This edition folds in 22 posts published between June 3 and August 26 into the same 19 chapters as the first edition: quantum networking over existing fiber, the physics-versus-engineering distinction, six qubit fabrication platforms, protein simulation and AI-assisted hardware calibration, post-quantum cryptography, the hardware landscape as it stands in late summer 2026, and the quantum workforce.
Download PDF: Second Edition, September 2026
Edition | Second edition, September 2026 |
Pages | 73 |
Chapters | 19 |
Source posts | 39 posts, October 2025 to August 2026 |
Updates | Quarterly |
License | CC BY-NC-ND 4.0: free to share with attribution, no commercial use, no modifications |
What's new in this edition
● Quantum memory repeaters tested on a live network by IonQ and EPB in Chattanooga
● A free-space quantum network link built by Brookhaven and Stony Brook
● Two linked quantum cryostats from IBM, a step toward fault-tolerant systems
● A sputtering-gas fix for a superconducting qubit manufacturing defect, from Cornell
● A universal gate set on 28 qubits using code-switching magic states, from Quantinuum
● Two June 22 executive orders: new post-quantum cryptography migration deadlines and the QC-ADDS program
● IonQ's acquisition of its own chip foundry
● Quantum key distribution deployed on production Cisco routers
● IBM's free Quantum Learning certification path
Updates
This page will always link to the current edition. Updates are planned quarterly as new posts on quantum hardware, security, and workforce development are published on this blog. The next edition covers Q4 2026, due around December 1.
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