QRL Monthly, April 2024
12th May 2024
Table of Contents
QRL Zond Development
In our latest development cycle, we’ve made significant strides in enhancing the stability, functionality, and security of both QRL Zond.
Here are the key updates:
Code Reviews and Enhancements:
- Genesis initialization and Peer-to-Peer (P2P) communication code have been thoroughly reviewed.
- The Attestation Pool, State, and Initialization Sync code are under continuous review to ensure robust performance.
- Extensive updates and optimizations have been made to State Transition code, including slot skipping, epoch transitions, and validators’ reward and penalty logic.
Testing and Integration:
- Go-Zond is undergoing rigorous testing; some tests are completed while others are still in progress.
- Qrysm has seen the addition of more tests to further ensure the reliability of the system.
Code Streamlining:
- Deprecated APIs, functionalities, and CLI flags have been removed from both Go-Zond and Qrysm.
- Non-essential beacon parameters and old consensus engines have been eliminated to streamline operations.
- XMSS implementation is currently being developed in Javascript, highlighting our commitment to cross-platform compatibility.
Software Releases and Updates:
- The PyScaffold version has been updated, leading to the release of QRL v4.0.4, marking another milestone in our project timeline.
These updates reflect our ongoing effort to refine and advance our blockchain technology, ensuring a secure, efficient, and scalable platform. Stay tuned for more updates as we continue to push the boundaries of blockchain innovation.
Development changelog
Note that this changelog represents the pull requests from the our main organization repository, but don’t reflect the work performed in each developers local repos that haven’t been committed.
theQRL/QRL
Updated setup.py to use pyscaffold 3.0.2
Updated setup.py to use pyscaffold 3.0.2
theQRL/theqrl.org
- [40285] Quantum news mobile fix
- [e39f0] Set quantum news to use new Page content type
- [6f5ff] Add quantum news item
- [8a1b9] QRL Weekly, 2024-April-23
- [cf307] Add the ability to archive blog posts
- [93ddc] QRL Weekly, 2024-April-09
- [02dec] Add quantum news update
- [f96cb] QRL Monthly, March 2024
- [35f39] Quantum news update
- [d17af] QRL Weekly, W14
- [9d253] Add XT.com
- [bd68d] QRL Weekly, W14
- [96c81] Discord link cleanup
- [034c0] SVG Cleanup
- [209dc] Initial personnel cleanup/tidy
Quantum News
Chinese Scientists Report New Quantum Light Source is a Step Toward More Efficient Quantum Chips
On 22 Apr 2024: Chinese researchers have developed a quantum light source using gallium nitride (GaN), a semiconductor commonly used in blue LEDs. This innovation marks progress toward functional quantum chips by generating entangled light particles essential for quantum systems. The GaN-based device offers a wider wavelength range than existing sources, promising more efficient, easily integrated quantum chips for computing and other applications. Researchers foresee GaN enabling all-on-chip quantum photonic circuits. - thequantuminsider.com
PsiQuantum Likely Less Than Six Years Away From Commercial Quantum Computer
On 12 Apr 2024: PsiQuantum, a Palo Alto startup valued at $3.15 billion, plans to deliver its first commercial quantum computer within six years, outpacing expert predictions. Collaborating with GlobalFoundries and the U.S. Department of Energy, the company uses SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory facilities to design cryogenic quantum modules. PsiQuantum aims to integrate these modules into a data center-like setup with around 1 million qubits for applications in materials science, national security, and finance. - thequantuminsider.com
Quantinuum quantum computer using Microsoft's 'logical quantum bits' runs 14,000 experiments with no errors
On 05 Apr 2024: A team of computer engineers from quantum computer maker Quantinuum, working with computer scientists from Microsoft, has found a way to greatly reduce errors when running experiments on a quantum computer. The combined group has published a paper describing their work and results on the arXiv preprint server. - phys.org
Quantum Breakthrough From Microsoft Could Shorten Technology’s Go-to-Market Timeline
On 03 Apr 2024: Microsoft and Quantinuum have achieved a significant quantum computing milestone by running over 14,000 error-free experiments using advanced qubit-virtualization and ion-trap hardware, marking progress towards reliable commercial quantum computers that could revolutionize payments and financial services. - pymnts.com
12th May 2024
