Quantum Computing, Communication, and Sensing

    Our work focuses on developing the next substrate of computing, communication and sensing. We work all the way from new materials to superconducting devices to quantum computers to theory.

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    Latest news in quantum computing, communication, and sensing

    Researchers are leveraging quantum mechanical properties to overcome the limits of silicon semiconductor technology.

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

    The technique leverages quantum properties of light to guarantee security while preserving the accuracy of a deep-learning model.

    In the new undergraduate engineering sequence in quantum engineering, students learn the foundations of the quantum computing “stack” before creating their own quantum engineered systems in the lab.

    Dirk Englund, Associate Professor in EECS, has been part of a team of instructors developing the quantum course sequence.

    Researchers at MIT have recently signed a 4-year collaboration agreement with the Novo Nordisk Foundation Quantum Computing Programme (NQCP) at Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, focused on accelerating quantum computing hardware research.

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