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Quantum Science & Engineering

Bringing Quantum to Life

Stevens Institute of Technology quantum research is informing the next generation of security, communication, medical and engineering applications — and reshaping our understanding of the universe.

Making Quantum Leaps

Stevens develops leading-edge quantum technologies with government, academic and industry partners

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RESEARCH: The Center for Quantum Science & Engineering

University center serves as the hub of Stevens’ leading-edge quantum research

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LEADERSHIP: CQSE Director Yuping Huang

Stevens’ quantum research-center director explores everyday applications for quantum’s curious properties.

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ENGAGEMENT: Stevens Quantum Venture Rings NASDAQ Bell

The university enters into an industry partnership and takes the stage in Times Square


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How Quantum Is Giving AI a ‘Sense of Touch’

AI can see, create, reason and answer any question you can throw at it, but it couldn’t ‘feel’ — until now


Quantum By the Numbers

$15 million
Stevens federal quantum funding
40,000 x
Image-sharpening via quantum methods
100 x
Faster quantum entanglement

Mission: Unbreakable

Stevens creates quantum technologies to protect our data and privacy

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Designing a Super-Secure ‘Quantum Lock’

Goodbye passwords? Quantum computing can make financial, medical and email data impossible to crack

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Why Truly Random Numbers Are Key

Airtight security depends upon super-random numbers — and Stevens’ quantum labs are generating some of the most random known

We hope and believe quantum technologies will be able to solve real, large-scale problems that have so far defeated us. Things like diagnosing, treating and preventing cancer, or protecting private information with perfect security.
Yuping HuangDirector, Center for Quantum Science & Engineering
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Breaking New Ground in Quantum Sensing

Stevens Ph.D. candidate Cynthia Osuala harnesses quantum properties to design new materials, devices


Decoding Our Universe’s Fundamentals

Stevens quantum physicist Igor Pikovski probes — and suggests answers to — some of the most basic questions about the world as we know it

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Catching Physics’ Most-Wanted Particle

The particles responsible for gravity were once considered impossible to trap; a new Stevens experiment may have changed all that

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Time May Flow Backward, Too

Time itself may be able to exist in multiple states, simultaneously, says a leading quantum thinker

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Holy Grail: Bridging Relativity and Quantum Science

NASA funds Stevens’ explorations toward a ‘holy grail’ linking two of science’s foundational theories

A Quantum PC in Every Home?

Stevens research is informing design of the next generations of computers

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Quantum Entanglements, 100x Faster

Stevens-developed process accelerates chip-based photon techniques

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Toward Room-Temp Quantum Chips

Any mass-produced personal quantum computer will need to work at room temperature — and a racetrack-shaped microcavity may be key

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Twisting Photons to Ramp Up Their Capacity

This neat trick could allow us to encode much more information on photons, opening the door to faster, more powerful quantum communication tools


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An Edison Patent Award for Quantum Tech

Creativity inside the lab and outside the box bring a Stevens professor and Ph.D. student a major innovation award


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The Nation’s First Campus Quantum-Comms Network

Stevens switched on the nation’s first experimental network that can communicate between different physical points on a university campus


More Quantum Research News

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$15M to Stevens for Quantum Research

The Department of Defense engages the university’s top quantum experts

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Quantum-Sharp: 40,000x Clearer Imaging

A unique Stevens optical filter that inspects light’s quantum signatures is making much sharper images possible

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Topology: Quantum’s Ace in the Hole

Punching ‘holes’ in quantum states — or changing their shapes in other ways — turns out to unlock fascinating new properties and potential applications