We are pleased to welcome Edward Yu from the University of Texas to give our next colloquium! He will be speaking on "Semiconductor Physics and Devices across Length Scales for Quantum and Energy Applications". The colloquium is on 3 September at 12pm at the CQT Level 3 Seminar room, S15-03-15.

Tiny flakes of a material called hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) might help in future to read magnetic signals from your body. That’s one potential application of quantum sensors made from the two-dimensional (2D) material, which a team led by CQT Principal Investigator Gao Weibo has shown can be primed to sense magnetic fields. The advance by the international team concerns precise control and manipulation of spins at defects in a 2D layer of h-BN.

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.

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.