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.

Improving Quantum Computing: It’s All About Communication

Surprising communication between atoms could improve quantum computing A group of University of Wisconsin­–Madison physicists has identified conditions under which relatively distant atoms communicate with each other in ways that had previously only been seen in atoms closer together — a development that could have applications to quantum computing. In their experiments, UW–Madison physicists led […]

U.S. DARPA Funds Awarded to Argonne National Laboratory and University of Chicago in Effort to Boost U.S. Quantum Computing Leadership

U.S. DARPA Funds Awarded to Argonne National Laboratory and University of Chicago in Effort to Boost U.S. Quantum Computing Leadership Argonne receives two awards from DARPA for quantum information science | Argonne National Laboratory The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Chicago recently received two awards from the Defense […]

You Can Tune a Piano, But Can You Tune a Qubit? NIST Scientists Believe So

You Can Tune a Piano, But Can You Tune a Qubit? NIST Scientists Believe So To Tune Up Your Quantum Computer, Better Call an AI Mechanic Credit: B. Hayes/NIST This artist’s conception shows how the research team used artificial intelligence (AI) and other computational techniques to tune a quantum dot device for use as a […]