20.11.2024 • NewsCompany

Element Six invests in Lightsynq

Leveraging E6’s synthetic diamond technology, the US company develops interconnects to scale quantum computing.

Lightsynq is a new startup company founded by Harvard PhD’s and former research leads at the AWS Center for Quantum Networking (CQN). Since 2015, Element Six had fostered a long-standing research collaboration with Lightsynq founders’ team, then continued under the AWS CQN, with the aim to drive growth for these novel technologies.

Element Six invests in Lightsynq (Source: E6 – Lightsync – WIN)
Element Six invests in Lightsynq (Source: E6 – Lightsync – WIN)

In recent years, scientific research has focused on single, small-scale quantum computers to unlock higher processing capabilities. However, due to the technical challenges associated with scaling individual systems, including error rates and limited qubit numbers, this technology has not yet been widely deployed in real-world commercial applications.

“E6’s engineered materials will allow Lightsynq to build faster and more robust solutions to unlock several factors of computational capabilities in sectors such as chemistry and cybersecurity,” said Siobhán Duffy, CEO of Element Six. “Our investment in Lightsynq aligns with De Beers Group’s ‘Origins’ strategy, which sees synthetic diamond solutions as a key enabler in today’s and tomorrow’s industrial applications.”

While usually colorless, diamonds can be found in a range of colors in nature. In technological applications, different diamond colors are linked to different characteristics, including one which allows these engineered materials to act as a quantum memory chip. Thanks to the stability of their properties and the ability to interact with light, synthetic diamonds provide all the tools needed to create complex quantum connections.

“Diamond holds immense potential for quantum computing. It’s important for Lightsynq to have a trusted strategic partner such as Element Six on board to put this technology to the test,” said Dr Mihir Bhaskar, CEO and co-founder of Lightsynq. “Linking quantum computers is challenging because it requires entanglement to be shared across multiple systems. Additionally, entanglement is sensitive to noise and can be difficult or slow to transmit using conventional interconnect approaches. Element Six’s synthetic diamond technology helps overcome these challenges, enhancing our ability to connect quantum computers and accelerate the timeline to useful quantum solutions.”

Further reading: Quantum diamond biomarker detection – Targeting simpler, faster and ultrasensitive medical diagnostics, PhotonicsViews 19(1), pp. 48-50, January 2022

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1284 Soldiers Field Rd
Brighton MA 02135
US

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