Shares of IonQ surged 20% on April 14 to $35.76 after the quantum computing company landed a U.S. defense research contract, putting the sector that has struggled for a while in the spotlight again. IonQ said it has been selected for a program run by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

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Overview: Quantum computing uses ideas from quantum mechanics to solve complex problems much faster than traditional computer technology.Quantum computers are s

Core to the approach is what the companies call a one-step simplified LBM, or OSSLBM, framework. The method uses a hybrid quantum-classical approach that simplifies how fluid simulations are mapped onto quantum hardware, making it possible to run nonlinear simulations involving obstacles across multiple steps.

Xanadu Quantum Technologies XNDU shares jumped on Thursday. A sector-wide rally in quantum computing stocks was sparked by NVIDIA Corp.'s rollout of new open-source AI models tailored for quantum applications.

Emerging technology stocks in sectors like quantum computing have soared in the wake of the AI boom. D-Wave Quantum and Rigetti Computing are both in the 100 most popular stocks on Robinhood, showing that retail investors have piled into the sector.