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[Ursa Major in PR Newswire] AFRL awards Ursa Major $28.6M contract for responsive space, hypersonic, and on-orbit propulsion

DENVER, May 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory’s Rocket Propulsion Division at Edwards AFB, Calif., has awarded Ursa Major a $28,565,857 firm-fixed price contract for responsive space, hypersonic, and on-orbit propulsion. This new contract will follow-on work completed to mature advanced liquid rocket engines and will culminate in a flight demonstration. Read more...

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[Ayar Labs in Broadband Pulse Podcast] Ayar Labs on how I/O systems will enhance AI

In this latest episode of the Broadband Pulse podcast, we speak with Terry Thorn, Vice President of Commercial Operations for Ayar Labs. Ayar has been developing new optical I/O systems to accommodate new AI models, which are expected to grow exponentially. Optical I/O technology can enhance link density within and across nodes. Optical I/O enables nodes to connect at scale, unlike traditional interconnects, functioning as a single, giant GPU. Listen...

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[IQM in Quantum Insider] IQM Star Topology amplifies all-to-all qubit connectivity through a central resonator

IQM has introduced results from its latest quantum processor design, the IQM Star—a superconducting qubit-resonator architecture that departs from conventional lattice-based topologies by implementing effective all-to-all connectivity. According to a post from IQM, the Star architecture makes high-fidelity qubit interactions possible through a central computational resonator. Recent performance benchmarks suggest significant potential to support enhanced quantum error correction and algorithm execution. Read...

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