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Interior of an ultra-high vacuum chamber of a scanning tunneling microscope.
Science & Technology
May 3, 2025 | 07:02 pm

New molecule could pave the way for more efficient computers

A team of scientists has developed the “world’s most electrically conductive organic molecule.”

topics: Department of Chemistry, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Ignacio Franco, quantum science, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
University of Rochester graduate student smiles while manipulating the apparatus in an optics lab.
Science & Technology
March 15, 2025 | 03:02 pm

Twisting atomically thin materials could advance quantum computers

Placing two layers of special 2D materials together and turning them at large angles creates artificial atoms with intriguing optical properties.

topics: Department of Physics and Astronomy, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, Nick Vamivakas, quantum science, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences, URnano,
A person in a yellow shirt seen from behind works with a transmission electron microscope in a darkened room.
Science & Technology
March 12, 2024 | 10:01 am

University secures federal funding to enable advanced quantum research

The funding supports the acquisition of a state-of-the-art transmission electron microscope to accelerate research in quantum information science.

topics: alumni, faculty, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Office of Government and Community Relations, quantum science, research funding, School of Arts and Sciences, URnano,
Mixed media illustration showing full chemical complexity of quantum decoherence.
Science & Technology
December 18, 2023 | 02:22 pm

New strategy reveals ‘full chemical complexity’ of quantum decoherence

The findings can be used to design molecules with custom quantum coherence properties, laying the chemical foundation for emerging quantum technologies.

topics: David McCamant, Department of Chemistry, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Ignacio Franco, quantum science, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
view from the International Space Station with a large white arm and tube in front of a blue space backdrop.
Science & Technology
November 15, 2023 | 12:52 pm

New tools will help study quantum chemistry aboard the International Space Station

Rochester Professor Nicholas Bigelow helped develop experiments conducted at NASA’s Cold Atom Lab to probe the fundamental nature of the world around us.

topics: Department of Physics and Astronomy, featured-post, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, Nicholas Bigelow, quantum science, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,