What's Current in
Quantum Science
We’re transforming our understanding of space and time, unveiling new connections and revolutionizing the future of computing.
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              Illustration by Brian Long
          Artist's concept illustration showing a two-dimensional collection of interacting spins in a diamond lattice. 
      
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              Illustration Niklas Elmehed © Nobel Prize Outreach
          UCSB physics professors John Martinis, left, and Michel Devoret
      
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              Matt Perko
          Professor Daniel Blumenthal's lab develops chip-scale components that can bring the power and precision of quantum science outside of the tightly controlled environment of the lab.
      
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              Jeff Liang
          Gary Horowitz
      
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              Matt Perko
          Joseph Polchinski at UCSB’s Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics, where he advanced pivotal ideas in string theory and quantum gravity.
      
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              Matt Perko
          A researcher at work in materials scientist Stephen Wilson's Lab
      
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          Physicist and computer science assistant professor Murphy Yuezhen Niu
      
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              Matt Perko
          Daniel Blumenthal
      
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              Used with permission from Microsoft
          Majorana 1, the eight-qubit topological quantum processor unveiled at Microsoft Station Q's 2025 conference
      
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              Brian Long
          Artist's concept illustration of a photonic memory array
      
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