MIT scientists tune the entanglement structure in an array of qubits

The advance offers a way to characterize a fundamental resource needed for quantum computing.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
April 24, 2024 ~9 min

A blueprint for making quantum computers easier to program

A CSAIL study highlights why it is so challenging to program a quantum computer to run a quantum algorithm, and offers a conceptual model for a more user-friendly quantum computer.

Alex Shipps | MIT CSAIL • mit
April 16, 2024 ~8 min


Electrons become fractions of themselves in graphene, study finds

An exotic electronic state observed by MIT physicists could enable more robust forms of quantum computing.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News • mit
Feb. 21, 2024 ~9 min

Technique could improve the sensitivity of quantum sensing devices

The method lets researchers identify and control larger numbers of atomic-scale defects, to build a bigger system of qubits.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
Feb. 8, 2024 ~8 min

With a quantum “squeeze,” clocks could keep even more precise time, MIT researchers propose

More stable clocks could measure quantum phenomena, including the presence of dark matter.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News • mit
Nov. 30, 2023 ~8 min

Physicists trap electrons in a 3D crystal for the first time

The results open the door to exploring superconductivity and other exotic electronic states in three-dimensional materials.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News • mit
Nov. 8, 2023 ~8 min

MIT receives major National Science Foundation grant for quantum science

Center for Ultracold Atoms gets funding boost to “punch through tough scientific barriers and see what's on the other side.”

Sandi Miller | Department of Physics • mit
Oct. 18, 2023 ~3 min

From a five-layer graphene sandwich, a rare electronic state emerges

A newly discovered type of electronic behavior could help with packing more data into magnetic memory devices.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News • mit
Oct. 18, 2023 ~9 min


Quantum repeaters use defects in diamond to interconnect quantum systems

This technology for storing and transmitting quantum information over lossy links could provide the foundation for scalable quantum networking.

Ariana Tantillo | MIT Lincoln Laboratory • mit
Sept. 27, 2023 ~12 min

New qubit circuit enables quantum operations with higher accuracy

The advance brings quantum error correction a step closer to reality.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
Sept. 25, 2023 ~10 min

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