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Daniel Bafia. Credit: JJ Starr, Fermilab

New DOE Early Career project uses magnetic vortices to uncover hidden sources of loss in superconducting quantum devices

Daniel Bafia will develop a new measurement approach that uses magnetic vortices to investigate defects and interfaces that can limit the performance of superconducting quantum devices. The project could provide researchers with a new way to understand and ultimately reduce sources of energy loss in quantum materials.

Rakshya Khatiwada. Credit: Ryan Postel, Fermilab

Fermilab physicist wins DOE Early Career Award to study dark matter with entangled qubits

Building on her earlier work with quantum amplifiers for a leading dark matter experiment, Rakshya Khatiwada will use a four-qubit entangled system to test whether it offers a sensing advantage when exposed to a simulated dark matter signal. The project, based at Fermilab, could open the door to detecting dark matter candidates such as axions and dark photons.

Superconducting radio-frequency cavities are being assembled and tested for installation at the Proton Improvement Plan-II, part of the Fermilab Accelerator Complex. By fine tuning the cavities’ resonance, scientists can optimize accelerator performance. Credit: Ryan Postel, Fermilab

DOE selects Fermilab-led AI initiative to advance particle accelerator performance

In a project selected for funding by the Department of Energy’s Genesis Mission, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory and partners from other national laboratories, universities and industry will apply artificial intelligence and machine learning to enable precise and adaptive resonance control in particle accelerators. Their work aims to lower operating costs by millions of dollars each year and improve accelerator performance, driving scientific discovery.

Director of Fermilab Norbert Holtkamp, second from right, speaks during a panel discussion held on the final of day of 2026 DPF at Fermilab. Credit: JJ Starr

Scientists travel to Fermilab to discuss future of high-energy physics

Fermilab recently hosted over 500 physicists for the American Physical Society’s biennial Division of Particles and Fields meeting. With presentations by Fermilab Director Norbert Holtkamp and CERN Director-General Mark Thomson, the meeting provided particle physicists the opportunity to come together and consider the future of high-energy physics research.