Center for Applied Physics and Superconducting Technologies
On December 1st, 2019, CAPST co-director Anna Grassellino was named Deputy Chief Technical Officer at Fermilab. She will play a leadership role in Fermilab’s portfolio for advancing the key technologies in high-energy physics. Dr. Grassellino will oversee the realization of…
Laboratory to use particle physics expertise to kickstart quantum technology for computing, sensors, simulations and communication The nation’s premier particle physics laboratory has become a major player in the rapidly expanding field of quantum science and technology. Today the U.S.…
Northwestern researchers show how impurities can increase the maximum accelerating field of superconducting radio-frequency cavities, a finding with huge potential cost advantages. It turns out that imperfection may be the perfect way to push the limits of a key component…
CAPST co-director Dr. James Sauls sums up several noteworthy developments in the world of quantum computing from the week of October 21st, 2019, about the report of Quantum Supremacy and the responses to it. Redirecting to the full article…
Quantum mechanics is typically associated with microscopic particles, such as atoms, electrons, or photons. However, within the past 20 years the field’s undergone a revolution in how people think about it. As first proposed by Nobel-Prize winning physicist Anthony Leggett,…