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February 20, 2026

Quantum Co-laboratory expands its national partnership, strengthening Canada’s leadership in quantum science and technology

Canada’s leading quantum research institutions are driving a unified national effort to advance quantum innovation and talent development through the...

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May 26, 2022

New material shows promise as programmable semiconductor

New research from Ziliang Ye’s laboratory at the Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute, published today in the journal Nature Photonics,...

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May 24, 2022

Kids learn quantum computing at summer camp

This summer, kids will learn quantum computing principles and solve problems using a real quantum computer at summer camps in...

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Fabio Boschini at the Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute
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May 20, 2022

Free-electron laser study reveals how charge order and superconductivity are dynamically intertwined at nanoscale

A large-scale North American research collaboration has uncovered, for the first time, how charge order and superconductivity cohabit at nanoscale...

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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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Technicians in the cleanroom at QMI.
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April 22, 2022

Cleanroom sensors detect eruption 10,000 kilometers away

A volcano erupted in Tonga in January and the atmospheric disturbance was detected by pressure sensors in the cleanroom at...

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Alannah and Sam
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April 19, 2022

A beginner’s guide to interpreting magnetic susceptibility data

Magnetic susceptibility measurements allow researchers to understand how a material responds to a magnetic field, which can reveal a great...

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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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Topological semi-metals diagram showing drumhead state
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March 30, 2022

CQM collaboration leads to discovery in rarely studied semimetal drumhead state

A new paper observing the topologically non-trivial drumhead state emerging from nodal-line semimetals offers new insights into how these newly...

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The Frustrated Icosahedron assembly
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March 28, 2022

Frustration reveals the cracks where the light gets in

“One of the important purposes of art is to transform spaces by making novel phenomena visible,” said Pamela Davis Kivelson,...

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MengXing Na and Andrea Damascelli in the ARPES lab at UBC
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March 22, 2022

Outreach program challenges scientist stereotypes

A new outreach program for science students in grade 8 is challenging scientist stereotypes and inviting kids to interact with...

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Launchpad program UBC
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February 24, 2022

Launchpad program launches students toward success in grad school

A new program from the Department of Physics and Astronomy at The University of British Columbia (UBC) will connect undergraduate...

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Sam Mugiraneza, Quantum Pathways Student
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February 23, 2022

Sam Mugiraneza finds his pathway in Materials Chemistry

Sam Mugiraneza found direction and support through mentorship and the Quantum Pathways program at UBC. “I really enjoyed chemistry, particularly...

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