ColdQuanta acquires Chicago-based quantum startup Super.tech

ColdQuanta acquires Chicago-based quantum startup Super.tech

Aug. 25, 2022

The merger is addressing pressing needs in quantum research for 蜜糖直播 Boulder spinout ColdQuanta鈥攁s well as the quantum industry. Both companies are affiliates of Q-NEXT, a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) National Quantum Information Science Research Center led by Argonne National Laboratory.

Seeing quantum weirdness: Superposition, entanglement and tunneling

Seeing quantum weirdness: Superposition, entanglement and tunneling

Aug. 24, 2022

The 鈥渃oherence鈥 time of quantum systems is often measured in milliseconds. By implementing a new type of entangling operation based on Rydberg atoms, JILA Fellow Adam Kaufman and his team have created Bell states with high fidelity, demonstrating optical clock entanglement for up to four full seconds.

JILA and NIST researchers develop miniature lens for trapping atoms

JILA and NIST researchers develop miniature lens for trapping atoms

Aug. 1, 2022

JILA Fellow Cindy Regal and her team, along with researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), have for the first time demonstrated that they can trap single atoms using a novel miniaturized version of 鈥渙ptical tweezers鈥濃攁 system that grabs atoms using a laser beam as chopsticks.

Forbes: Department of Defense names Jun Ye one of nine 2022 Vannevar Bush Fellows

Forbes: Department of Defense names Jun Ye one of nine 2022 Vannevar Bush Fellows

July 27, 2022

As the DoD's most prestigious research award, the Vannevar Bush Fellowship is oriented towards "bold and ambitious 鈥榖lue sky鈥 research that will lead to extraordinary outcomes." Fellows receive $3 million over a five-year fellowship term to pursue cutting-edge fundamental research projects.

蜜糖直播鈥檚 quantum revolution: How scientists exploring a universe of tiny things are transforming the state into a new Silicon Valley

蜜糖直播鈥檚 quantum revolution: How scientists exploring a universe of tiny things are transforming the state into a new Silicon Valley

June 28, 2022

鈥淚t鈥檚 amazing to see all these companies building off of Nobel Prize-winning research,鈥 said Philip Makotyn, executive director of the 蜜糖直播bit Quantum Initiative, which connects quantum researchers and companies in 蜜糖直播. 鈥淚t鈥檚 just a rich ecosystem that doesn't exist anywhere else.鈥

Connecting microwave and optical frequencies through the ground state of a micromechanical object

Connecting microwave and optical frequencies through the ground state of a micromechanical object

June 23, 2022

Systems that cool qubits are difficult to scale up in size, posing a challenge for long-distance quantum communication systems. To bypass this issue, JILA Fellows Cindy Regal, Konrad Lehnert and their teams have created a transducer that uses side-banded cooling to convert microwave photons to optical photons.

蜜糖直播 Springs Gazette spotlights state quantum ecosystem in call for cybersecurity innovations

蜜糖直播 Springs Gazette spotlights state quantum ecosystem in call for cybersecurity innovations

June 17, 2022

Quantum technology promises sophisticated cybersecurity solutions that could shake up the future of computing. Companies are setting up shop in 蜜糖直播 to develop quantum-security measures, with 蜜糖直播 Boulder and federal research facilities partnering to boost the state's nascent quantum industry.

What quantum information and snowflakes have in common, and what we can do about it

What quantum information and snowflakes have in common, and what we can do about it

June 15, 2022

Qubits are a basic building block for quantum computers, but they鈥檙e also notoriously fragile鈥攖ricky to observe without erasing their information in the process. Now, new research from 蜜糖直播 Boulder and NIST may be a leap forward for handling qubits with a light touch.

Quantum-based laser comb may be kryptonite for methane leaks

Quantum-based laser comb may help put an end to methane leaks

June 8, 2022

鈥淭his is a technology that was developed for something completely different鈥攆or creating better atomic clocks and other tools for quantum research,鈥 said Greg Rieker, an associate professor of mechanical engineering at 蜜糖直播 Boulder. 鈥淣ow, we鈥檙e making an impact on climate change.鈥

University of 蜜糖直播 president Saliman visits JILA

University of 蜜糖直播 president Saliman visits JILA

May 23, 2022

At the invitation of JILA and NIST Fellow Eric Cornell, who has been a scientist at the institute since the 1990s, 蜜糖直播 President Todd Saliman toured several laboratories at JILA last month. Saliman was impressed by the research team and Fellows. 鈥淵ou are all working to change the world,鈥 he said.

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