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Illustrative. Computer processors. Conventional computers process information, or bits, each of which can be either a zero or a one, in the binary language of computing. Quantum bits, however, used by quantum computers, can be both a zero and one simultaneously. (Rost-9D; iStock by Getty Images)
July 20, 2026, 6:35 pm
Israel earmarks NIS 100 million for national quantum computing R&D infrastructure
As global tech race heats up, infrastructure aims to address Israeli lag and will serve startups and researchers, helping them test platforms, compare performance and develop applications
By Sharon Wrobel
Photos of (L-R) British physicist John Clarke at the University of California, USA, French physicist Michel Devoret (University of California and Yale) and US physicist John Martinis (University of California) are seen on a screen during a press conference on the awarding of the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm, Sweden, on October 7, 2025. (Jonathan Nackstrand / AFP)
October 8, 2025, 3:26 am
Trio win Nobel prize for revealing quantum physics in action
John Clarke, Michel Devoret, John Martinis awarded for developing ‘next generation’ of quantum technology, ubiquitous in everyday electronics; ‘I’m completely stunned,’ says Clarke
By Niklas Pollard and Johan Ahlander
An illustrative image of a quantum computing concept (metamorworks; iStock by Getty Images)
July 16, 2025, 11:54 pm
Israel and US to forge $200m tech hub for AI and quantum science development
Initiative eyes partnerships with UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Kuwait for a regional alliance to counter the Iran-China-Russia axis
By Sharon Wrobel
Founders of Israeli startup Quantum Machines (from right to left): Dr. Yonatan Cohen, Dr. Itamar Sivan, and Dr. Nissim Ofek. (Ilya Melnikov)
February 25, 2025, 11:27 pm
Backed by Intel, Israeli quantum control startup pulls in $170 million investment
Quantum Machines says more than 50% of quantum companies worldwide rely on its technology to build quantum computers; funds will be used to develop technology and hire more staff
By Sharon Wrobel
Illustrative. Computer processors. Conventional computers process information, or bits, each of which can be either a zero or a one, in the binary language of computing. Quantum bits, however, used by quantum computers, can be both a zero and one simultaneously. (Rost-9D; iStock by Getty Images)
August 11, 2024, 6:39 pm
Amid ongoing war, Israel and the UK launch fund for joint tech research projects
$2.4 million fund will allocate grants to joint research on quantum technologies, AI in drug discovery, food tech
By Sharon Wrobel
Illustrative. An IQM Quantum Computer (Business Wire via AP)
July 19, 2022, 10:09 am
Israel to establish quantum computing R&D center, build quantum computer
Startup Quantum Machines to head new project together with consortium of Israeli and foreign quantum tech companies
By Ricky Ben-David
This Feb. 27, 2018, photo shows electronics for use in a quantum computer in the quantum computing lab at the IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center in Yorktown Heights, NY. (AP/Seth Wenig)
July 7, 2022, 11:03 am
Toyota partners with Israel’s Quantum Machines for quantum computing solutions
Through its trading arm, Toyota hopes to offer quantum tech to Japanese customers, leveraging capabilities developed by Israeli startup
By Ricky Ben-David
Optical elements required to create laser pulses that can control trapped ions. (Freddy Pizanti)
March 22, 2022, 6:14 pm
A huge leap: Israeli researchers build country’s first quantum computer
Team at Weizmann Institute unveils five-qubit machine, one of about 30 such devices in the world
By Ricky Ben-David
An illustrative photo of IBM’s Quantum System One, the world’s first integrated quantum computer system. (IBM)
February 16, 2022, 12:05 pm
Defense Ministry, Innovation Authority to fund Israel’s first quantum computer
With $62m budget, Israel to lay foundation for quantum computational ability and infrastructure, as world powers race to develop own quantum expertise
By Ricky Ben-David and ToI Staff
Illustrative image of a glowing quantum computer (sakkmesterke; iStock by Getty Images)
September 6, 2021, 4:49 pm
Quantum Machines nabs $50m investment to make quantum computers more accessible
Israeli startup says it wants to bring about useful quantum computing technologies, already working with multinationals, government labs
By Ricky Ben-David
Illustrative. Computer processors. Conventional computers process information, or bits, each of which can be either a zero or a one, in the binary language of computing. Quantum bits, however, used by quantum computers, can be both a zero and one simultaneously. (Rost-9D; iStock by Getty Images)
April 12, 2021, 12:19 pm
Amazon Web Services, Hebrew U join forces in quantum computing research
Collaboration marks the first time an academic institution in Israel will work with the US tech giant for the development of quantum technologies, Hebrew University says
By Shoshanna Solomon
An illustrative image of a quantum computing concept (metamorworks; iStock by Getty Images)
June 8, 2020, 4:18 pm
3 R&D consortia seek to boost self-driving, quantum and advanced materials tech
The Innovation Authority brings industrialists and researchers together to develop the nation’s next ‘growth engines’
By Shoshanna Solomon
The new quantum microscope at the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology. (Nitzan Zohar, Technion spokesperson's office)
June 4, 2020, 6:16 pm
Groundbreaking Israeli microscope can change the face of tech — scientists
Professor Ido Kaminer says he has given the electron microscope the ultimate upgrade — from a machine that takes ‘stills’ to one that ‘makes movies’
By Nathan Jeffay
An illustration of the fusion of quantum dots to create new artificial molecule by scientists of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Meirav Oded and Somnath Koley)
December 16, 2019, 4:39 pm
Fusion of quantum dots leads to new world of artificial materials
Hebrew University nanoscientists say their manipulation of these artificial atoms could be used for new kinds of enhanced TV monitors or new color-based markers in biology
By Shoshanna Solomon
Illustrative: the Google logo at a gadgets show in Paris, on June 16, 2017. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)
October 24, 2019, 5:51 am
Google claims breakthrough in blazingly fast quantum computing
Tech giant says its system solves problem in minutes that would take supercomputers thousands of years; competitors, including IBM, dispute findings
By Rachel Lerman and Matt O'Brien
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