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The Joint Quantum Institute is a research partnership between @UofMaryland and @NIST, with support from LPS. Scientists researching the quantum world.
College Park, MD
Joined August 2011
It's been a long road to developing qubits from quasiparticles called Majoranas. Now, JQI researchers think the end is in sight and the approach has the potential to make up lost time in the race to large quantum computers. @NIST @UMDPhysics @UMDscience.
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In 2010, JQI researchers proposed a method to create Majorana quasiparticles, which have been suggested as a desirable way to make qubits. Since then, researchers have been steadily exploring their...
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Congratulations to JQI Fellow Mohammad Hafezi who received a Humboldt Research Award! It acknowledges his impactful research and will support a collaboration with his colleagues in Germany. @NIST @UMDPhysics @ClarkSchool @UMDscience @RquantumSim @QuICS_UMD.
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The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation has honored JQI Fellow Mohammad Hafezi for his impactful research and will support him visiting Germany to collaborate in person with colleagues there.
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Researchers at JQI, @JointQuICS, @RQuantumSim and elsewhere have proposed a new way to quickly demonstrate the power of a #quantum computer and also check its work. Read more here: @UMDPhysics @NIST @UMDscience
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Scientists are curious about particles that briefly pop into existence from the quantum vacuum. In an article for @InnoNewsNetwork, JQI Fellow Wendell Hill describes the history of the topic and how scientists plan to use lasers to study the phenomenon.
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The University of Maryland explores light’s key role in physics, from electromagnetic waves to quantum vacuum experiments.
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By adapting a classic tool for studying quantum phases of matter, JQI researchers proposed a recipe for making new time crystals and provided a framework for studying their phase transitions. @NIST @UMDPhysics @UMDscience
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We're still accepting applications for our workshop this summer, sponsored by the @APSphysics Innovation Fund in honor of @QuantumYear2025. If you're a science communicator, come learn about quantum with us! @NIST @UMDPhysics @UMDscience
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Superfluids are known to bring quantum weirdness to a large scale. Now, a new experiment has revealed mysteriously mundane turbulence in a 2D superfluid! @NIST @UMDPhysics @UMDscience @RquantumSim
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Thanks everyone who asked #quantum physics questions on @RedditAskSci. You made it an awesome #WorldQuantumDay for us during this International Year of Quantum! @UMDPhysics @UMDscience @NIST @WorldQuantumDay #WorldQuantumDay a #reddit #AMA @QuantumYear2025
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We’re just 30 minutes from Alaina Green, Alan Migdall, Emily Townsend and Steve Rolston answering questions about #quantum physics on a #reddit #AMA: @UMDPhysics @UMDscience @NIST @RedditAskSci @WorldQuantumDay #WorldQuantumDay
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There’s a lot of #quantum #research at @UMDPhysics. If you have questions about it, join us today for a #WorldQuantumDay #reddit #AMA or check out to learn about the research conducted at JQI, @UMDscience, @UMDPhysics and @NIST!.
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The University of Maryland is a powerhouse of discovery, with decades of experience advancing a field that will help define our nation’s—and the…
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Monday is #WorldQuantumDay! We’re hosting a #reddit #AMA with @RedditAskSci from 2:30-4:30pm EDT. We’re ready to answer your questions about #quantum physics! Find us on Monday at: @QuantumYear2025 @UMDscience @UMDPhysics @NIST @WorldQuantumDay
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Monday is a special #WorldQuantumDay since 2025 is the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology! Check out @TheQuantumAtlas to learn about #quantum topics before all the @WorldQuantumDay events, like our AMA: @UMDscience @QuantumYear2025 @NIST
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Work in science communication? Want to learn more about #quantum science and technology? Apply to attend our workshop this summer, sponsored by the @APSphysics Innovation Fund. Apply by April 28 here: @UMDPhysics @UMDscience @NIST
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Monday (4/14) is @WorldQuantumDay, and we're hosting a #reddit #AMA with @RedditAskSci! We're excited to answer your #quantum questions! To join us on Monday or peruse past AMAs, visit: @QuantumYear2025 #WorldQuantumDay @NIST @UMDscience @UMDPhysics
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Congratulations to JQI Research Scientist Grégory Moille for receiving the Distinguished Research Scientist Prize! This award from UMD's College of Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences recognizes his research excellence.@UMDscience @UMDPhysics @NIST
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We're excited to announce that applications are open for The Schrödinger Sessions: Quantum Information Meets Science Communication, a workshop hosted by JQI this summer with the support of the @APSphysics Innovation Fund. Apply now here:
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JQI’s new Fellow, Alaina Green, is setting out to build a “very bad, no good, horrible quantum computer” and explore the science of quantum errors in her new lab. @NIST @UMDscience @UMDPhysics #quantumcomputer
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Lasers helped JQI researchers hone their aim in a microscopic game of darts they played using gold projectiles. @NIST @UMDscience @UMDPhysics @qmc_news #nanoparticles
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A new Fellow has joined JQI! Yu Liu is bridging the fields of chemistry and quantum physics with experiments cooling atoms and molecules and probing their interactions. @NIST @UMDscience @ChemBiochemUMD
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Scientists seeking better methods for controlling the quantum interactions between light and matter demonstrated a novel way to use light to give electrons a spinning kick @NIST @UMDscience @UMDPhysics
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