Quantum sensors and detectors

SLAC and Stanford partner with Argonne National Laboratory and others toward a quantum-interconnected world.

Quantum networking is the framework that uses the strange properties of quantum mechanics to transmit quantum information, encoded in qubits, from one quantum device to another.

Quantum materials behave in unexpected ways compared to the classical materials we are used to. 

Quantum sensing uses quantum phenomena to detect extremely subtle signals or changes that are beyond the reach of many traditional sensors.

Superconducting quantum bits, or qubits, are at the heart of many quantum computers, acting like supercharged versions of the traditional bits found in classical computers.

Check out our quantum explainers to learn more about the funky quantum realm and how SLAC researchers are advancing this field.

In a new study, SLAC researchers suggest a small-scale solution could be the key to solving a large-scale mystery.

With up to a million X-ray flashes per second, 8,000 times more than its predecessor, it transforms the ability of scientists to explore atomic-scale, ultrafast phenomena that are key to a broad range of applications, from quantum materials to clean...

Public lecture presented by Cyndia Yu

A technique from the newest generation of quantum sensors is helping scientists to use the limitations of the Heisenberg uncertainty principle to their advantage.

This month, Symmetry presents a series of articles on the past, present and future of quantum research—and its many connections to particle physics, astrophysics and computing.

SLAC and Stanford partner with two Illinois universities to create the Center for Quantum Sensing and Quantum Materials, which aims to unravel mysteries associated with exotic superconductors, topological insulators and strange metals.