U.S. National Science Foundation Tosses $50M at Quantum Initiatives to Solve Societal Issues, Universities to Reap Awards
NSF advances 10 quantum technology and artificial intelligence Innovation solution teams to the next phase of the Convergence Accelerator program The U.S. National Science Foundation announced a $50 million investment to advance 10 convergent multidisciplinary research teams, funded by the Convergence Accelerator program, to phase 2. The selected teams will continue to apply a convergent approach as […]
U.S. Navy Quantum Research Lab One Year On…
NRL Quantum Research Center Celebrates First Year of Research, Collaboration Jonathan Kwolek, a U.S. Naval Research Laboratory research physicist, shows an atom interferometer to Chief of Naval Research Rear Adm. Lorin Selby Sept. 14, 2020, at Naval Research Labratory (NRL) facilities in Washington, D.C. Kwolek uses the instrument to measure motion for navigational purposes. NRL […]
U.S. Navy Quantum Research Lab One Year On…
NRL Quantum Research Center Celebrates First Year of Research, Collaboration Jonathan Kwolek, a U.S. Naval Research Laboratory research physicist, shows an atom interferometer to Chief of Naval Research Rear Adm. Lorin Selby Sept. 14, 2020, at Naval Research Labratory (NRL) facilities in Washington, D.C. Kwolek uses the instrument to measure motion for navigational purposes. NRL […]
Uranium Ditelluride as a Topological Superconductor
Scientists on the hunt for an unconventional kind of superconductor have produced the most compelling evidence to date that they’ve found one. In a pair of papers, researchers at the University of Maryland’s (UMD) Quantum Materials Center (QMC) and colleagues have shown that uranium ditelluride displays many of the hallmarks of a topological superconductor–a material that may unlock new ways to build quantum computers and other futuristic devices.
Uranium Ditelluride as a Topological Superconductor
Scientists on the hunt for an unconventional kind of superconductor have produced the most compelling evidence to date that they’ve found one. In a pair of papers, researchers at the University of Maryland’s (UMD) Quantum Materials Center (QMC) and colleagues have shown that uranium ditelluride displays many of the hallmarks of a topological superconductor–a material that may unlock new ways to build quantum computers and other futuristic devices.
UDelaware to Help Advance the Quantum Revolution, Mid-Atlantic Quantum Alliance
UD JOINS MID-ATLANTIC QUANTUM ALLIANCE The University of Delaware has joined the Mid-Atlantic Quantum Alliance — a hub for quantum technology research, development, innovation and education that seeks to advance U.S. and regional leadership in the coming quantum revolution. The alliance, referred to as MQA, involves university, government and industry partners in the region and […]
Mid-Atlantic Quantum Alliance Adds NIST, IBM, Quaxys, VT, and 6 Others to Its Retinue
A Year of Growth The Mid-Atlantic Quantum Alliance—a rapidly growing hub of quantum technology research, development, innovation and education organized and facilitated by the University of Maryland—has added 10 new members over the past year for a total of 24 university, government and industry partners. Together these MQA members are building a vibrant and diverse […]
2025. The Year The University of Maryland’s IonQ Believes Broad-Quantum Advantage Will Arrive
Quantum technology is moving from the lab to startups. Here’s why it’s a strength for UMD Key points… + Computing is one several areas where that prospect of new approaches is bringing interest in preparing for quantum technology in areas like pharmaceuticals and drug discovery, national security, finance and manufacturing. It’s an area of technology […]
Trapped Ion Systems Have a New Tool for Quantum Simulations
Trapped ion quantum simulators may soon offer new means to explore the properties of matter emerging from complex interactions among quarks, gluons and the other fundamental building blocks of nature. (Credit: A. Shaw and Z. Davoudi/University of Maryland) Charting a Course Toward Quantum Simulations of Nuclear Physics In nuclear physics, like much of science, detailed […]
U.S. NIST Develops Approach to Qubit Design, Sidestepping Errors
Error-Prone Quantum Bits Could Correct Themselves, NIST Physicists Show Novel error-correction approach could address a long-standing issue with quantum computers. This artist’s conception simplifies the ideas in the paper to illustrate the new qubit design’s overall concept. Photons flow continuously into the cavity like water flowing down a stream (#1), and the photons’ wavelike natures […]