Scientists have demonstrated that wires more than 100 times thinner than a human hair can act like a quantum one-way street for electrons when made of a peculiar material known as a topological insulator. The discovery opens the pathway for new technological applications of devices made from topological insulators and demonstrates a significant step on […]
It is well established that quantum error correction can improve the performance of quantum sensors. But new theory work cautions that, unexpectedly, the approach can also give rise to inaccurate and misleading results — and shows how to rectify these shortcomings. Quantum systems can interact with one another and with their surroundings in ways that […]
A UNIGE team in Geneva, Switzerland, has succeeded in storing a quantum bit for 20 milliseconds. A duration that had never before been achieved by a solid-state quantum memory. Long-duration quantum memories for photonic qubits are essential components for achieving long-distance quantum networks and repeaters. The mapping of optical states onto coherent spin-waves in rare […]
This new program (Master’s in Quantum Science and Engineering) at EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, allows students with varied backgrounds in science and engineering to have the opportunity to acquire a comprehensive set of skills to become the main actors of the “quantum revolution” . Quantum science and technology is bringing a paradigm shift in the way […]
A team of scientists at CERN led by MPQ physicist Masaki Hori has found that a hybrid antimatter-matter atom behaves in an unexpected way when submerged in superfluid helium. The result may open a new way for antimatter to be used to study the properties of condensed matter, or to search for antimatter in cosmic […]
Researchers at the Department of Physics and the Swiss Nanoscience Institute of the University of Basel have used the principle of coherent feedback to cool a quantum system for the first time. Coherent feedback describes a situation in which two quantum systems interact with one another. As one of the systems acts as a control unit for […]
Qnami announced today the closing of a 4.0M CHF (4.4M USD) Series A financing round led by Venture Capital funds Runa Capital and SIT Capital, further supported by Seed Round investors Quantonation, Verve Ventures, Zürcher Kantonalbank and the High-Tech Gründerfonds. The funds will support extension of Qnami’s patented quantum microscope technology into applications enabling the […]
Solid-state quantum computers require classical electronics to control and readout individual qubits and to enable fast classical data processing. Integrating both subsystems at deep cryogenic temperatures, where solid- state quantum processors operate best, may solve some major scaling challenges, such as system size and Input/Output (I/O) data management. Spin qubits in silicon Quantum Dots (QDs) […]
ETH Zurich in Switzerland intends to further expand its leading position in quantum research, and so it is planning a highly specialised physics laboratory building on the Hönggerberg campus. A generous donation from ETH alumnus and ETH Honorary Councillor Martin Haefner (40 million Swiss francs to the ETH Foundation) is now the key step to […]
Business Angels Switzerland (BAS) and Swiss Quantum Hub (SQH) announce their partnership and cooperation to help accelerating and funding Swiss quantum technologies startups. As part of this collaboration, the members of the Business Angels Switzerland network have a priority access to SQH deal flow. SQH experts also assist these business angels during the due diligence […]
