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What will it take to make quantum computers smaller, more affordable, and accessible to more industries?

In Part 2 of our conversation with SAXON Q CEO Marius Grundmann, we explore how NV centers in lab-grown diamond could help make mobile, scalable quantum computing a reality.

Marius explains SAXON Q's approach to miniaturizing quantum hardware, using established semiconductor manufacturing processes, and eventually bringing quantum computing into applications far beyond traditional computing facilities.

But scaling this technology presents an important challenge for the diamond industry: material quality and consistency.

SAXON Q is already evaluating diamond chips from approximately a dozen producers, and Marius explains why improving material reproducibility will become increasingly important as quantum chips advance.

This is an exclusive look at how quantum technology is evolving and the opportunities it could create for diamond growers, suppliers, and semiconductor manufacturers.

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For QZabre, diamond isn't just part of the technology. It is at the center of it.

Gabriel Puebla-Hellmann, CEO of QZabre, joined Marty on our latest LattiSpec News installment to explain how nitrogen vacancy centers in diamond are being used for room-temperature quantum sensing.

QZabre, an ETH Zurich spin-off, develops scanning NV microscopes and the diamond tips at the heart of those systems. Gabriel explains why their work requires extremely pure lab-grown diamond, how carbon-12 material can reduce magnetic background noise, and why the ability to engineer specific defects into diamond is so important.

They also discuss the potential for diamond quantum sensing in areas ranging from physics research to medical applications.
It’s a great look at what happens when diamond stops being viewed as a gemstone and starts being engineered as a highly specialized technological material.

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AI chips are generating enormous amounts of heat. Could diamond become part of the solution?

In this episode of LattiSpec News, Marty sits down with Jonathan Charak, CEO of Great Lakes Crystal Technologies, to explore why single-crystal diamond is emerging as an important material for thermal management, high-power electronics, and quantum sensing.

Jonathan explains why he believes thermal management may be one of the first tech-diamond applications to reach significant commercial traction, especially as AI chips and advanced semiconductor packages run into increasingly difficult heat challenges.

Diamond may be known more so in the jewelry industry, but its future could be inside some of the world’s most advanced technologies.

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There’s a lot of talk about faster chips and more powerful lasers. Riddhika Poddar’s point in this conversation is pretty simple: the materials have to keep up, too.

We caught up with the URR Manufacturing director to talk about tech-grade diamond, managing heat, and what it takes to make the material useful in an actual product.

There’s quite a bit more to it than just growing a diamond.

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Most quantum computers need extreme cooling. This one doesn’t.

In Part 1 of our new LattiSpec interview, Marius Grundmann joins Marty to explain how NV centers in diamond are being used to build full-stack quantum computers that operate at room temperature.

No massive cryogenic equipment required. 💎

They dive into:

• SAXON Q’s multicore architecture: How they are rethinking quantum design.
• The AI energy crisis: How quantum computing could help curb the massive energy demands of modern data centers.
• The material bottleneck: Why engineering better technology-grade diamond is the critical next step for scaling this technology.

This is a fascinating look at what could become one of the biggest future applications for synthetic diamond.
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In Part 2 of our QT Sense Interview, Marty Hurwitz speaks with Prof. Dr. Romana Schirhagl about one of the most promising applications for the Quantum Nova microscope: sepsis triage.

Using nanodiamonds as quantum sensors, Quantum Nova measures stress responses in living cells in real time. Romana explains how this technology could eventually help clinicians identify which suspected sepsis patients are more likely to deteriorate, giving medical teams more time to act.

The conversation also covers QT Sense’s path toward medical device certification, automation for hospital use, and higher-throughput testing for pharma and research applications.

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In Part 1 of our interview with Wenjia Dong of Navi Material, we explore how China’s CVD diamond industry is scaling for technology-grade applications across semiconductors, thermal management, optics, aerospace, laser systems and AI data centers.

Wenjia explains why Navi Material is not a regular diamond seller, how customized synthetic diamonds are being developed for specific customer requirements, and why CVD diamond could become more important as advanced industries look for better materials.

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AI’s demand for computing power is exploding … but so is the heat generated inside data centers.

In this episode of LattiSpec Insights, Pamit Surana, COO of Akash Systems, explains why the company is putting technology-grade grown diamonds directly on GPUs to address one of AI infrastructure’s biggest challenges: cooling.

Because diamond is the most thermally conductive material on the planet, Akash Systems can move heat away from GPUs faster, helping data centers achieve more computing power, lower costs per token, and greater energy efficiency. Pamit shares how their diamond cooling solution can potentially deliver the same level of performance using significantly less energy.

We also discuss:

• Why overheating is such a serious risk for modern data centers
• How hyperscalers are trying to maximize every available watt
• Why diamond is an exceptional heat spreader for GPUs
• The connection between cooling, AI performance, and profitability
• How Akash Systems plans to use the new LattiSpec Marketplace

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What if researchers could observe the same living cell before and after a drug is introduced?

In Part 1 of this LattiSpec Insights interview, Dr. Romana Schirhagl, Co-Founder of QT Sense, explains how the company’s Quantum Nova microscope uses nanodiamond quantum sensors to measure cellular stress responses in real time.

This emerging technology could give scientists a clearer picture of how drugs affect individual cells while reducing the uncertainty created when separate cell samples are compared. Romana discusses how researchers can use the system to study blood, cancer tissue, cell lines, drug responses, and fundamental biological processes.

You’ll also learn:

✅ Why defects inside nanodiamonds are essential for diamond-based quantum sensing
✅ How Quantum Nova monitors stress responses in living cells
✅ Why measuring the same cell before and after treatment is so valuable
✅ How this technology could support drug discovery and medical research
✅ Why laboratories are moving from complex home-built systems to commercial quantum-sensing equipment
✅ How QT Sense is making quantum technology accessible to biologists, pharmaceutical companies, hospitals, and research institutions

Although QT Sense was founded in 2024, the company is already placing Quantum Nova systems with customers in multiple countries … bringing commercial quantum microscopy out of specialized physics laboratories and into real-world biological research.

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Can a diamond quantum sensor actually see beyond walls?

In Part 2 of our conversation with David Roy-Guay of SBQuantum, we sit down to talk about where diamond quantum magnetometry goes next: from defense and security to magnetic navigation, mining, chip inspection, and real-time detection.

David shares how magnetometers can detect magnetic anomalies, support submarine detection, improve navigation through magnetic field mapping, and even help identify metallic objects moving beyond walls. He also explains SBQuantum’s work with the European Space Agency on a next-generation sensor designed to be 10x more sensitive and 10x more accurate.

We also dive into the future of the technology-grade grown diamond supply chain: why quantum-grade diamond material is so difficult to produce, why scaling it is such a challenge, and why the biggest opportunity may come from moving beyond raw diamond material into full-stack product development.
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