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Tracking advances in the endless quantum quest

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woman with dark hair in forest
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Physicist and computer science assistant professor Murphy Yuezhen Niu

Murphy Niu receives NSF CAREER award for quantum computing innovation

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Electrical and computer engineering professor in his lab
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Matt Perko
Daniel Blumenthal

Cold atoms on a chip
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photo of world's first quantum topological processor
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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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Bright colors and different shapes meant to illustrate a photonic array
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Brian Long
Artist's concept illustration of a photonic memory array
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Laser reflect on optic table un quantum laboratory
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James Hartle at the Sante Fe Institute in 2011.
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Copyright: Babak Dowlatshahi
Jim Hartle provided a grounding, yet inspiring presence to his friends and colleagues.
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concept of a quantum magnetometer
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Brian Long
A quantum magnetometer on a chip
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concept of subatomic particles from two lattices creating an exotic material
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sci-fig (https://sci-fig.com)
The negative electrons from one lattice and the positive "holes" from another together create a neutral exciton crystal