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Jessica Tucker

Jessica Tucker is a PhD student contributor to Physics World. She completed her undergraduate studies and Master's degree in physics at Eastern Michigan University. She is now pursuing her PhD at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University. Her research involves the optimal control of superconducting multi-level qubit (qudit) hardware. Jessica is broadly interested in quantum biology and the application of quantum technology in various fields such as medicine, artificial intelligence and materials science. In her spare time, she enjoys listening to Detroit techno, drum and bass, learning Thai, and being a good friend who wears cool-looking T-shirts.

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Schrödinger’s cat makes a better qubit in critical regime

Researchers discover that operating close to a phase transition produces optimal error suppression in so-called cat qubits

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Researchers crack challenge of sending control signals to millions of qubits at once

Prototype device uses a dielectric resonator to control electron spins in silicon quantum dots

Certifiable quantum random number generation picks up the pace

Researchers achieve low latency in realistic quantum architecture, increasing the speed and ensuring the security of quantum random number generation

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Schrödinger’s cat makes a better qubit in critical regime

Experiments with quantum cause and effect reveal hidden nonclassicality

Researchers crack challenge of sending control signals to millions of qubits at once

Certifiable quantum random number generation picks up the pace

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Jessica Tucker

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Schrödinger’s cat makes a better qubit in critical regime

Experiments with quantum cause and effect reveal hidden nonclassicality

Researchers crack challenge of sending control signals to millions of qubits at once

Certifiable quantum random number generation picks up the pace

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