In a recent breakthrough, scientists from Okayama University in Japan developed nanodiamond sensors bright enough for bioimaging, with spin properties comparable to those of bulk diamonds. The study, published in ACS Nano, on 16 December 2024, was led by Research Professor Masazumi Fujiwara from Okayama University, in collaboration with Sumitomo Electric Company and the National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology.

POSTECH held the opening ceremony for the Graduate School of Quantum Science and Technology (Principal Professor Yoon-Ho Kim of POSTECH) on October 31 at the POSCO International Center.

AmpliTech Group, Inc., a designer, developer, and manufacturer of state-of-the-art signal processing components for satellite, Public and Private 5G, and other communications networks, including the design of complete 5G/6G systems and a global distributor of packages and lids for integrated circuits assembly, proudly announces the successful development and deployment of its proprietary low-noise cryogenic High Electron Mobility Transistor (HEMT) amplifiers. These state-of-the-art amplifiers play a critical role in enabling quantum computers to operate efficiently at extremely low temperatures of 4 Kelvin (-452°F), a prerequisite for high-fidelity quantum operations.

A team led by the University of Michigan aims to bring the extraordinary accuracy of quantum laboratory measurements to real-world devices. The team, whose project is called Quantum Photonic Integration and Deployment, or QuPID, aims to build the first chips that harness the incredible precision of light for real-world measurements in the field with quantum semiconductors. Working with leading industrial partners, the researchers will develop quantum systems that can perform the high-accuracy measurements.

Researchers at the University of Waterloo’s Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) have found that quantum algorithms could speed up generative artificial intelligence (AI) creation and usage

EPA grants $1.5 million to four universities, including Stevens, to detect and degrade PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ in soil and water using quantum and materials science techniques.

Scientists hope to harness the powers of quantum computers to solve unprecedented problems. Central to this goal is the ability to communicate between the quantum and classical computing worlds. To do so, they must manipulate the signals that travel both worlds to optimize their ability to read the information stored within the quantum bits inside a quantum computer. To help meet these needs, engineers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory created the Quantum Instrumentation Control Kit in 2022. QICK is a combination of a radio frequency circuit board, control and readout hardware and open-source software to control it. Today, with more than 350 registered users worldwide, the engineers created a new companion product called “QICK box,” which they are now ready to bring to market.

IBM Quantum hosted over thirty applied physics and computer science students to experience first hand the IBM Quantum Think Lab and learn about the latest System Two quantum computer at the IBM Yorktown Research Center. The visit to IBM Quantum was part of this semester's Applied Physics Undergraduate Seminar and included students from Professor Henry Yuen's "Introduction to Quantum Computing" class.

To maintain and expand the United States’ leadership in the global race for quantum technology, U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, Sen. Todd Young (R-Ind.), member of the Committee, Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) introduced the National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act, which would authorize $2.7 billion in federal funding to accelerate quantum research and development at federal science agencies for the next five years.

The Centre for Quantum and Society (CQS), in collaboration with Quantum Delta NL, has announced the launch of the Quantum for Good Challenges, accelerating the development of societally beneficial quantum applications ahead of the UN International Year of Quantum. For the next four years CQS will host annual multiple competitions to drive the advancement of quantum applications aimed at addressing major societal challenges.