CREATING THE QUANTUM FUTURE WITH MATERIALS & LIGHT
The rules of quantum mechanics are more than just a curiosity: they’re becoming the foundation of real-world technologies, like ultra-powerful computers, perfectly secure communication systems, and ultra-capable sensors, that go far beyond what today’s technologies can do.
Columbia Scientists Are Making This New Quantum Future a Reality
Building this future requires systems that behave in uniquely quantum ways, like materials that can conduct electricity with no resistance, sense tiny changes in magnetic fields, and combine with light itself.
At Columbia, we are exploring entirely new kinds of matter and devising new devices that will enable the next generation of breakthroughs—from curing diseases to securing global communications to tackling climate change…and more.
Recent News
What Are the ‘Traffic Rules’ of Quantum Technology?
To improve quantum computers, Zhenjie Yan wants to understand how to efficiently shuttle quantum information.
James McIver Receives Accelerate Seed Funding
He is one of four inaugural awardees of a new donor-supported seed fund that aims to fuel bold scientific advances in the basic sciences.
Early Career Columbia Researchers Advocate for Federal Funding on Capitol Hill
Chemist Milan Delor and physicist Michele Simoncelli joined a delegation of researchers who traveled to Washington, D.C., as Congress considers its 2027 budget.