Two research groups—one at quantum startup memQ, founded by UChicago Pritzker Molecular Engineering alumnus Manish Singh, and one at the U.S.
Two research groups—one at quantum startup memQ, founded by UChicago Pritzker Molecular Engineering alumnus Manish Singh, and one at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory—have used different host materials for erbium to advance quantum technology, demonstrating the versatility of this kind of quantum bit (qubit) and highlighting the importance of materials science to quantum computing and quantum communication.