Q-SEnSE collaborator UNM awarded $3M from NSF for interdisciplinary quantum research center

Q-SEnSE collaborator University of New Mexico awarded $3M from NSF for interdisciplinary quantum research center

Aug. 12, 2021

UNM Regents' Professor Ivan Deutsch, a collaborator with the CU «Ƶ-led Q-SEnSE, will lead the Center for Quantum Information and Control (CQuIC). The center will not only lead to advances in QIS, but new educational opportunities for the next generation of scientists as well.

NIST’s quantum crystal could be a new dark matter sensor

NIST’s quantum crystal could be a new dark matter sensor

Aug. 6, 2021

Physicists at NIST, including JILA Fellow Ana Maria Rey, have entangled the mechanical motion and electronic properties of a tiny blue crystal, giving it a quantum edge in measuring electric fields with record sensitivity that may enhance our understanding of the universe.

Keck Foundation Grant awarded to JILA Fellow Shuo Sun for developing quantum technology

Keck Foundation Grant awarded to JILA Fellow Shuo Sun for developing quantum technology

July 29, 2021

Two physicists at the CU «Ƶ and the Colorado School of Mines have received a $1M grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation to develop a first-of-its-kind quantum simulator that could lead to the development of a high-performance quantum computer.

JILA alumna Sara Campbell on her path to Honeywell Quantum Solutions

JILA alumna's path to Honeywell Quantum Solutions

July 29, 2021

“We've released two commercial systems, system model H0 and H1, and I'm building and getting ready for the next model, H2,” said Sara Campbell, who worked on cutting-edge physics projects during her PhD at JILA. As the quantum computing sector swells with activity, Campbell’s job becomes more important than ever.

CU «Ƶ spinout ColdQuanta reaches milestone in scaling ‘cold atom’ processor approach

CU «Ƶ spinout ColdQuanta reaches milestone in scaling ‘cold atom’ processor approach

July 7, 2021

After successfully trapping and addressing 100 qubits in a large, dense 2D cold atom array, ColdQuanta's digital gate-based quantum computer is on track to massively scale qubit count beyond what is possible with other approaches.

The gap in quantum understanding: How to accurately communicate quantum ideas

The gap in quantum understanding: How to accurately communicate quantum ideas

June 24, 2021

As quantum technology is quickly being developed and commercialized, misunderstandings abound in the public sphere. Writers, scientists and citizens need to be aware of how to most effectively communicate an appreciation of the true science of quantum physics.

The case of the missing signal

Entangled photons and the case of the missing signal

June 24, 2021

The Jimenez and Stevens labs at CU «Ƶ joined forces to build a state-of-the-art quantum optics laboratory with the goal of understanding why, globally, some labs have found a signal showing entangled photons being absorbed in two-photon absorption, while others haven't.

Jun Ye wins the 2021 Julius Springer Prize

Jun Ye wins the 2021 Julius Springer Prize

May 26, 2021

For his remarkable contributions to the understanding of light-matter interactions in the quantum regime through ultra-precision control and measurements, Professor Ye (JILA; Physics; CUbit Quantum Initiative; Q-SEnSE) has been awarded the Julius Springer Prize for Applied Physics.

Building a cavity superconductor

Building a cavity superconductor

May 18, 2021

Theorists in the Rey Group and experimentalists in the Thompson laboratory at CU «Ƶ have proposed a way to engineer a quantum simulator of superconductivity that can measure phenomena so far inaccessible in real materials. Their findings were recently published in Physical Review Letters.

Philip Makotyn joins CUbit Quantum Initiative as executive director

Philip Makotyn joins CUbit Quantum Initiative as executive director

April 28, 2021

“Phil has a great combination of enthusiasm and energy, scientific vision, technical competence and academic-industry relationship expertise,” said CUbit Director Jun Ye. Makotyn will work with Ye to set the strategic direction of the initiative.

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