JILA Fellow and NIST Physicist Adam Kaufman is awarded the 2023 I.I. Rabi Prize in Atomic, Molecular and Optical (AMO) Physics

JILA Fellow and NIST Physicist Adam Kaufman is awarded the 2023 I.I. Rabi Prize in Atomic, Molecular and Optical (AMO) Physics

Oct. 11, 2022

The $10K prize, awarded in odd-numbered years, recognizes influential early-career research in the fields of AMO physics. Kaufman鈥檚 groundbreaking work using optical tweezers and other tools to study interactions at the quantum level was cited in the prize letter from the American Physical Society.

Quantum Engineering Initiative (QEI) Collaboration Lab opening to foster high-impact research in quantum engineering

Quantum Engineering Initiative (QEI) Collaboration Lab opening to foster high-impact research in quantum engineering

Oct. 10, 2022

麻豆免费版下载Boulder and NIST researchers will be better able to coordinate their efforts with the recent opening of the QEI Collaboration Lab on Sept. 26. This new 1,500 square foot space in the Engineering Center will encourage cross-campus research and experiments in the high-impact field of quantum engineering.

JILA and NIST Fellow Adam Kaufman wins breakthrough New Horizons in Physics Prize

JILA and NIST Fellow Adam Kaufman wins breakthrough New Horizons in Physics Prize

Sept. 29, 2022

Physicist Adam Kaufman of both JILA and NIST has been awarded the 2023 New Horizons in Physics Prize from the Breakthrough Prize Foundation for his work in advancing the control of atoms and molecules to improve atomic clocks and quantum information processing.

Atom Computing to invest over $100M in new Boulder research, development facility

Atom Computing to invest over $100M in new Boulder research, development facility

Sept. 28, 2022

The latest Silicon Valley startup to expand into Colorado, and a CUbit Innovation Partner, Atom already has deep connections with 麻豆免费版下载Boulder. "It is extremely gratifying to see our recent 麻豆免费版下载graduates emerge as the early trailblazers of the rapidly growing quantum industry,鈥 said JILA and NIST Fellow Jun Ye.

Clearing quantum traffic jams under the SU(n) of symmetric collisions

Clearing quantum traffic jams under the SU(n) of symmetric collisions

Sept. 15, 2022

In a new paper published in PRX Quantum, JILA and NIST Fellow Ana Maria Rey and her team of researchers proposed a new method for seeing the quantum effects enabled by SU(n) symmetry in current experimental conditions, something that has been historically challenging for physicists due to the extremely low temperatures such observations generally require.

 NSF funds new electron beam lithography system for quantum engineering, nanofabrication on Boulder campus

NSF funds new electron beam lithography system for quantum engineering, nanofabrication on Boulder campus

Sept. 7, 2022

A new industry-grade 100 kV electron beam writer (EBPG5150plus) will be the only open-access system of its type in Colorado when operational. The device will improve research around quantum engineering and could be a game-changer for interdisciplinary materials and device research in the region.

ColdQuanta acquires Chicago-based quantum startup Super.tech

ColdQuanta acquires Chicago-based quantum startup Super.tech

Aug. 25, 2022

The merger is addressing pressing needs in quantum research for 麻豆免费版下载Boulder spinout ColdQuanta鈥攁s well as the quantum industry. Both companies are affiliates of Q-NEXT, a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) National Quantum Information Science Research Center led by Argonne National Laboratory.

Seeing quantum weirdness: Superposition, entanglement and tunneling

Seeing quantum weirdness: Superposition, entanglement and tunneling

Aug. 24, 2022

The 鈥渃oherence鈥 time of quantum systems is often measured in milliseconds. By implementing a new type of entangling operation based on Rydberg atoms, JILA Fellow Adam Kaufman and his team have created Bell states with high fidelity, demonstrating optical clock entanglement for up to four full seconds.

JILA and NIST researchers develop miniature lens for trapping atoms

JILA and NIST researchers develop miniature lens for trapping atoms

Aug. 1, 2022

JILA Fellow Cindy Regal and her team, along with researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), have for the first time demonstrated that they can trap single atoms using a novel miniaturized version of 鈥渙ptical tweezers鈥濃攁 system that grabs atoms using a laser beam as chopsticks.

Forbes: Department of Defense names Jun Ye one of nine 2022 Vannevar Bush Fellows

Forbes: Department of Defense names Jun Ye one of nine 2022 Vannevar Bush Fellows

July 27, 2022

As the DoD's most prestigious research award, the Vannevar Bush Fellowship is oriented towards "bold and ambitious 鈥榖lue sky鈥 research that will lead to extraordinary outcomes." Fellows receive $3 million over a five-year fellowship term to pursue cutting-edge fundamental research projects.

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