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Is Your Qubit Better Than My Qubit?

January 21, 2021
Corey Rae McRae
I had been studying superconducting quantum computing for seven years before I was stumped by this seemingly simple question: How do I know if my qubit is better than your qubit? Quantum computers could ultimately unlock the capability to solve hard problems in chemistry, cryptography and quantum
graphic showing the number six with a radar dish, a quantum logic clock, arrows representing magnetic spins, a magnifying glass, a baggie of white powder, and a group of cubes in a hexagonal shape

Top 6 NIST News Stories of 2019

November 25, 2019
Mark Esser
Measurement is a subject that touches upon just about everything, from the food we eat and the medicines we take to our investigations of the fundamental phenomena of the universe, so naturally, the news from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is widely varied. That’s what
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Unboxing a New Spin-Triplet Superconductor

November 14, 2019
Sheng Ran
Nature often reveals itself in surprising ways, so scientists, who study nature, have a lot of opportunities to be surprised. Over the past year and a half, I have been working on UTe 2, a simple compound made of two parts, uranium and tellurium, which I discovered is a superconductor. That is, it
Nick Butch at the NCNR

The Magnetic Allure of Superconductivity

March 31, 2017
Nick Butch
One of my favorite things about being a condensed matter physicist is how broadly defined the subject is. There are lots of interesting phenomena begging for scientific attention, so it’s never boring. One of my favorite topics lies at the crossroads of magnetism and superconductivity. Magnets have