The Columbia Quantum Initiative entangles its scientists and engineers to make fundamental discoveries about how to control the quantum properties of matter and light and accelerate new quantum innovations—turning science fiction into science facts in communications, computation, and sensing.
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In New Scientist | Twisted Crystals Show Hints of a New Kind of Superconductivity
A double layer of tungsten diselenide behaves as a superconductor at very low temperatures, which could suggest a new route to developing materials that do so at room temperature.
Engineering Quantum Entanglement at the Nanoscale
Researchers have developed a drastically smaller and more energy efficient method of creating coveted photon pairs that influence each other from any distance. The technology could transform computing, telecommunications, and sensing.
In Quanta | Exotic New Superconductors Delight and Confound
Three new species of superconductivity were spotted this year, illustrating the myriad ways electrons can join together to form a frictionless quantum soup.