Rod Van Meter
@rdvquantum.bsky.social
Quantum Computing systems, Quantum Internet, quantum education.
Caltech, USC, Keio.
West Virginia, LA, Kamakura.
Caltech, USC, Keio.
West Virginia, LA, Kamakura.
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California just launched Quantum California, a bold statewide initiative to strengthen its leadership in next-gen technology.
#Quantum #QuantumComputing #technology #Science
#Quantum #QuantumComputing #technology #Science
Governor Newsom announces “Quantum California” — strengthening the Golden State’s leadership in next-generation technology | California Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development
SACRAMENTO — Today, Governor Newsom and the California Jobs First Council announced $80 million in funding to support eleven projects across California. Project
business.ca.gov
November 10, 2025 at 12:24 AM
California just launched Quantum California, a bold statewide initiative to strengthen its leadership in next-gen technology.
#Quantum #QuantumComputing #technology #Science
#Quantum #QuantumComputing #technology #Science
We had a great #QuantumInternet session at @irtf.org in Montreal last week.
Video now available at
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zut5...
Video now available at
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zut5...
IETF 124: Quantum Internet Research Group (QIRG) 2025-11-03 14:30
YouTube video by IETF - Internet Engineering Task Force
www.youtube.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:46 AM
We had a great #QuantumInternet session at @irtf.org in Montreal last week.
Video now available at
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zut5...
Video now available at
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zut5...
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Love the puzzles in the first section and their solutions in Appendix A. They address common misconceptions about quantum computing.
arxiv.org/abs/2508.05720
arxiv.org/abs/2508.05720
The vast world of quantum advantage
The quest to identify quantum advantages lies at the heart of quantum technology. While quantum devices promise extraordinary capabilities, from exponential computational speedups to unprecedented mea...
arxiv.org
November 10, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Love the puzzles in the first section and their solutions in Appendix A. They address common misconceptions about quantum computing.
arxiv.org/abs/2508.05720
arxiv.org/abs/2508.05720
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Our new Helios quantum computer. Read all about it.
arxiv.org/abs/2511.05465
#quantum #quantumcomputing #quantinuum #helios
arxiv.org/abs/2511.05465
#quantum #quantumcomputing #quantinuum #helios
Helios: A 98-qubit trapped-ion quantum computer
We report on Quantinuum Helios, a 98-qubit trapped-ion quantum processor based on the quantum charge-coupled device (QCCD) architecture. Helios features $^{137}$Ba$^{+}$ hyperfine qubits, all-to-all c...
arxiv.org
November 10, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Our new Helios quantum computer. Read all about it.
arxiv.org/abs/2511.05465
#quantum #quantumcomputing #quantinuum #helios
arxiv.org/abs/2511.05465
#quantum #quantumcomputing #quantinuum #helios
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So it turns out... the US air travel system was incredibly, deeply dependent on federal funding to just run day-to-day all this time, to the benefit of private airline shareholders, when everyone thinks that state-run trains are leeching off the government. Weird!
November 9, 2025 at 12:10 AM
So it turns out... the US air travel system was incredibly, deeply dependent on federal funding to just run day-to-day all this time, to the benefit of private airline shareholders, when everyone thinks that state-run trains are leeching off the government. Weird!
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pre-writing a devastating obituary for your enemy is god-tier hating of a kind you don’t often see anymore. renaissance haterism. beautiful stuff.
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:55 AM
pre-writing a devastating obituary for your enemy is god-tier hating of a kind you don’t often see anymore. renaissance haterism. beautiful stuff.
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There's a future plan for the terminals at Narita here: career.narita-airport.jp/recruit/futu...
『新しい成田空港』構想｜目指す未来トップ｜成田国際空港新卒・キャリア採用サイト
成田国際空港株式会社の『新しい成田空港』構想について紹介いたします。
career.narita-airport.jp
November 9, 2025 at 8:38 AM
There's a future plan for the terminals at Narita here: career.narita-airport.jp/recruit/futu...
Lots of people love how convenient HND is to Tokyo. I just caught a train and will have to stand for most of the next hour on a crowded train.
NRT, in contrast, is 2.5 hours sitting on a comfortable train.
NRT, in contrast, is 2.5 hours sitting on a comfortable train.
November 9, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Lots of people love how convenient HND is to Tokyo. I just caught a train and will have to stand for most of the next hour on a crowded train.
NRT, in contrast, is 2.5 hours sitting on a comfortable train.
NRT, in contrast, is 2.5 hours sitting on a comfortable train.
