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Progress in Quantum Physics: Researchers Tame Superconductors

Progress in Quantum Physics: Researchers Tame Superconductors

April 7, 2024
An international team including researchers from the University of Würzburg has succeeded in creating a special state of superconductivity. This discovery could advance the development of quantum computers.

UBC Blusson QMI Joins National Quantum Technology Consortium

UBC Blusson QMI Joins National Quantum Technology Consortium

April 5, 2024
UBC Blusson Quantum Matter Institute has become an affiliate of Quantum Industry Canada (QIC), a national consortium dedicated to advancing the country’s quantum technology sector.

New Research Facility Set to Unlock Secrets of Quantum Materials

New Research Facility Set to Unlock Secrets of Quantum Materials

March 18, 2024
Material scientists from the University of British Columbia Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute (Blusson QMI) will lead the development of a multi-million world-class crystal growth facility thanks to $5.8 million in investments by the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) and the B.C. Knowledge Development Fund (BCKDF) announced today.

PPPL Unveils New Laboratory Space To Advance Quantum Information Science

PPPL Unveils New Laboratory Space To Advance Quantum Information Science

March 15, 2024
Building on its more than 70 years pioneering the study of fusion energy, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) has added a new field to its research portfolio — quantum information science.

Umbrella for Atoms: The First Protective Layer for 2D Quantum Materials

Umbrella for Atoms: The First Protective Layer for 2D Quantum Materials

March 3, 2024
Breakthrough in materials research: A team from the Würzburg-Dresden Cluster of Excellence ct.qmat has developed an innovative protective film for 2D quantum materials that could play a key role in shaping the future of electronics.

Quantum Dot Glowsticks Could Light Up Future Technology

Quantum Dot Glowsticks Could Light Up Future Technology

March 1, 2024
The heart of future quantum devices could be lit up by arrays of tiny glow-sticks, developed by ANU physicists.A group from the Department of Electronic Materials Engineering (EME) manufactured an array of tens of thousands of indium phosphide nanowires and made them glow by incorporating single quantum dot emitters into them.

Spintronics: The Electronics of the Future Could Be Antiferromagnetic

Spintronics: The Electronics of the Future Could Be Antiferromagnetic

February 22, 2024
An international research team involving TU Wien and the Czech Academy of Sciences has now achieved an important breakthrough: they have managed to switch the spins in an antiferromagnetic material using surface strain. This could lead to important new line of research in electronic technologies.

100x More Mass – Scientists Discover New 2D Quantum Material

100x More Mass – Scientists Discover New 2D Quantum Material

February 10, 2024
Researchers at Uppsala University, along with other collaborators, have discovered a novel 2D quantum material in a recent study published in Nature. This groundbreaking material is composed of atomically thin layers of cerium, silicon, and iodine (CeSiI), marking the first instance of a 2D material with heavy fermions.
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