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NASA and IBM's open source lunar model turns 17 years of orbiter data into a foundation for lunar science The NASA-IBM Lunar Foundation Model makes decades of lunar observation data usable for machine learning. It's especially strong at predicting ice deposits at the poles and detecting craters.
From error mitigation to fault-tolerant quantum computing | IBM Quantum Computing Blog The continuous path from error mitigation to fault-tolerant quantum computing A spectrum of error-correcting techniques is enabling useful quantum computation, measured not by logical qubits but by the circuits you can run with them.
Switzerland's first IBM Quantum System Two | IBM Quantum Computing Blog Switzerland will soon get its first IBM Quantum System Two Lockheed Martin and IBM are launching a Swiss quantum innovation hub at ETH Zurich to advance research, industry collaboration, and workforce development.
Cleveland Clinic, RIKEN, IBM named Gordon Bell finalists | IBM Quantum Computing Blog Cleveland Clinic, RIKEN, IBM named Gordon Bell finalists Finalist recognition for one of supercomputing’s top prizes arrives as researchers report new progress in automated quantum-HPC chemistry workflows. Cleveland Clinic, RIKEN, and IBM were named 2026 ACM Gordon Bell Prize finalists for breakthrough quantum-HPC chemistry research.
IBM Quantum Nighthawk r2—more circuits, faster | IBM Quantum Computing Blog IBM Quantum Nighthawk r2—more circuits, faster High-speed, independent qubit reset boosts circuit throughput 25x over Heron while enabling accurate computations on circuits with 7,500+ gates. IBM Quantum Nighthawk r2 uses independent, high-speed qubit reset to execute 100,000+ circuits per second—up to 25x higher circuit throughput than IBM Quantum Heron.