New Boulder facility to help pave the way for quantum computers

New Boulder facility to help pave the way for quantum computers

Oct. 30, 2019

The Boulder Cryogenic Quantum Testbed is a joint effort of Google, NIST and Boulder. Housed in JILA on the Boulder campus, it will serve researchers from across the country working to design the latest superconducting quantum circuits.

New NSF quantum award has applications for space exploration

New NSF quantum award has applications for space exploration

Sept. 25, 2019

The three-year award, titled Quantum Control of Ultracold Atoms in Optical Lattices for Inertial Sensing for Space Applications, totals $1.9 million and is led by Professor Dana Anderson in the Physics Department.

Regional scientists and engineers connect at inaugural Kavli Quantum Hour

Regional scientists and engineers connect at inaugural Kavli Quantum Hour

Sept. 19, 2019

With generous support from The Kavli Foundation, bit has launched a series of Kavli Quantum Hours: informal events designed to establish new links among quantum scientists and engineers at Boulder, NIST and Front Range companies.

 Boulder lab works to bring quanta out of the cold

Boulder lab works to bring quanta out of the cold

Aug. 28, 2019

New research at Boulder suggests that research on quantum states of matter could be conducted at room temperatures, thus facilitating cheaper and more widely available quantum technologies.

Turning water into ice in the quantum realm

Turning water into ice in the quantum realm

Aug. 2, 2019

When you pop a tray of water into the freezer, you get ice cubes. Now, researchers from Boulder and the University of Toronto have achieved a similar transition using clouds of ultracold atoms. The findings provide a new window into materials that are hard to investigate in the laboratory.

Tying quantum knots with an optical clock

Tying quantum knots with an optical clock

July 25, 2019

The optical atomic clock in Jun Ye's lab can create cluster states in milliseconds, which is necessary for quantum computing—considered a "holy grail" of quantum science. Quantum computers could solve complex problems that even today’s most sophisticated super computers cannot.

Video: Svenja Knappe presents on Atomic Quantum Sensors; Jun ye presents on bit Quantum Initiative

Video: Jun Ye presents on bit Quantum Initiative; Svenja Knappe presents on Atomic Quantum Sensors

July 25, 2019

Jun Ye and Svenja Knappe presented their quantum-related work in short "lightning round" sessions at the 2019 AeroSpace Ventures Day: Research Blitz, an event designed to connect potential collaborators with a wide range of aerospace and defense research projects.

Ana Maria Rey wins prestigious young scientist award

Ana Maria Rey wins prestigious young scientist award

June 27, 2019

The Blavatnik Family Foundation and the New York Academy of Sciences named theoretical physicist and JILA Fellow Ana Maria Rey one of three Laureates for the Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists.

Wall Street Journal: In a White House summit on quantum technology, experts map next steps

Wall Street Journal: In a White House summit on quantum technology, experts map next steps

June 13, 2019

Academics and government officials met on Friday, May 31 to discuss the urgent need to collaborate to advance U.S. prowess in quantum information science. “It’s really key that our high-strength quantum hubs are tied together so they’re complementary instead of competitive,” said Terri Fiez, vice chancellor for research and innovation at Boulder.

Professors Victor Gurarie and Michael Hermele to study ultra-quantum matter in a new Simons Collaboration

Professors Victor Gurarie and Michael Hermele to study ultra-quantum matter in a new Simons Collaboration

June 13, 2019

Physics Professors Victor Gurarie and Michael Hermele have joined the newly established Simons Collaboration on Ultra-Quantum Matter. Led by Ashvin Vishwanath (at Harvard) and Hermele, the collaboration will study fundamentally quantum mechanical behavior arising in systems of a large number of electrons or atoms.

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