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12/14/2020

Quantum Internet Tested at Caltech and Fermilab

Collaboration achieves sustained high-fidelity quantum teleportation over a distance of 44 kilometers.

Caltech graduate student Samantha Davis analyzing CQNET's quantum teleporation data

09/24/2020

The Caltech Effect: Pivot Points

The new issue features scientists and engineers who have followed unexpected paths, repurposed technology, and responded nimbly to innovative ideas and urgent needs.

09/01/2020

A Molecular Approach to Quantum Computing

Whitney Clavin

Molecules in quantum superposition could help in the development of quantum computers.

Illustration of molecules in superposition

08/27/2020

Quantum Innovations Achieved Using Alkaline-Earth Atoms

Whitney Clavin

Through the manipulation of so-called alkaline-earth atoms, researchers have made strides in a leading quantum computer strategy.

08/26/2020

Caltech Faculty to Advance Future Quantum Science Efforts

Whitney Clavin

Caltech faculty will help innovate quantum technologies by participating in four of five new Department of Energy quantum science centers.

07/02/2020

Quantum Fluctuations Can "Kick" Objects on the Human Scale

A new LIGO Laboratory study demonstrates how the minuscule happenings of the quantum world can affect large, everyday objects.

12/23/2019

"Tweezer Clock" May Help Tell Time More Precisely

Whitney Clavin

A new optical atomic clock makes ultra-precise time measurements

Adam Shaw, Ivaylo Madjarov, and Manuel Endres in the lab.

12/19/2019

Decade of Discovery

As December winds down, we mark not just the end of another year of discovery at Caltech but the conclusion of a decade of remarkable accomplishments and research breakthroughs.