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January 15, 2026

Call for Applications: Quantum Pathways 2026

Applications are now open for the Quantum Pathways Program at UBC’s Blusson Quantum Matter Institute (UBC Blusson QMI), offering first- and second-year undergraduate...

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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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Xiao-Xiao Zhang was a postdoctoral fellow with the Max Planck-UBC-UTokyo Center for Quantum Materials
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October 22, 2021

Former UBC postdoc finds direction via Max Planck-UBC-UTokyo Center for Quantum Materials

New theoretical work conducted under the banner of the Max Planck-UBC-UTokyo Center for Quantum Materials demonstrates that a material known...

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summer undergraduate talks
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October 7, 2021

2021 Summer Undergraduate Talks

On August 23, 2021, undergraduate student scientists who spent their summer learning experimental skills and gaining laboratory experience at the...

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A possible spintronics platform
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October 7, 2021

High-temperature superconductor combined with tunable magnetic state: a possible spintronics platform

In certain materials, when electrons spin they create a magnetic field that can be harnessed to develop spintronic devices, a...

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Honouring the National Day for Truth & Reconciliation
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September 29, 2021

Honouring the National Day for Truth & Reconciliation

Content warning: References to residential schools, legacies of trauma We call our community to use September 30 for reflection and...

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Lukas Chrostowski; Canadian leader in silicon photonics
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September 16, 2021

SiEPIC partnerships expand access to novel silicon photonics tools and techniques

Over the past year, the Silicon Electronic Photonic Integrated Circuits Fabrication (SiEPICfab) consortium led by Lukas Chrostowski has grown, scaling...

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September 1, 2021

People of Blusson QMI: Ana Ciocoiu

Ana Ciocoiu realized quantum computing was for her when she was ten years old. “I had a little book on...

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August 24, 2021

From Quantum Pathways to Cornerstone Models of Quantum Computing

Romina Mahinpei spent her first year as an undergraduate student at The University of British Columbia taking classes online, and...

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Theoretical framework for more efficient solar power
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August 24, 2021

Reducing heat loss and increasing energy capture in solar cells critical for global uptake in solar power

The amount of radiation the sun delivers to the earth’s surface in a single hour could supply the entire world...

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August 15, 2021

BCKDF funding supports critical quantum materials research at UBC

We are grateful for the ongoing support of funders including the British Columbia Knowledge Development Fund (BCKDF), who recently awarded...

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Abstract representation of quantum entanglement: two luminescent blue and gold particles drawn together on a black background.
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August 5, 2021

Perspective on quantum computing offers direction on a Grand Challenge’s road ahead

A new paper from Jeff Young and Lukas Chrostowski’s teams, including first author and PhD student Xiruo Yan and postdoctoral...

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Abstract image representing quantum computing circuits
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August 3, 2021

NSERC CREATE programs partner with CMC Microsystems for novel superconducting circuits workshop

British Columbia is uniquely positioned to leverage expertise in quantum science and technology to lead Canada in breakthrough innovation, and...

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