CQT | Centre for Quantum Technologies

Congratulations to Loh Huanqian - an international rising talent

CQT's Loh Huanqian was named among 15 "International Rising Talents” worldwide on 11 February by the UNESCO and L’Oreal Foundation’s For Women in Science programme. Huanqian is a Principal Investigator at the Centre for Quantum Technologies and President’s Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics at the National University of Singapore. She leads an experimental group creating ultracold molecules, which can be used like quantum building blocks to simulate and explore material properties

A national research centre of excellence

The Centre for Quantum Technologies was established as a national research centre of excellence in Singapore in 2007. We have some 180 staff and students doing research into the foundations of quantum physics and the ways quantum physics enables new technologies.

Quantum in the news

Readers of Singapore newspaper The Straits Times found out why they should care about quantum physics, thanks to an opinion piece by CQT's Valerio Scarani. Valerio writes that quantum physics is good for more than inspiring movie plots. A grasp of quantum technologies will be important for the future of the economy. He highlights educational opportunities including the NUS Specialisation in Quantum Technologies for physics undergraduates and QUANTUM: The Exhibition now at Science Centre Singapore.

Ready to play the Quantum Game with Photons 2?

A sentient rock wants the laser off its face. A Venus flytrap is hungry for light. By adding just two mirrors, can you humour the rock and feed the flytrap? This puzzle is one of the first levels of the new Quantum Game with Photons 2, which features cute quantum components that follow accurate physics. Developed by a team of scientists, programmers and designers with support in 2019 from CQT, the educational game is now seeking players - and their feedback.

NUS to collaborate with IBM on quantum computing

The three-year collaboration is supported by Singapore’s Quantum Engineering Programme (QEP). The partnership will give researchers access to IBM’s quantum computers on the cloud. Goals are to find new ways to use quantum computing to solve real-world problems and to train quantum scientists.

Laser swap can cut cost for entangled photon production

Alexander Ling's team has found a way to make entangled photon pairs more efficiently, using a cheap broadband laser instead of a more expensive narrowband laser diode. As well as saving cost, the innovation could support applications needing high photon rates such as multi-user networks and space communication.

Check out the career opportunities available at CQT - groups across our Centre are recruiting at all levels.

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Ready to play the Quantum Game with Photons 2? The online puzzle game’s new version was developed with support from CQT. It is now seeking players - and their feedback.

Maxwell’s lesser demon helps new quantum heat engine

CQT’s Stella Seah and Valerio Scarani and their collaborator CQT alumnus Stefan Nimmrichter describe a new model of a quantum heat engine.Their design, employing a ‘lesser Maxwell’s demon’, has the advantage of being more stable to fluctuations in the temperature of the environment.

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