TQT Hosts Lab Tours for Quantum Connections Participants
TQT Hosts Lab Tours for Quantum Connections Participants Event held on Thursday, May 2, 2024 As part of the Quantum Connections Conference, TQT hosted lab tours at the Research Advancement Centre. Participants toured the UHV Deposition Omicron Lab, Inert Atmosphere Fabrication Lab, and Rydberg Atom Array Lab (among others). Thank you to all the […]
May 2, 2024
Designing for a sustainable future using quantum technologies
Designing for a sustainable future using quantum technologies Friday, April 26, 2024 On April 18, Transformative Quantum Technologies (TQT) awarded six research teams and their design ideas for the Quantum for Environment (Q4Environment) Design Challenge, whose green-tech solutions address global environmental issues. Ideas included using quantum computing to improve medical devices, and sensors that […]
April 26, 2024
TQT Hosts a Patent Information Session
TQT Hosts a Patent Information Session Event held on Thursday, April 25, 2024 On April 25, the TQT team welcomed John Dick (Director, Velocity Campus) and Alroy Almeida (Deep Tech Director, Velocity) to highlight the IP support and funding that is available to TQT researchers. The Velocity team drew attention to funding opportunities such […]
April 25, 2024
QQSF Round 12 Now Open
Monday, October 2, 2023 Transformative Quantum Technologies (TQT) is excited to announce that the 12th round of the Quantum Quest Seed Fund (QQSF) is now open. This fund is intended to develop new ideas and applications for quantum devices. This opportunity is open to all tenure-track faculty at the University of Waterloo. Proposals that […]
October 2, 2023
Waterloo's Quantum
Valley
QVI - Quantum Valley Investments RAC - RAC Complex QVIL - Quantum Valley Ideas Lab IQC - Institute for Quantum Computing at the University of Waterloo (UW) QNF - Quantum Nanofab, UW PI - The Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics LI - Lazardis Institute for the Management of Technology
IQC’s logo shines bright in a diamond
IQC’s logo shines bright in a diamond Thursday, January 11, 2023 Snapshots of IQC Diamonds are one of the most sought-after and versatile gemstones in the world, with purposes beyond jewelry and drill tips. In quantum research, diamonds are frequently studied because of the presence of special defects called colour centers, which can act as […]
January 11, 2024
Visionary inventions for eye disease
Visionary inventions for eye disease Tuesday, January 2, 2024 One of the inventions is the world’s first piece of quantum technology in vision science. It’s a collaboration between quantum optics experts, particularly Drs. Dmitry Pushin, David Cory and Dusan Sarenac of Waterloo, and Waterloo and Hong Kong vision researchers led by Ben Thompson. The […]
January 2, 2024
The future of quantum computing in environmental and health sciences
The future of quantum computing in environmental and health sciences Friday, December 15, 2023 TQT Quantum Opportunities and Showcase sheds light on quantum research advancements, discoveries and real-world applications. Practical and scalable quantum computers are still in the early stages of development, and many technical challenges need to be overcome before they can be widely […]
December 15, 2023
Q4Environment Lunch and Learn fosters connections
Quantum for Environment Lunch and Learn fosters connections Event held on Tuesday, October 24, 2023 On October 24, TQT, GreenHouse and the Quantum Ethics Project jointly hosted the Quantum for Environment Lunch and Learn. The event brought together attendees from both the quantum and environment communities, including many attendees who were new to quantum […]
October 24, 2023
Q4Environment Lunch & Learn
Q4Environment Lunch & Learn: How can Quantum Solutions Impact Environmental Challenges Tuesday, October 24, 12 – 1:30 pm, GreenHouse (UTD 164) GreenHouse, TQT, and the Quantum Ethics Project will host a lunch & learn to explore the impact of applying quantum technology to address environmental needs. The Lunch & Learn is open to all […]
October 5, 2023
Ideation Forum generates new connections across quantum and environment
Ideation Forum generates new connections across quantum and environment Event held on Monday, September 18, 2023 On September 18, TQT held the Quantum For Environment – Ideation Forum. The event saw over 60 attendees with nearly 100 registering interest, including undergraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, faculty, and staff. Many attendees were new to […]
September 19, 2023
Quantum for Environment – Ideation Forum
Quantum For Environment – Ideation Forum Event to be held on September 18, 2023, 2:00 PM – 4:30 PM EDT, QNC 0101. Are you a current University of Waterloo undergraduate student interested in exploring quantum technologies to bridge the gap between environmental needs and a sustainable future? TQT with support from QVIL, Angstrom Engineering […]
August 9, 2023
Next-generation quantum detectors show significant promise in medical applications and beyond
Researchers supported by Transformative Quantum Technologies (TQT) have fabricated quantum detectors with remarkable electrical and optical properties that will advance photodetection across a broad range of applications. Detection of light down to the single photon level opens up new possibilities for various technologies. “When dose monitoring for cancer treatment, we need high sensitivity photon detection […]
January 24, 2023
