Amazon will jointly produce synthetic diamonds with a division of De Beers. The world’s largest online retailer, which is also involved in cloud services, is betting that custom-made gems can revolutionize computer networking, Bloomberg writes. Element Six, a division of De Beers, and the Quantum Networking Center of Amazon Web Services (AWS), the cloud division of the online retailer, will work on the project.
Whereas traditional computing relies on bits, i.e. ones and zeros, quantum computing uses quantum bits (qubits), which can be a certain combination of both values. Quantum networks use subatomic matter to transmit data in a way that is beyond current optical systems. The diamond must be part of a device that allows data to be transmitted faster, and above all more securely – the quantum teleportation system must not be subject to attack.
AWS, whose cloud services generate the most revenue for Amazon, can connect these devices to its networks. “We want to create these networks to serve AWS,” said Anthea Lamas Linares, who leads the Center for Quantum Networks. He estimates that the technology will be used “within years, not decades”.
The Element Six’s motivation is to find other uses for synthetic diamonds, valued for their hardness and ability to act as a lens. Its eventual deployment in the field of quantum computing, which promises greater data security, could be a huge opportunity, Bloomberg writes.
After Meta, Amazon also announced its second round of layoffs. Another 9,000 people will lose their jobs
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Amazon’s US online store plans to cut another 9,000 jobs. This was stated by the company’s president, Andy Jassy, in a letter to employees. Already at the beginning of January, the company announced that it would cut about 18,000 jobs.
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The widespread use of quantum networks requires a large number of components, including specialized diamonds. Element Six recently opened a factory in the US state of Oregon that is capable of producing up to two million of these units per year using a technology called chemical vapor deposition.
Diamond is a solid form of carbon. Thanks to its crystalline structure, it is one of the hardest and most thermally conductive materials found in nature. Diamond also naturally traps a limited number of impurities, such as nitrogen atoms, that give it its color.
These inclusions can be a feature in man-made diamonds. Synthetic gems with identical components and shapes can act as repeaters in quantum networks.
Video: Americans have the most powerful supercomputer. It is very likely that the first place belongs to China
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The United States once again took first place in the race of nations in the category of supercomputer development. The lavish Frontier machine from the US government’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee is currently rated the most powerful in the world. But experts claim there are two supercomputers in China, but the country appears not to have participated in this year’s ranking for strategic reasons, The New York Times reported. See what Frontier looks like in the video.
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Private real estate club
Realitní Club is a cross-platform project of the newstream.cz server dedicated to real estate, aimed at the B2B and B2C sector. It has three core parts – web, print and event with a strong focus on social. Realitní Club’s own page was the first to be launched. The special offer is divided into four categories that deal with key areas of the real estate market in a ‘deep dive’ manner.
- Brownfields: the vision and future of undeveloped areas, especially in big cities;
- commercial real estate: offices, co-working;
- New construction: development, rental housing, cooperative housing, mortgages;
- Reality and Politics: How municipalities and the highest levels of central politics participate in construction.
They will be included talks With developers, politicians, architects and designers.