{"id":92748,"date":"2025-08-24T17:02:21","date_gmt":"2025-08-24T17:02:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/92748\/"},"modified":"2025-08-24T17:02:21","modified_gmt":"2025-08-24T17:02:21","slug":"whats-new-at-ibm-quantum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/92748\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s new at IBM Quantum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"post-body_post-body__paragraph__SfRzV\">Quantum technology is advancing rapidly, and it can be challenging to keep up. To help you stay in the loop, we\u2019ve put together a roundup featuring the newest tools, performance improvements, and updates from IBM Quantum.<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-body_post-body__paragraph__SfRzV\">The full version of the roundup is linked at the end of this blog, and provides direct links to code, documentation, and experiments to get you started exploring the latest quantum capabilities and research. Topics include:<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd27 New tools &amp; releases<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-body_post-body__paragraph__SfRzV\">\ud83e\udde9 New Qiskit Function template: SQD IEF-PCM <br \/>Replicate and customize state-of-the-art workflows <a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/10.1021\/acs.jpcb.5c01030\" class=\"post-body_post-body__link__FaJhG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">demonstrated<\/a> in Cleveland Clinic\u2019s recent implicit solvent simulation experiment. <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/quantum.cloud.ibm.com\/docs\/en\/guides\/function-template-chemistry-workflow\" class=\"post-body_post-body__link__FaJhG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Try the new template \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-body_post-body__paragraph__SfRzV\">\u269b\ufe0f New IBM Quantum Heron chip deployments <br \/>Run circuits today on newly deployed Heron chips optimized for performance and measurement fidelity. <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/quantum.cloud.ibm.com\/\" class=\"post-body_post-body__link__FaJhG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Access quantum computers now \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-body_post-body__paragraph__SfRzV\">\ud83d\udcda Expanded Qiskit Function Catalog <br \/>Browse new entries, request free trials, and test-drive function-based workflows in chemistry, partial differential equations, portfolio optimization, and more. <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/quantum.cloud.ibm.com\/functions\" class=\"post-body_post-body__link__FaJhG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Request access \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-body_post-body__paragraph__SfRzV\">\ud83e\uddd1\u200d\ud83c\udfeb New hands-on SQD course from IBM Quantum Learning <br \/>Explore our expanded catalog of open-access courses and all new Qiskit classroom modules via the upgraded IBM Quantum Learning hub. <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/quantum.cloud.ibm.com\/learning\/en\/courses\/quantum-diagonalization-algorithms\" class=\"post-body_post-body__link__FaJhG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Visit the learning portal \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-body_post-body__paragraph__SfRzV\">\ud83c\udf10 New C API for Qiskit SDK <br \/>Build circuits and observables completely in C, or experiment with hybrid Python\/C workflows to accelerate your workloads. <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/quantum.cloud.ibm.com\/docs\/en\/guides\/install-c-api\" class=\"post-body_post-body__link__FaJhG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Explore the C API \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-body_post-body__paragraph__SfRzV\">\ud83d\udca1 Reminder: Flex Plan now available <br \/>New pricing and access flexibility offers a better fit for academic, commercial, and prototyping needs. <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibm.com\/quantum\/pricing\" class=\"post-body_post-body__link__FaJhG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Review your options \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\ude80 Performance improvements<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-body_post-body__paragraph__SfRzV\">\ud83d\udd2c Speedups in hardware performance <br \/>Recent performance gains mean you can run the landmark IBM quantum utility experiment 85x faster than the original. <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/quantum.cloud.ibm.com\/docs\/en\/tutorials\/probabilistic-error-amplification\" class=\"post-body_post-body__link__FaJhG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Run tutorials to test the latest metrics \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-body_post-body__paragraph__SfRzV\">\ud83d\udccf Measurement fidelity gains on Heron devices <br \/>Heron chips now offer improved readout fidelity for more accurate results. <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/quantum.cloud.ibm.com\/computers\" class=\"post-body_post-body__link__FaJhG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Compare QPUs \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udf0d Ecosystem &amp; Research Highlights<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-body_post-body__paragraph__SfRzV\">\ud83d\udda5\ufe0f IBM Quantum System Two co-located with Supercomputer Fugaku <br \/>Explore hybrid quantum\u2013HPC experiments combining IBM Quantum System Two with Japan\u2019s top classical HPC system. <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.science.org\/doi\/10.1126\/sciadv.adu9991\" class=\"post-body_post-body__link__FaJhG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">See integration use cases \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-body_post-body__paragraph__SfRzV\">\ud83e\uddea Research spotlight: IBM + University of Tokyo <br \/>Research collaborations and powerful new methods like SQD are pushing the frontier of scalable quantum-classical workflows. <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/quantum.cloud.ibm.com\/docs\/en\/guides\/qiskit-addons-sqd\" class=\"post-body_post-body__link__FaJhG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Explore the SQD addon \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-body_post-body__paragraph__SfRzV\">\ud83d\udcc5 Updated roadmap to large-scale, fault-tolerant quantum computing <br \/>Get a preview of what\u2019s next at IBM Quantum as we progress toward large-scale, fault-tolerant quantum computers. <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibm.com\/quantum\/technology\" class=\"post-body_post-body__link__FaJhG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Explore the roadmap \u2192<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;and much, much more! Read the full roundup linked below to see all the latest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Quantum technology is advancing rapidly, and it can be challenging to keep up. 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