MIT Center for Quantum Engineering

In an effort to overcome this fundamental limit of silicon, Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers fabricated a different type of three-dimensional transistor using a unique set of ultrathin semiconductor materials. Their devices, featuring vertical nanowires only a few nanometers wide, can deliver performance comparable to state-of-the-art silicon transistors while operating efficiently at much lower voltages than conventional devices. “This is a technology with the potential to replace silicon, so you could use it with all the functions that silicon currently has, but with much better energy efficiency,” says Yanjie Shao, an MIT postdoc and lead author of a paper on the new transistors. They are joined on the paper by Ju Li, a MIT-CQE member, the Tokyo Electric Power Company Professor in Nuclear Engineering and professor of materials science and engineering at MIT; EECS graduate student Hao Tang; MIT postdoc Baoming Wang; and professors Marco Pala and David Esseni of the University of Udine in Italy. The research appears today in Nature Electronics(https://lnkd.in/ektgeagy). Read more on MIT news: https://lnkd.in/gYuhSNRY #quantum #quantumcomputing #quantumphysics #quantumtechnology #quantumtechnologies #quantumtech #quantumcomputers #quantumcomputer #superconducting  

Now out in Optica from MIT-CQE member Dirk Englund and co-authors “Strain-concentration for fast, compact photonic modulation and non-volatile memory” by Y. Henry Wen, David Heim, Matthew Zimmermann, Roman A. Shugayev, Mark Dong, Andrew J. Leenheer, Michael R. Miller, Gerald Gilbert, Mikkel Heuck, Matt Eichenfield, and Dirk R. Englund Read more: https://lnkd.in/eBMbQAmx #quantum #quantumcomputing #quantumphysics #quantumtechnology #quantumtechnologies #quantumtech #quantumcomputers #quantumcomputer #superconducting  

Now out in arXiv from MIT-CQE member Dirk Englund and co-authors “Graphene calorimetric single-photon detector” by Bevin Huang, Ethan G. Arnault, Woochan Jung, Caleb Fried, B. Jordan Russell, Kenji Watanabe, Takashi Taniguchi, Erik A. Henriksen, Dirk Englund, Gil-Ho Lee, and Kin Chung Fong Read more: https://lnkd.in/ek28F8mb #quantum #quantumcomputing #quantumphysics #quantumtechnology #quantumtechnologies #quantumtech #quantumcomputers #quantumcomputer #superconducting  

Now out in arXiv from MIT-CQE member Dirk Englund and co-authors “Piezoelectrically actuated high-speed spatial light modulator for visible to near-infrared wavelengths” by Tom Vanackere, Artur Hermans, Ian Christen, Christopher Panuski, Mark Dong, Matthew Zimmermann, Hamza Raniwala, Andrew J. Leenheer, Matt Eichenfield, Gerald Gilbert, and Dirk Englund Read more: https://lnkd.in/ezc9evwx #quantum #quantumcomputing #quantumphysics #quantumtechnology #quantumtechnologies #quantumtech #quantumcomputers #quantumcomputer #superconducting  

Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers developed a technique to generate synthetic electromagnetic fields on superconducting quantum processors. The team demonstrated the technique on a processor comprising 16 qubits. By dynamically controlling how the 16 qubits in their processor are coupled to one another, the researchers were able to emulate how electrons move between atoms in the presence of an electromagnetic field. Moreover, the synthetic electromagnetic field is broadly adjustable, enabling scientists to explore a range of material properties. Emulating electromagnetic fields is crucial to fully explore the properties of materials. In the future, this technique could shed light on key features of electronic systems, such as conductivity, polarization, and magnetization. “Quantum computers are powerful tools for studying the physics of materials and other quantum mechanical systems. Our work enables us to simulate much more of the rich physics that has captivated materials scientists,” says Ilan Rosen, an MIT postdoc and lead author of a paper on the quantum simulator. The senior author is Will Oliver, the Henry Ellis Warren professor of electrical engineering and computer science and of physics, director of the MIT Center for Quantum Engineering, leader of the Engineering Quantum Systems group, and associate director of the Research Laboratory of Electronics at MIT. Oliver and Rosen are joined by others in the departments of MIT EECS and of Physics and at MIT Lincoln Laboratory. The research appears today in Nature Physics(https://lnkd.in/eJbV2-GJ). Read more on MIT news: https://lnkd.in/eq58jsk4 #quantum #quantumcomputing #quantumphysics #quantumtechnology #quantumtechnologies #quantumtech #quantumcomputers #quantumcomputer #superconducting  

Riccardo Comin says the best part of his job as a physics professor and exotic-materials researcher is when his students come into his office to tell him they have new, interesting data. “It’s that moment of discovery, that moment of awe, of revelation of something that’s outside of anything you know,” says Comin, a MIT-CQE member, the Class of 1947 Career Development Associate Professor of Physics. “That’s what makes it all worthwhile.” Read more on MIT news: https://lnkd.in/eQ4QgRuZ #quantum #quantumcomputing #quantumphysics #quantumtechnology #quantumtechnologies #quantumtech #quantumcomputers #quantumcomputer #superconducting  

We are excited to announce MIT iQuHACK 2025, a quantum computing hackathon hosted by MIT iQuISE from January 31st – February 2nd, 2025. Last year, we hosted 300+ in-person and 1200+ virtual participants from around the world, and we expect this year’s event to be even bigger.   We are now actively looking for sponsors! Over the years, iQuHACK sponsors have included Amazon Web Services (AWS), Moody's, IonQ, Quantinuum, and IBM Quantum. If you’re interested in joining us, please reach out directly to our Director of Sponsorships, Tiffany Wang, or DM us at MIT iQuISE.    Together, let’s bridge the gap between quantum theory and real-world applications! #quantum #hacking #hackathon

Now out in arXiv from MIT-CQE member Dirk Englund and co-authors “Linear and nonlinear optical response based on many-body GW -Bethe-Salpeter and Kadanoff-Baym approaches for two-dimensional layered semiconductors” by Dmitry Skachkov, Dirk R. Englund and Michael N. Leuenberger Read more: https://lnkd.in/e3GWVyHd #quantum #quantumcomputing #quantumphysics #quantumtechnology #quantumtechnologies #quantumtech #quantumcomputers #quantumcomputer #superconducting  

Now out in arXiv from MIT-CQE member Adam Willard and co-authors “Deriving the Landauer Principle From the Quantum Shannon Entropy” by Henrik J. Heelweg, Amro Dodin and Adam P. Willard Read more: https://lnkd.in/eFMGmAB9 #quantum #quantumcomputing #quantumphysics #quantumtechnology #quantumtechnologies #quantumtech #quantumcomputers #quantumcomputer #superconducting  

Now out in arXiv from MIT-CQE Director Will Oliver, MIT-CQE members Kyle Serniak, Mollie Schwartz, Jonilyn Yoder, Jeff Grover and co-authors “Flat-band (de)localization emulated with a superconducting qubit array” by Ilan T. Rosen, Sarah Muschinske, Cora N. Barrett, David A. Rower, Rabindra Das, David K. Kim, Bethany M. Niedzielski, Meghan Schuldt, Kyle Serniak, Mollie E. Schwartz, Jonilyn L. Yoder, Jeffrey A. Grover and William D. Oliver Read more: https://lnkd.in/eJ53Rp8x #quantum #quantumcomputing #quantumphysics #quantumtechnology #quantumtechnologies #quantumtech #quantumcomputers #quantumcomputer #superconducting