The Yale Quantum Institute in the News

Yale News

Thursday, April 30, 2026
A new device that originated at a pair of Yale labs simulates quantum proton “tunneling,” a ubiquitous phenomenon found commonly in chemistry and biology.

Yale Engineering

Monday, April 27, 2026
Superconducting qubits—bits of quantum information—have been widely considered a promising technology for moving quantum computing forward. But there’s still much work to be done before they can be brought out of a near absolute zero temperature environment. The lab of Professor Hong Tang has...

Nature Physics

Thursday, April 16, 2026
In 2016, a young French scientist started knocking on the doors of artists’ studios in New Haven, Connecticut, with a simple (but maybe a bit naive) hope: to bring art into a brand-new space, the Yale Quantum Institute. The bare walls of the centre were begging for colour, and I thought it would be...

Yale News

Thursday, April 9, 2026
So how does a 19th-century technology built around two mirrors address the very 21st-century issue of advancing quantum technology?

Parq: a park for quantum creativity

Tuesday, March 31, 2026
Florian’s goal is to demystify quantum physics and science in general, making them enjoyable and accessible to inspire new generations to pursue careers in STEM. In 2017, Florian launched one of the world’s first Artist-in-Residence program dedicated to quantum science for the Yale Quantum...

Yale News

Wednesday, February 18, 2026
In a recent public lecture, Yale’s Robert Schoelkopf outlined the decades of research that preceded a Yale colleague’s recent Nobel Prize — and a remarkable year in quantum science.

The Conversation

Friday, October 10, 2025
The 2025 Nobel Prize in physics honors three quantum physicists – John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis – for their study of quantum mechanics in a macroscopic electrical circuit.

Yale Physics Department

Tuesday, July 15, 2025
Pratiti Deb, a postdoctoral researcher in Jack Harris’ group, has received a Yale Quantum Institute (YQI) Postdoctoral Fellowship.

Yale News

Wednesday, June 18, 2025
Great works of art create meaningful connections with the beholder that grow deeper the more you experience them. Quantum error correction does the same thing — swapping in qubits for brushstrokes, musical notes, or stage directions.

Physics World

Wednesday, June 11, 2025
Matin Durrani reports from the first day of the Helgoland 2025 meeting, which is a centrepiece of the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology. “This is a birthday party! Happy 100th birthday quantum mecahnics,” said Jack Harris from Yale University in the US to whoops and cheers in the...