Quantum thermodynamics meets quantum complexity inspired by holography. Delighted to see this paper out in the @prxquantum International Year of Quantum special collection. Thanks to Jens Eisert, Philippe Faist, @haferjonas, Naga Teja, and Anthony Munson! journals.aps.org/prxquantum/abs…

With Gayathrini and Deven Bowman, we examined whether an imperfect, gram-scale mechanical resonator could be observably entangled with a cloud of ultra cold atoms.

The critical question: even when things are hot, is there entanglement? And how hard is it to see?

To my surprise, the answer was even when quite hot, relative to the quantum ground state, there exists an entanglement witness that is reasonably easy to measure experimentally. Details here: arxiv.org/abs/2503.09990

Nicole Yunger Halpern (NicoleYunger Halpern) is bridging art and science by using 3D sculptures to visualize quantum mechanics concepts, turning abstract ideas into tangible forms. Check out how her creativity is shaping our understanding of the quantum world: go.umd.edu/1xfa

Absolutely maximal entangled states are maximally entangled along any bipartition. We extend this to continuous variables and show this property is generic among infinitely squeezed states. In contrast, it doesn't exist for states on more than six qubits. arxiv.org/abs/2503.15698

Many thanks to the speakers of the Kavli Foundation Special Symposium 'It's a Quantum World' at #APSSummit25! ⚛️ Jie Shan, James Werner, Nicole Yunger Halpern, Ken Brown (chair), Ekkehard Peik, Evgeniya Kirilina #KavliNano American Physical Society

Let's make quantum thermodynamics more practical. Thanks to Thomas Lewton at New Scientist for the article about our criteria for building useful autonomous quantum machines! (Sorry about the paywall.) Thomas Lewton New Scientist newscientist.com/article/mg2653…

📅 Mark your calendar and register to join us on Thursday, April 17 for a panel discussion on quantum and public policy. Located at the University of Maryland, this hybrid event has an option to join on zoom. Register➡️go.umd.edu/rsvp2quantumpo… Learn more➡️go.umd.edu/quantumpolicy

Monday is a special #WorldQuantumDay since 2025 is the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology! Check out @TheQuantumAtlas to learn about #quantum topics before all the World Quantum Day events, like our AMA: go.umd.edu/jqi_ama. UMD Science International Year of Quantum 2025 National Institute of Standards and Technology

Congrats to Yi-Kai Liu on receiving the Excellence in Research Award from the Washington Academy of Sciences (Washington Academy of Sciences) for his impactful work in quantum info, including algorithms, complexity theory, cryptography & measurement theory. Read more: go.umd.edu/1yg8

A decade ago, I didn't dream that I'd be collaborating with researchers from high-energy and nuclear physics. But, well, (quantum) thermodynamics is pretty universal. Thanks to Dina Genkina for the story! Institute for Robust Quantum Simulation QuICS Joint Quantum Institute rqs.umd.edu/news/new-take-…

Congratulations to Nicole Yunger Halpern (NicoleYunger Halpern) on receiving the Early Career Scientist Award in Statistical Physics! She is being recognized by IUPAP for her work bridging thermodynamics and quantum theory. Learn more: go.umd.edu/1zct

Qi Zhao—a former Hartree Postdoctoral Fellow now The University of Hong Kong—was named an MIT Technology Review Innovator Under 35, Asia Pacific region, for developing efficient quantum entanglement and verification tools to support new applications in quantum. innovatorsunder35.com/the-list/qi-zh…

Early bird registration for QSim2025 is open! Join us in NYC from August 4–8 at IBM's headquarters for an international gathering of leading researchers in quantum simulation. Register by Monday, June 16 to take advantage of discounted rates: qsimconference.org

Andrew Childs, a professor of computer science, has been named Interim Director UMIACS. A noted expert in quantum information science and quantum algorithms, Andrew Childs was co-director QuICS for a decade and is currently director Institute for Robust Quantum Simulation. umiacs.umd.edu/news-events/ne…