Closing in on Superconducting Semiconductors

Julianna Mullen | Plasma Science and Fusion Center

Plasma Science and Fusion Center researchers created a superconducting circuit that could one day replace semiconductor components in quantum and high-performance computing systems.

Two coupled qubits with a bright light shining on them

MIT Engineers Advance Toward a Fault-tolerant Quantum Computer

Adam Zewe | MIT News

Researchers achieved a type of coupling between artificial atoms and photons that could enable readout and processing of quantum information in a few nanoseconds.

Photon traveling through curly processors

Device enables direct communication among multiple quantum processors

Adam Zewe | MIT News

MIT researchers developed a photon-shuttling “interconnect” that can facilitate remote entanglement, a key step toward a practical quantum computer.

Digital graphic showing concentric waves of binary code propagating like ripples on a pond

Researchers Establish New Basis for Quantum Sensing and Communication

MIT Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems

New theoretical approach for generating quantum states could lead to improved accuracy and reliability of information and decision systems.

A unique computer chip has red and blue light on grid-like pathways.

Quantum Simulator Could Help Uncover Materials for High-performance Electronics

Adam Zewe | MIT News

By emulating a magnetic field on a superconducting quantum computer, researchers can probe complex properties of materials.

photo of Dirk Englund outside (photo credit: QuEra Computing)

3Qs: Dirk Englund on the Quantum Computing Track within 6-5, “Electrical Engineering With Computing”

Jane Halpern | Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Professor Dirk Englund shares more about the new quantum curriculum within electrical engineering.

close up of a quantum computer made of gold toned metal

Toward a Code-breaking Quantum Computer

Adam Zewe | MIT News

Building on a landmark algorithm, researchers propose a way to make a smaller and more noise-tolerant quantum factoring circuit for cryptography.

Quantum Explained

MIT News

Professor of physics and director of the MIT Center for Quantum Computing, Will Oliver, explains quantum technology.

Rendering shows the 4 layers of a semiconductor chip, with the top layer being a vibrant burst of light.

Modular, Scalable Hardware Architecture for a Quantum Computer

Adam Zewe | MIT News

A new quantum-system-on-chip enables the efficient control of a large array of qubits, moving toward practical quantum computing.

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Unlocking the Quantum Future

Rachel Yang | Research Laboratory of Electronics

At the MIT Quantum Hackathon, a community tackles quantum computing challenges.