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Thursday, March 7, 2024

Quantum Quest Seed Fund announces twelfth round of funding

by Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) News

Since 2017, the Quantum Quest Seed Fund (QQSF) has awarded more than $2.88 million to quantum researchers across the University of Waterloo. This winter’s round of funding has been awarded to three Waterloo professors, as they explore and innovate new ideas and applications for quantum devices.

Thursday, January 11, 2024

IQC's logo shines bright in a diamond

by Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) News

Dr. Mohammad Soltani, a postdoctoral fellow at the Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) is studying ways to implement patterns in diamonds for quantum applications. Recently, his experiments led to a miniscule but recognizable pattern: IQC's logo, etched into a 2.5 mm square diamond. The smallest logo produced measured just 20 micrometers — about one fourth the width of a single human hair.

Tuesday, January 2, 2024

Visionary inventions for eye disease

by Karen Kawawada

Award-winning technology promises earlier diagnosis of macular degeneration and more independence for people with visual impairments.