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“The MIT Scientist Behind the ‘Torpedo Bats’ That Are Blowing Up Baseball” – WSJ

https://cua.mit.edu/news/cua-alumn-revolutionizes-baseball/

The technique opens possibilities for exploring exotic states of matter and building new quantum materials.

https://cua.mit.edu/news/physicists-arrange-atoms-in-extremely-close-proximity/

Flux pinning in a YBCO superconductor, liquid nitrogen, and holograms.

https://cua.mit.edu/news/cua-spark-2024/

Trapping molecules for use in systems may help make ultra-high-speed experimental technology even faster.

https://cua.mit.edu/news/researchers-make-leap-in-quantum-computing/

CUA Alumn Revolutionizes Baseball

Atoms arranged in extremely close proximity

CUA @ SPARK (UP Academies, Dorchester)

Researchers make leap in quantum computing

CUA Seminars

Tue April 8, 2025 4:00 pm

CUA Seminar: Jonathan Home – Non-linear trapped-ion oscillators in micro-fabricated Penning traps

Location:MIT 4-270

Jonathan Home, ETH Zurich

Systems of coupled non-linear oscillators offer intrinsically interesting physics, which finds applications in quantum information processing as well as being similar to systems found in Nature, such as molecules. I will introduce how such systems may be realized with trapped ions. One component is a new set of methods for cooling and controlling ions operating...

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CUA Seminar Series

Recent Publications

M. Block. Dynamics of Entanglement with Applications to Quantum Metrology. Harvard University, 2024.
B. Ye. Out-of-equilibrium many-body dynamics in Atomic, Molecular and Optical systems. Harvard University, 2024.
M. Sutula. Large-Scale Characterization of Quantum Emitters in High-Purity Diamond. January 2025.
T. Sumarac. Single Atom Detection via Transparency Techniques. Harvard University, August 2024.

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Outreach Events

Wed March 19, 2025 3:36 pm

Prof Ketterle at IYQ Summit

Location:Anaheim Convention Center, 160 (Level 1)

Wolfgang Ketterle

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Professor Ketterle will be speaking at the International Year of Quantum Summit in the Milestones section of the program. Quantum Mechanics Near Absolute Zero Temperature Quantum mechanics describes the microscopic physics of atoms, nuclei and elementary particles. However, when particles are cooled to very low temperatures, their de Broglie wavelength increases and new quantum phenomena...

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Scientific Community