What Is Quantum Computing? Part I

In this article, Madeleine Georgopoulou introduces various fundamental principles used in quantum computing and takes a brief look at the current progress of these technologies in the commercial and patent worlds.

This is the first article in a series on Quantum Computing and how to patent Quantum Inventions in Europe.

Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2023

The importance of quantum effects were once again highlighted in this year's Nobel Prize awards with the Chemistry prize awarded "for the discovery and synthesis of quantum dots" . Quantum dots are semiconductor nanocrystals, which have properties determined by quantum size effects. By changing their size, the wavelengths that can be absorbed and emitted by quantum dots can be tuned across nearly the entire visible light spectrum.