New Physics specialization prepares MSc students for quantum technology future
Wednesday, November 2, 2022 The new Physics course-based MSc with a specialization in Quantum Technology enables students to study quantum concepts in theory, and practice them in a hands-on, collaborative environment. After a memorable and inspiring premiere year, the Master of Science Degree in Physics with a specialization in Quantum Technology program has […]
November 3, 2022
QQSF Round 11 Now Open
Wednesday, November 2, 2022 Transformative Quantum Technologies (TQT) is excited to announce that the 11th round of the Quantum Quest Seed Fund (QQSF) is now open. This fund is intended to develop new ideas and applications for quantum devices. This opportunity is open to all tenured and tenure-track faculty at the University of Waterloo. Proposals […]
November 2, 2022
New Communications Team – Gabriella Wynn and Lubaba Hoque
Wednesday, June 1, 2022 We are pleased to announce that Gabriella Wynn and Lubaba Hoque have joined as TQT’s new Communications Team. Gabriella is the inaugural Science Writer at TQT. She brings a background in technical writing, science literacy and physics, and a passion for contributing to science communication. In the Science Writer role, Gabriella is […]
June 1, 2022
Novel Superconducting Qubits for Error-Corrected Processors
Summary In this project, we develop novel superconducting qubits for error-corrected processors to enable large-scale quantum computing. Our design efforts will specifically target error-corrected architectures through a variety of paths. Possible features will include built-in parity measurements and the use of bosonic codes, such as Fock state and Cat codes, as our starting focus. Early […]
June 26, 2019
Quantum Simulations of Fundamental Interactions
Summary To address questions in modern physics such as “what is the structure of matter inside neutron stars?” we need better computational methods to evaluate the interplay of fundamental forces between elementary particles. To-date the response to such questions rests on numerical computer simulations that are inherently limited. In this project, we develop new theoretical […]
April 18, 2019
Quantum Computational Resources in the Presence of Symmetry
Summary Fault-tolerance is essential to the performance of quantum technologies, but known schemes are extremely resource intensive. Thus, improving existing schemes or inventing new schemes is of central importance. This joint project is based on the realization that fault-tolerance schemes make use of symmetries in fundamental ways, and that studying the problem of fault tolerance […]
March 13, 2019
Novel Infrared Camera Based on Quantum Sensors for Biomedical Applications
Summary In this project we develop a novel infrared camera with low noise and high detection efficiency for biomedical applications of optical coherence tomography (OCT) using quantum materials. OCT is a technique used to image the back of the eye and allow for the diagnosis of detrimental eye conditions, for e.g., macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy […]
March 13, 2019
Combined momentum- and real-space photoelectric probes of dimensionality-tuned Weyl semimetals
Summary The library of two-dimensional (2D) materials has recently grown to include topological insulators and semimetals. Their incorporation in special device geometries may lead to novel quantum electronics with enhanced functionalities. Weyl semimetals, in particular, offer the most robust form of topological protection. Recent results from our group indicate that Weyl nodes should be […]
March 12, 2019
Zero-Dimensional Quantum Materials for the Next Generation of Highly-Selective Chemical Sensors
Summary Heavy metals are a major public health concern and their on-site detection in water supplies is not well served by existing lab techniques. We develop a new multi-modal platform comprising functionalized quantum dots of two-dimensional materials (2D-QDs) for the sensing of four highly-toxic heavy metal pollutants (arsenic, cadmium, lead and mercury). The zero-dimensional […]
March 11, 2019
Scanning Tunneling Microscopy of Quantum Materials, Devices and Molecules
Summary This project advances our ability to characterize and study novel quantum materials, quantum devices, and even individual molecules at the atomic level. By combining Non-Contact Atomic Force Microscopy (NC-AFM), Scanning Tunneling Microscopy (STM) and scanning gate methods, we correlate spatial information with transport properties and can locally manipulate charge, spin and structural states. […]
January 28, 2019
Materials for Majorana-based Topological Qubits
Summary Topological qubits offer a novel pathway to scalable quantum computing by simultaneously allowing for ease of coupling between qubits and strong decoupling of qubits from noise and dissipation. The most promising direction explores the topologically induced protection of theoretically predicted exotic quasiparticles, the so-called Majorana Zero Modes or MZMs. To-date MZMs, which follow […]
January 28, 2019
Novel High-Speed Receiver for Quantum Communication and Sensing
Summary An essential aspect of a quantum channel is the detection and analysis of quantum signals in the form of photons. For most free-space applications, the photons are polarization encoded, e.g. by assigning the ‘0’ to horizontally polarized photons and ‘1’ to vertically polarized photons. However, where the geometric reference is not constant at all […]
January 1, 2019