The mission of the Northwestern-Fermilab Center for Applied Physics & Superconducting Technologies is to advance both fundamental research and applications of superconducting materials and devices, from the discovery of new superconductors to the development of quantum devices for quantum sensing, quantum simulation and quantum computing.
CAPST researchers grow ultra-high-quality single crystal and thin film superconductors for research ranging from fundamental studies of topological superconductivity to applications for SRF and quantum device technologies.[read more]
CAPST researchers are leaders in design, fabrication and characterization of superconducting materials as devices for quantum sensing, quantum simulation and quantum computing.
CAPST researchers are leaders in the theory of nonequilibrium superconductivity, superconducting quantum circuits and devices for quantum sensing, quantum simulation and quantum computing.
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