UMD Launches Search for Top Quantum Talent

UMD Launches Search for Top Quantum Talent

April 5, 2025
The University of Maryland (UMD) is set to expand its world-renowned faculty in quantum science and engineering following the successful launch of the Capital of Quantum Initiative — a groundbreaking public-private partnership aimed at driving $1 billion in investments. This strategic move underscores the university’s commitment to advancing innovation and leadership in the field of quantum research.

Fujitsu and QuTech Realize High-Precision Quantum Gates

Fujitsu and QuTech Realize High-Precision Quantum Gates

March 24, 2025
Fujitsu Limited today announced the world’s first demonstration of a complete universal quantum gate set for diamond spin qubits with an error probability below 0.1%, achieving a fidelity among the highest reported over all quantum hardware technologies. This collaboration with QuTech, a leading quantum technology research institute of Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), marks an important step for the diamond spin method towards carrying out quantum error correction and realizing practical quantum computing. The findings were published in Physical Review Applied on March 21, 2025.

Quantum Computing Firm Xanadu Joins Forces With the University of Maryland

Quantum Computing Firm Xanadu Joins Forces With the University of Maryland

March 11, 2025
The University of Maryland (UMD) and the global quantum computing firm Xanadu have established a strategic partnership to drive innovation, workforce development, and commercialization across the state of Maryland and the wider Mid-Atlantic region.

University of Maryland Names New Director of National Quantum Laboratory

University of Maryland Names New Director of National Quantum Laboratory

March 3, 2025
The National Quantum Laboratory at Maryland (QLab) welcomes a renowned expert in quantum physics, computing and networking to serve as its new director, effective September 1, 2025. Norbert Linke, Ph.D., brings a decade of experience running a quantum computer user facility and conducting research on the applications of trapped atomic ions.

Terabytes of Data in a Millimeter Crystal

Terabytes of Data in a Millimeter Crystal

February 17, 2025
UChicago Pritzker Molecular Engineering researchers created a "quantum-inspired” revolution in microelectronics, storing classical computer memory in crystal gaps where atoms should be.

A New Experimental System to Bring Quantum Technologies Closer to Students

A New Experimental System to Bring Quantum Technologies Closer to Students

February 16, 2025
A team from the Faculty of Physics of the University of Barcelona has designed new experimental equipment that makes it possible for students to familiarize themselves with the more complex concepts of quantum physics. The configuration they present —versatile, cost-effective and with multiple ways of application in the classroom — is already operational in the Advanced Quantum Laboratory of the UB’s Faculty of Physics and could also be accessible in less specialized centres.

University of Copenhagen and MIT Join Forces for Transatlantic Research in Quantum Computing

University of Copenhagen and MIT Join Forces for Transatlantic Research in Quantum Computing

June 30, 2024
Researchers at the Niels Bohr Institute have signed a 4-year collaboration agreement with world leading quantum researchers at the renowned Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Boston, USA. Researchers and students at both universities will join forces to try and solve the biggest quantum puzzles that continue to challenge researchers worldwide in the race to develop fault tolerant quantum computers. These new supercomputers, with unprecedented computational power for certain problems, have the potential to solve some of the universe's greatest mysteries.

Fujitsu and TU Delft Establish New Quantum Lab To Propel Diamond-Spin Quantum Computing Research

Fujitsu and TU Delft Establish New Quantum Lab To Propel Diamond-Spin Quantum Computing Research

January 28, 2024
Fujitsu and Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) today announced the establishment of the Fujitsu Advanced Computing Lab Delft at Delft University of Technology, an industry-academia collaboration hub dedicated to the development of quantum computing technologies.

Fujitsu and Delft University of Technology Establish New Quantum Lab

Fujitsu and Delft University of Technology Establish New Quantum Lab

January 27, 2024
Industry-academia collaboration hub Fujitsu Advanced Computing Lab Delft at Delft University of Technology to drive development of advanced quantum computing technologies.
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