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Please share YouTube links to the most regionally specific representations of where and when you grew up. Like… local sandwich shop commercials. Footage of amateur theater productions. Hyper regional news stories. I wanna see it all.
November 8, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Please share YouTube links to the most regionally specific representations of where and when you grew up. Like… local sandwich shop commercials. Footage of amateur theater productions. Hyper regional news stories. I wanna see it all.
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When people celebrate the individual genius of folks in science, they should also
mourn the collective loss of genius of folks who were actively discouraged or disadvantaged from a career in science because of the same person(s)
mourn the collective loss of genius of folks who were actively discouraged or disadvantaged from a career in science because of the same person(s)
November 7, 2025 at 11:43 PM
When people celebrate the individual genius of folks in science, they should also
mourn the collective loss of genius of folks who were actively discouraged or disadvantaged from a career in science because of the same person(s)
mourn the collective loss of genius of folks who were actively discouraged or disadvantaged from a career in science because of the same person(s)
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If you have a regional accent, please never try to get rid of it. Accents tell stories.
November 7, 2025 at 8:30 PM
If you have a regional accent, please never try to get rid of it. Accents tell stories.
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BREAKING: The USDA tells states funds will be made available later today to pay November SNAP benefits in full.
November 7, 2025 at 8:45 PM
BREAKING: The USDA tells states funds will be made available later today to pay November SNAP benefits in full.
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I am especially grateful to @qzoeholmes.bsky.social , Saikat Guha, Seth Lloyd, and Marco Tomamichel for supporting my PhD students with internships
November 7, 2025 at 4:59 PM
I am especially grateful to @qzoeholmes.bsky.social , Saikat Guha, Seth Lloyd, and Marco Tomamichel for supporting my PhD students with internships
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Both stop work orders on my two grants have now been released. Unfortunately, the agency for one grant reallocated the funds, so likely those won't come back.
This has gone on for seven months now, and there was no clear point to any of it. I am grateful to colleagues for stepping in to help out.
This has gone on for seven months now, and there was no clear point to any of it. I am grateful to colleagues for stepping in to help out.
November 7, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Both stop work orders on my two grants have now been released. Unfortunately, the agency for one grant reallocated the funds, so likely those won't come back.
This has gone on for seven months now, and there was no clear point to any of it. I am grateful to colleagues for stepping in to help out.
This has gone on for seven months now, and there was no clear point to any of it. I am grateful to colleagues for stepping in to help out.
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Two postdoctoral positions (3 years) in maths at the Sydney Mathematical Research Institute (SMRI), at #USyd!
Deadline to apply: ⏰ December 3 (Sydney time)
Deadline to apply: ⏰ December 3 (Sydney time)
Come and join us: we have 2x Postdoctoral Research Associate positions available at SMRI. Mathematicians of all areas are encouraged to apply (pure, applied, statistics). Please share with your network #MathSky
Closing December 3
usyd.wd105.myworkdayjobs.com/en-GB/USYD_E...
Closing December 3
usyd.wd105.myworkdayjobs.com/en-GB/USYD_E...
SMRI Postdoctoral Research Associate
Two (2) Full time, 3 years fixed term opportunities. Located at the Sydney Mathematical Research Institute (SMRI) Opportunity to contribute to research focused on pure or applied mathematics or statis...
usyd.wd105.myworkdayjobs.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Two postdoctoral positions (3 years) in maths at the Sydney Mathematical Research Institute (SMRI), at #USyd!
Deadline to apply: ⏰ December 3 (Sydney time)
Deadline to apply: ⏰ December 3 (Sydney time)
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If you are interested in doing a postdoc with me, please apply to the IQC postdoctoral fellowship here: iqc-uwaterloo.slideroom.com#/login/progr...
University of Waterloo
Attn: Institute for Quantum Computing - SlideRoom
Apply to University of Waterloo
Attn: Institute for Quantum Computing. Powered by SlideRoom.
iqc-uwaterloo.slideroom.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:12 PM
If you are interested in doing a postdoc with me, please apply to the IQC postdoctoral fellowship here: iqc-uwaterloo.slideroom.com#/login/progr...
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THIS IS AMAZING. ALSO WHAT, IF ANYTHING, DID WE FORGET TO RUIN?
A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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November 6, 2025 at 9:19 PM
THIS IS AMAZING. ALSO WHAT, IF ANYTHING, DID WE FORGET TO RUIN?
Aaaannd we're flying through the US on Saturday.
BREAKING: The FAA will cut air traffic by 10% at 40 airports across the country starting Friday if shutdown continues. https://cnn.it/3Xfbhzs
November 5, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Aaaannd we're flying through the US on Saturday.
