic preservation of plasticity in continual quantum learning (arxiv:cs). Shows quantum neural networks retain learning plasticity due to unitary constraints, avoiding unbounded weight growth that plagues classical continual learning. Suggests robust lifelong learning advantages

Critical Evaluation of Quantum Machine Learning for Adversarial Robustness (arxiv:cs). Systematizes adversarial threat models for QML, evaluates attacks across encodings, depths, and noise; finds trade-offs between capacity and robustness and code release aids reproducibility

👋 Before you go...

I've got a big favor to ask - keeping Blaze running isn't expensive, but it does all add up, so I'm asking readers like you to help, if you can, by joining the Patreon page. Nothing flashy, just a way for folks who find value in these newsletters to chip in a little each month.

If you are getting value from blaze, checking this out would mean the absolute world. But if you can't contribute, no worries - the newsletters keep coming either way. Thanks for reading and being part of this nerdy corner of the internet. All the best for the coming week - Alastair.