Canada’s Flagship Quantum Conference Comes to BC in February 2026
Canada’s flagship quantum science and technology conference will shift to the country’s West Coast next year as Quantum Days 2026
Marcel Franz Appointed Scientific Director of UBC Blusson QMI
The University of British Columbia’s Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute (UBC Blusson QMI) announced today the appointment of Professor Marcel
People of Blusson QMI: Joern Bannies
Joern Bannies received his PhD degree from UBC under the supervision of Blusson QMI principal investigators Sarah Burke and Meigan
Researchers achieve on-demand electronic switching of topology in a single crystal
[Media Release] UBC Blusson QMI scientists have demonstrated a reversible way to switch the topological state of a quantum material
Brains, Poems, AI, and Forensics: Inside Ars Scientia’s Prize for Artful Science Writing
We are pleased to announce the results of the 2025 Ars Scientia Essay Prize, a campus-wide competition that invited UBC undergraduates to
Innovative optical memory for future photonics
New research by scientists at UBC’s Blusson Quantum Matter Institute has demonstrated an innovative switching technology with potential applications in
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Silicon breakthrough could lay the foundation for a global quantum internet
[MEDIA RELEASE] UBC Blusson QMI researchers are proposing a solution to a key hurdle in quantum networking: a device that
We still have a representation problem for women in physics – and Canada is no exception
A study finds Canada ranks last for women’s representation among senior authors in Nature Physics, with zero female-led Canadian papers
From insulators to metals: spin chains enter uncharted quantum regime
The compound—Ti₄MnBi₂—becomes only the second known metallic system with confirmed one-dimensional magnetism. A study by researchers from the University of
Call for Applications: Quantum Studio Arts-Sciences Residency 2025
In 2023, the French Embassy in Canada, in partnership with the Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute (QMI) and the Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery at