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APS Names CQT Quantum Researcher as ‘Outstanding Referee’

CQT Research Fellow Martin Kiffner has been named an "Outstanding Referee" by the American Physical Society (APS). Starting in 2008, the society has given the award to scientists who have been "exceptionally helpful in assessing manuscripts for publication".

27 Feb 2013

QuintessenceLabs Acknowledged as One of Top Three Companies at IBM SmartCamp Global Finals

QuintessenceLabs, the leader in quantum security technology, receives an honorable mention for impressive technology at the event held in New York City, Feb 5-7.

15 Feb 2013

First-Ever Demonstration of Securing Control Data for Electric Grids Using Quantum Cryptography

Recently a Los Alamos National Laboratory quantum cryptography (QC) team successfully completed the first-ever demonstration of securing control data for electric grids using quantum cryptography.

15 Feb 2013

InVisage to Commence Manufacturing of Quantumfilm Image Sensors with Series D Venture Funding

InVisage Technologies, Inc. -- a Silicon Valley-based start-up that is revolutionizing the image sensor market -- today announced it has received its Series D round of venture funding, led by GGV Capital and including Nokia Growth Partners. The undisclosed amount will be used to begin manufacturing the company's QuantumFilm image sensors, which are currently being evaluated by phone manufacturers. Devices incorporating the technology are expected to ship in Q2 2014. GGV and Nokia Growth Partners join InVisage's existing investors RockPort Capital, InterWest Partners, Intel Capital and OnPoint Technologies.

14 Feb 2013

Researchers Employ Quantum Capacitance Spectroscopy to Investigate Graphene

Writing in PNAS, University of Manchester graphene researchers found that sandwiching a layer of the wonder material between boron nitride could produce highly-accurate capacitors.

13 Feb 2013

Soraa Honored for Development of LEDs with High Peak Internal Quantum Efficiency

Soraa, the world’s leader in the development of GaN on GaN LED technology, announced today that it received an award from the U.S. Department of Energy for its outstanding work in the development of high-efficiency m-plane LEDs grown on low-defect density bulk GaN substrates.

13 Feb 2013

First Wide-Field X-Ray Camera for Studying Charge Exchange

Three NASA scientists teamed up to develop and demonstrate NASA's first wide-field-of-view soft X-ray camera for studying "charge exchange," a poorly understood phenomenon that occurs when the solar wind collides with Earth's exosphere and neutral gas in interplanetary space.

8 Feb 2013

Excelitas Expands Single Photon Counting Module Line of Products

Excelitas Technologies, a global provider of innovative customized optoelectronic solutions, announced today new offerings within its industry-leading single photon counting module (SPCM) suite of products designed to provide customers with the highest level of photon detection efficiency.

7 Feb 2013

Single-Photon Detectors Integrated with Nanophotonic Chips for Quantum Communication

The detector combines near-unity detection efficiency with high timing resolution and has a very low error rate. The results have been published by Nature Communications (doi:10.1038/ncomms2307).

28 Jan 2013

Block Engineering, Pfizer Collaborate to Develop Quantum Cascade Laser System for Pharmaceutical Industry

Block Engineering, the leader in Quantum Cascade Laser (QCL) spectroscopy, announced today that it has signed a Collaborative Agreement with Pfizer, Inc. to develop a QCL-based system for real-time, noncontact Cleaning Verification of vessels during pharmaceutical manufacturing. The technology is based on Block's commercially available LaserScan (TM) Analyzer, which will be tailored to address the specific requirements of this application.

19 Jan 2013

Quantum Optics News

APS Names CQT Quantum Researcher as ‘Outstanding Referee’

QuintessenceLabs Acknowledged as One of Top Three Companies at IBM SmartCamp Global Finals

First-Ever Demonstration of Securing Control Data for Electric Grids Using Quantum Cryptography

InVisage to Commence Manufacturing of Quantumfilm Image Sensors with Series D Venture Funding

Researchers Employ Quantum Capacitance Spectroscopy to Investigate Graphene

Soraa Honored for Development of LEDs with High Peak Internal Quantum Efficiency

First Wide-Field X-Ray Camera for Studying Charge Exchange

Excelitas Expands Single Photon Counting Module Line of Products

Single-Photon Detectors Integrated with Nanophotonic Chips for Quantum Communication

Block Engineering, Pfizer Collaborate to Develop Quantum Cascade Laser System for Pharmaceutical Industry

Quantum Development in Ireland: A Conversation with John Durcan, Chief Technologist, IDA Ireland

Advancing Quantum Scalability with New Qubit Method

Modified Newtonian Dynamics and the Search for a Ninth Planet

SideKick QCL Controller: Low-Noise Laser Control Solution

LabOne Q: An Intuitive Software Framework for Scalable Quantum Computing

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Quantum Development in Ireland: A Conversation with John Durcan, Chief Technologist, IDA Ireland

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1NASA Celebrates Hubble's Discovery of the Expanding Universe

2Webb Telescope Uncovers 3D Structure of Interstellar Medium

3UK Scientists Announce Most Detailed Examination of Deep Ocean Yet – Which Could Give Clues to the Origin of Life and Sustaining Life in Space

4Successful Demonstration of a Quantum Thought Experiment

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