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August 24, 2022

UBC students attend IBM Quantum Error Correction Summer School

Big problems require focus, and this summer, IBM offered 62 scholars from around the world the opportunity to learn, connect,...

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Ehansur Rahman, who recently won an award for a paper modelling thermionic energy conversion and its challenges.
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August 22, 2022

A simple clean energy device with complex physics gets new hope for viability

Much of the heat generated on Earth is wasted. If we could generate electricity from the high temperatures produced as...

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Andrew Potter, wearing a red button-down shirt and black glasses in front of a blackboard at UBC
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July 20, 2022

New state of matter could make quantum computers less error-prone

Researchers at The University of British Columbia (UBC), Quantinuum, and the Flatiron Institute have demonstrated a new phase of matter...

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Quantum synapses may solve the memory wall problem
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June 27, 2022

Quantum synapses could solve the memory wall problem in computers’ random-access memory

Researchers in Ke Zou’s lab at the Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute (Blusson QMI) are using quantum materials with intentionally...

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LIGO Coating Tester capstone team
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May 6, 2022

Undergraduate researchers tackle quantum problems in Honours, Capstone projects

Undergraduate students make valuable contributions to research at the Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute (Blusson QMI) through programs such as...

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Marcel Franz and colleagues discuss topological superconductivity
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April 6, 2022

New approach creates Majorana particles at high temperatures

Last year, Marcel Franz and colleagues proposed a high-temperature topological superconductor made from two monolayer-thin sheets of copper-based materials with...

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October 7, 2022

Horizon EU funding boosts quantum algorithms research

A new project linking 11 Canadian and European universities was awarded more than CAD $3 million in Horizon Digital Europe...

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Ziliang Ye, Marcel Franz, and Oghuzan Can discuss topological superconductivity in Ye's CFI-funded laboratory space.
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January 18, 2022

New math creates experimental framework for uncovering topological superconductivity

No material in nature exhibits topological superconductivity, but a recent article published in the journal Physical Review Letters proposes an...

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Flexible automation could power materials innovation and accelerate discovery in quantum materials.
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December 16, 2021

Flexible automation will power the future of materials innovation

Automation is under-used in materials research, and could accelerate discovery in quantum materials. According to a new comment published this...

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Quantum Navigator teaches kids about quantum computing
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October 26, 2021

Teaching quantum computing to kids is all fun and games

A new video game designed to teach quantum computing to kids aged 11 and older launched this fall. The game,...

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