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New MAKE project aims to make quantum computing more accessible

Published:18.09.26 — Students from the EPFL Master’s in Quantum Science and Engineering are starting a new MAKE project in fall 2026 with the ambitious aim to build affordable and accessible educational quantum devices.

A new way to control infrared light in real time

Published:10.09.26 — EPFL researchers have developed ultra-thin silicon structures that can rapidly tune their interaction with light. The process overcomes a photonics challenge for advanced communications, sensing, and quantum technologies.

How do you measure one third of an electron?

Published:17.08.26 — EPFL researchers have developed a graphene device that measures the tiny, fractional electric charges carried by some of the strangest objects in quantum physics.

A tiny tunable laser with no moving parts

Published:10.08.26 — The Hybrid Photonics Lab in the School of Engineering has published a new paper describing a compact laser that uses a voltage-controlled metasurface to achieve ultrafast tuning.

A way to read quantum bits faster and with less hardware

Published:28.07.26 — A new EPFL-led study has developed a way to measure superconducting quantum bits faster and more accurately, while also reducing the amount of required hardware. The approach addresses one of the key challenges in scaling up quantum computers.

Tobias Kippenberg receives NOMIS Award

Published:23.07.26 — EPFL professor Tobias Kippenberg has been named a recipient of the 2026 NOMIS Distinguished Scientist and Scholar Award, which includes €2.5 million in research funding to pursue fundamental questions in physics.