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A research study led by Oxford University has developed a powerful new technique for finding the next generation of materials needed for large-scale, fault-tolerant quantum computing.

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Researchers at the University of Oxford and the Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter (MPSD) have shown that terahertz light can induce chirality in a non-chiral crystal.

In a study published today in Nature Communications, researchers from the Quantum Magnetism group in the Department of Physics have developed an innovative approach to synthesise and study rare-earth magnetic materials.

Professor Michael Johnston has been awarded the Max Born Medal and Prize 2025 for his pioneering research on nanoscale semiconductors and devices across the electromagnetic spectrum.

A project led by Professor Achillefs Kapanidis from the Department of Physics is one of six to share £2m funding from the Ineos Oxford Institute for antimicrobial research (IOI).

Professor Stephen Blundell from the Department of Physics at the University of Oxford has been awarded the 2024 Institute of Physics Lawrence Bragg Medal and Prize.

Professor Laura Herz from the Department of Physics at the University of Oxford has been awarded the 2024 Institute of Physics Michael Faraday Medal and Prize.

Research led by Dr Shuxiang Cao introduces a new methodology that can enhance the efficiency of characterising quantum systems which could greatly impact the ability to scale quantum computers.

Dr Peter Leek has been appointed Chief Scientific Officer of Oxford University spin-out Oxford Quantum Circuits. He will split his time between the Department of Physics at the University of Oxford and OQC.

Muhammad Hamza Waseem has won the MPLS Public Engagement with Research Award for his innovative approach to teaching quantum science to high school students.