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"Science is being destroyed across many agencies" say federal researchers.
For my latest @nature.com piece, I spoke to 19 different scientists across EPA, NOAA, NIH, NASA, and USGS to document how science is being dismantled across US federal agencies.
For my latest @nature.com piece, I spoke to 19 different scientists across EPA, NOAA, NIH, NASA, and USGS to document how science is being dismantled across US federal agencies.
Dismantling of US federal agencies will ‘destroy science’
From NASA to the National Institutes of Health, federal agencies conduct research that universities cannot. Agency scientists speak out about the irreplaceable facilities, institutional knowledge and ...
www.nature.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:58 PM
"Science is being destroyed across many agencies" say federal researchers.
For my latest @nature.com piece, I spoke to 19 different scientists across EPA, NOAA, NIH, NASA, and USGS to document how science is being dismantled across US federal agencies.
For my latest @nature.com piece, I spoke to 19 different scientists across EPA, NOAA, NIH, NASA, and USGS to document how science is being dismantled across US federal agencies.
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We are pleased to announce our discovery of #GW241011 and #GW241110
Both come from binary black holes where one black hole is much larger than the other. The larger black holes have large spin. Could these black holes have formed in a previous merger?
ligo.org/science-summ...
#O4IsHere 🔭🧪⚛️☄️
Both come from binary black holes where one black hole is much larger than the other. The larger black holes have large spin. Could these black holes have formed in a previous merger?
ligo.org/science-summ...
#O4IsHere 🔭🧪⚛️☄️
October 29, 2025 at 1:58 PM
We are pleased to announce our discovery of #GW241011 and #GW241110
Both come from binary black holes where one black hole is much larger than the other. The larger black holes have large spin. Could these black holes have formed in a previous merger?
ligo.org/science-summ...
#O4IsHere 🔭🧪⚛️☄️
Both come from binary black holes where one black hole is much larger than the other. The larger black holes have large spin. Could these black holes have formed in a previous merger?
ligo.org/science-summ...
#O4IsHere 🔭🧪⚛️☄️
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To celebrate 2025 John Bell Day, which marks the work of the great Northern Irish quantum physicist, do check out this legendary feature he wrote for Physics World just before he died in 1990. ⚛️🧪🔭
physicsworld.com/a/against-me...
physicsworld.com/a/against-me...
Against 'measurement': John Bell on our continuing struggles with quantum mechanics – Physics World
Uncertainty over terms such as ‘apparatus’ is still rife in serious discussions of quantum mechanics, over 60 years after its conception, says John Bell
physicsworld.com
November 4, 2025 at 12:34 PM
To celebrate 2025 John Bell Day, which marks the work of the great Northern Irish quantum physicist, do check out this legendary feature he wrote for Physics World just before he died in 1990. ⚛️🧪🔭
physicsworld.com/a/against-me...
physicsworld.com/a/against-me...
Research problem selection strategy: pick anything on the <interesting, important, achievable> pareto front.
November 3, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Research problem selection strategy: pick anything on the <interesting, important, achievable> pareto front.
Who remembers the Laserium shows at the Griffith Observatory in the 1980s? We saw their far evolved descendant in a cathedral in Montreal. #IETF124
November 3, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Who remembers the Laserium shows at the Griffith Observatory in the 1980s? We saw their far evolved descendant in a cathedral in Montreal. #IETF124
I think it should just be 6am when the sun comes up, regardless. Every day when it comes up, your clock is set to 6am. Every person is their own time zone.
November 2, 2025 at 11:34 AM
I think it should just be 6am when the sun comes up, regardless. Every day when it comes up, your clock is set to 6am. Every person is their own time zone.
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Japan's "Mundane Halloween" costume contest is back!
Each year website DailyPortalZ holds a contest where people dress up as something super duper ordinary.
Here's a thread of some of my favorites from the 2025 contest!
#MundaneHalloween
Each year website DailyPortalZ holds a contest where people dress up as something super duper ordinary.
Here's a thread of some of my favorites from the 2025 contest!
#MundaneHalloween
November 2, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Japan's "Mundane Halloween" costume contest is back!
Each year website DailyPortalZ holds a contest where people dress up as something super duper ordinary.
Here's a thread of some of my favorites from the 2025 contest!
#MundaneHalloween
Each year website DailyPortalZ holds a contest where people dress up as something super duper ordinary.
Here's a thread of some of my favorites from the 2025 contest!
#MundaneHalloween