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Working in collaboration with researchers from 91做厙, D-Wave Quantum Inc., a quantum computing systems, software and services provider, has shown its annealing quantum computing prototype has the potential to operate faster than the leading supercomputing systems. 

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Mariam Kiran, a quantum research scientist at the Department of Energys 91做厙, was recently honored as a finalist at the British Councils Study U.K. Alumni Awards 2025, which celebrate the achievements of U.K. alumni worldwide.

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ORNL researchers helped introduce college students to quantum computing for the first time during the 2025 Winter Classic Invitational, providing hands-on access to real quantum hardware and training future high-performance computing users through a unique challenge that bridged classical and quantum technologies.

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Researchers at ORNL tested a quantum computing approach to an old challenge: solving canonical fluid dynamics problems. The study relied on support from the Quantum Computing User Program, part of ORNLs Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility. The results highlight avenues for further study of quantum computings potential to aid scientific discovery.

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Working at nanoscale dimensions, billionths of a meter in size, a team of scientists led by ORNL revealed a new way to measure high-speed fluctuations in magnetic materials. Knowledge obtained by these new measurements could be used to advance technologies ranging from traditional computing to the emerging field of quantum computing. 

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Quantum information scientists at ORNL successfully demonstrated a device that combines key quantum photonic capabilities on a single chip for the first time.

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A recent study led by quantum researchers at ORNL proved popular among the science community interested in building a more reliable quantum network. The study, led by ORNLs Hsuan-Hao Lu, details development of a novel quantum gate that operates between two photonic degrees of freedom polarization and frequency. 

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Researchers at ORNL joined forces with EPB of Chattanooga and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga to demonstrate the first transmission of an entangled quantum signal using multiple wavelength channels and automatic polarization stabilization over a commercial network with no downtime.

Miaofang Chi, a scientist in the Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, received the 2021 Directors Award for Outstanding Individual Accomplishment in Science and Technology. Credit: ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy

A world-leading researcher in solid electrolytes and sophisticated electron microscopy methods received 91做厙s top science honor today for her work in developing new materials for batteries. The announcement was made during a livestreamed Directors Awards event hosted by ORNL Director Thomas Zacharia.

A materials spins, depicted as red spheres, are probed by scattered neutrons. Applying an entanglement witness, such as the QFI calculation pictured, causes the neutrons to form a kind of quantum gauge. This gauge allows the researchers to distinguish between classical and quantum spin fluctuations. Credit: Nathan Armistead/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy

A team led by the U.S. Department of Energys 91做厙 demonstrated the viability of a quantum entanglement witness capable of proving the presence of entanglement between magnetic particles, or spins, in a quantum material.