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First colloquium of 2025 on 10 January

We start the new year with a colloquium by Nobel Laurette Steven Chu from Stanford University. Steven will speak on "The physics and biophysics of molecular motor dynein and role of thermal fluctuations". The colloquium is open to all and will be held on 10 January, 2pm at Lecture Theatre 31 in the National University of Singapore.

Season's greetings

Here's wishing our collaborators, community and friends a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

By the time it's January, we'll be celebrating the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology. The United Nations has chosen 2025 for this worldwide initiative to mark 100 years of quantum mechanics. In January, CQT will also celebrate its transition to being a national research centre. It will be another busy year!

To see what kept us busy in 2024, we invite you to browse our news highlights.

Highlights of 2024 >

Second book of quantum short stories launched

CQT proudly presents a second anthology of short stories inspired by quantum physics. The stories are prize winners, shortlisted and honourably mentioned entries to Quantum Shorts flash fiction competitions since 2019. Availabile to download as a free e-book, Quantum Shorts, volume 2, presents 38 stories from 38 authors. “Quantum is better when minds play with it in all possible variations,” writes CQT Director José Ignacio Latorre in the book’s foreword.

A national research centre in quantum technologies

The Centre for Quantum Technologies (CQT) has some 220 staff and students doing research into the foundations of quantum physics and the ways quantum physics enables new technologies. Established in 2007, CQT is hosted at the National University of Singapore and also has staff at the Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Nanyang Technological University, and the Singapore University of Technology and Design.

Singapore announces National Quantum Strategy

Singapore has launched a new National Quantum Strategy (NQS) to strengthen its position as a leading hub in the development and deployment of quantum technologies. Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the National Research Foundation (NRF) Mr Heng Swee Keat announced the NQS in his Opening Address at Asia Tech x Summit on 30 May 2024. Funded by NRF, NQS will see close to S$300 million being invested over five years.

New spin-off AQSolotl debuts cost-efficient quantum controller

CQT Principal Investigator Rainer Dumke and four co-founders have launched the spin-off AQSolotl to commercialise quantum control technology developed by his team. The startup’s flagship product, CHRONOS-Q, is a quantum controller that acts as a translator between conventional computing systems and quantum computers.

Meet a CQTian: Guo Naixu

Guo Naixu is currently a a third-year PhD student in Patrick Rebentrost's group working on quantum algorithms and quantum learning theory. Naixu is also a guqin player. His interest in this instrument started as an undergraduate in Japan. He says, "It was very lucky that I found out there is a great Japanese guqin master, Muka Fushimi, in Kyoto and he lived near my home. I directly knocked on his door and began this music journey. I quite enjoy this kind of fate."

CQT Principal Investigator Dimitris Angelakis and his team report that a qubit-efficient optimisation algorithm they created in earlier work can tackle the financial transaction settlement problem.

CQT Fellow Di was recently commended in the MIT Technology Review Innovators Under 35 (TR35) Asia Pacific list for his work in integrated quantum photonics. Congratulations!

Superconducting qubit baths give clean simulation of quantum transport

Researchers including CQT's Dario Poletti have used a superconducting quantum processor to study the phenomenon of quantum transport in unprecedented detail. “We’re quite excited because this is, practically, a new paradigm of doing quantum transport experiments,” says Dario, who is also at the Singapore University of Technology and Design. His co-corresponding authors are from Zhejiang University and the Chinese Academy of Sciences.