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  1. This electron microscopy image shows the atoms within individual two-dimensional layers of tantalum sulfide before and after the heat treating process. Before heat-treating, all layers are bonded with octahedral geometry. After heat-treating, most layers are bonded with prismatic geometry. The remaining octahedral layers exhibit ordered charged density waves and have switched from conductor to insulator. The white scale bar represents two nanometers. Image credit: Suk Hyun Sun

    Quantum tech: Semiconductor ‘flipped’ to insulator above room temp

  2. Midwest Quantum Collaboratory logo

    U-M forms collaboration to advance quantum science and technology

  3. Molecular beam epitaxy machine in the EECS Building on North Campus of the University of Michigan. Image credit: Joseph Xu, Michigan Photography

    $1.8M to develop room temperature, controllable quantum nanomaterials

  4. Electrons exist within a set frequency called a band structure. Within these band structures, the oscillations of the electrons peak sharply. Established methods are good at examining what happens where the frequency peaks are, but these methods falter when examining the nadir of the frequency—at closer to zero energy, or what’s called Fermi energy. Image credit: Emanuel Gull and Jiani Fei

    U-M physics undergraduate proposes solution to quantum field theory problem

  5. The electrons absorb laser light and set up “momentum combs” (the hills) spanning the energy valleys within the material (the red line). When the electrons have an energy allowed by the quantum mechanical structure of the material—and also touch the edge of the valley—they emit light. This is why some teeth of the combs are bright and some are dark. By measuring the emitted light and precisely locating its source, the research mapped out the energy valleys in a 2D crystal of tungsten diselenide. Image credit: Markus Borsch, Quantum Science Theory Lab, University of Michigan.

    Mapping quantum structures with light to unlock their capabilities

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    The quantum brain: What a laser can tell us about the relationship between entangled photons and neurons

  7. Doubling the power of the world's most intense laser

    Doubling the power of the world’s most intense laser

  8. Ultrashort light pulses for fast 'lightwave' computers

    Ultrashort light pulses for fast ‘lightwave’ computers

  9. Quantum limits to heat flow observed at room temperature

    Quantum limits to heat flow observed at room temperature

  10. Forbidden quantum leaps possible with high-res spectroscopy

    Forbidden quantum leaps possible with high-res spectroscopy

  11. U-M solar car team wins Abu Dhabi Solar Challenge

    U-M solar car team wins Abu Dhabi Solar Challenge

  12. 45-year physics mystery shows a path to quantum transistors

    45-year physics mystery shows a path to quantum transistors

  13. Michigan Solar Car Team defends national title in hard-fought win

    Michigan Solar Car Team defends national title in hard-fought win

  14. Michigan Solar Car to defend title in race across Great Plains

    Michigan Solar Car to defend title in race across Great Plains

  15. Weather freezes consumer confidence in place in February

    ‘Photon glue’ enables a new quantum mechanical state

  16. Advancing secure communications: A better single-photon emitter for quantum cryptography

    Advancing secure communications: A better single-photon emitter for quantum cryptography

  17. Glimpse inside U-M solar car at auto show in Detroit

    Glimpse inside U-M solar car at auto show in Detroit

  18. A bridge to the quantum world: Dirac electrons found in unique material

    A bridge to the quantum world: Dirac electrons found in unique material

  19. U-M's solar car Quantum: Ups and downs in the Outback

    U-M’s solar car Quantum: Ups and downs in the Outback

  20. Countdown: America's No. 1 solar car ready to race the world

    Countdown: America’s No. 1 solar car ready to race the world