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Unlocking Quantum Potential: Blueprint for High-Fidelity Fluxonium Processor

The next generation of programmable quantum devices will require processors built around superior qubits.

18 Mar 2024

Engineering High-Performing Niobium-Based Qubits

For years, niobium was considered an underperformer when it came to superconducting qubits.

18 Mar 2024

PPPL Expands Research Portfolio with Quantum Diamond Lab

On March 11, PPPL opened its new Quantum Diamond Lab, a space devoted to studying and refining the processes involved in using plasma, the electrically charged fourth state of matter, to create high-quality diamond material for quantum information science applications.

18 Mar 2024

Archer Miniaturises Biochip gFET Chip Design

Archer Materials Limited, a semiconductor company advancing the quantum computing and medical diagnostics industries, has designed a miniaturised version of its Biochip graphene field effect transistor chip for fabrication at a commercial foundry.

From Archer Materials Limited 16 Mar 2024

New UBC Facility Revolutionizes Quantum Material Discovery

The Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) and the B.C. Knowledge Development Fund (BCKDF) has invested $5.8 million to support the development of a world-class crystal growth facility headed by material scientists at UBC’s Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute (Blusson QMI).

15 Mar 2024

Webb Discovers Complex Molecules in Early Star Formation

What is the connection between ant stings, vinegar, and margaritas? They include chemical components discovered by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to be in the vicinity of two young protostars, IRAS 2A and IRAS 23385.

14 Mar 2024

Lead Collisions at High Speeds Reveal Crucial Neutron Star Property

The outer layer of heavy nuclei, like lead-208, is primarily composed of neutrons and is referred to as the neutron skin. The protons and neutrons' constituent quarks and gluons melt into a state of matter known as the quark-gluon plasma when these nuclei collide at nearly the speed of light.

14 Mar 2024

SemiQon Announces Successful Testing and Global Shipping of Its Silicon-Based 4-Qubit Quantum Chip and Ground-Breaking Transistors

Today, SemiQon, a Finland-based startup specializing in silicon-based quantum processors, has announced it has successfully manufactured and pre-tested a 4-qubit quantum dot array from the first production run at its manufacturing facility in Espoo, Finland.

From SemiQon 14 Mar 2024

TR-ARPES Uncovers Hidden Properties of Quantum Materials

Research on quantum materials is leading to ground-breaking findings and is expected to propel technological developments that will completely change the face of sectors such as mining, energy, transportation, and medical technology.

13 Mar 2024

DFT Calculations Identify Eu Compounds as New Quantum Memory Platform

There are numerous components that are fundamentally different from those utilized today in the endeavor to create quantum computers and networks

12 Mar 2024

Plasmas with Negative Triangularity Show Reduced Gradients

Fusion power plants need to produce and maintain the plasma conditions required for fusion reactions to be economically feasible.

12 Mar 2024

Longview Fusion Energy Systems Selects Fluor to Design the World's First Laser Fusion Power Plant

The commercialization of fusion energy took a significant step forward today with the signing of a contract between Longview Fusion Energy Systems and Fluor, one of the nation's leading engineering and construction firms, to design the world's first commercial laser fusion power plant.

12 Mar 2024