News archive - March 2023

Tuesday, March 14, 2023

IQC researchers bring theory to reality with a new experiment

Energy is present everywhere in the universe, from the tiniest particles to the vastness of space. According to quantum mechanics, vacuum states like outer space are not actually empty, because when observed at microscopic scales, there are spontaneous energy fluctuations.

Thursday, March 9, 2023

Waterloo announces winners of annual award for co-op students

Meet Isaac Cheng, 2022 Co-op Student of the Year Award - Science

Growing up, Isaac Cheng went camping each summer and was fascinated by the night sky. He was inspired by an opportunity he had as a child to explore the sky with an astronomer. Cheng is also the 2022 winner of the Co-operative Education and Work-Integrated Learning Canada (CEWIL Canada) Student of the Year Award. He is an honourable mention for the 2022 EWO Co-op Student of the Year Award.

Tuesday, March 7, 2023

Distance between water molecules key for future quantum devices

ball and stick model of a molecule (decorative)

Water has many unique properties. An interdisciplinary team of Waterloo scientists has discovered a one-dimensional chain of water molecules could produce a quantum phase transition. This breakthrough is a key development for future water-based quantum devices.

Monday, March 6, 2023

Connecting Canada and Europe through quantum satellite communication

Dr. Thomas Jennewein, a faculty member at the Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) and the University of Waterloo’s Department of Physics and Astronomy, has his sights set high and wide — specifically on a quantum satellite orbiting high above the Earth to connect Canada and Europe via a secure quantum communication link.