The 45th National Convention of the South African Chemical Institute (SACI-45) will be held at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, from 30 November to 05 December 2025.

Held triennially, SACI-45 will showcase the vibrancy and diversity of chemical sciences in South Africa and beyond.

In honour of the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology (IYQ), SACI-45 will host a special session dedicated to quantum sciences. This session will explore a range of topics, from fundamental quantum processes to advanced quantum tools applied in chemistry, including imaging, sensing, computational techniques, etc.

Join us for an exciting session exploring how classical hardware can be used to emulate quantum computing operations. This talk will dive into a project that models key quantum subsystems, such as Qubit Initialization, Flying Qubit Detection, and Quantum Algorithm Emulation—on Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs), with a special focus on implementing the Quantum Fourier Transform (QFT) and hardware constraints.

You’ll learn how logic units (LUTs) and digital signal processing blocks (DSP slices) are leveraged to simulate quantum algorithms, and how constraints like the no-cloning theorem are addressed using protocols like quantum teleportation. The work bridges quantum principles and hardware implementation, offering practical insights for both classical engineers and quantum researchers.

A website introducing some basic ideas in quantum foundations (the Bell and Bell-Kochen-Specker theorems) through a set of interactive displays requiring audience participation.

Partners located in Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda are facilitating hands-on, inquiry-based, quantum science-focused kits (Q-Kits) designed by Women Supporting Women in the Sciences (WS2) volunteers at primary and secondary schools. The topics of the kits include entanglement, light & photons, quantum chemistry, and quantum computing. These visits are supported by an American Physical Society Innovation Award.

In celebration of the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology, the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI) presents a special Webinar Series designed to explore and promote the transformative potential of quantum science. Organized by the Secretariat for Technological Development and Innovation (SETEC/MCTI), this initiative brings together leading researchers, educators, and policy-makers to discuss recent advances, strategic opportunities, and the societal impacts of quantum technologies.

The series aims to foster public understanding, stimulate interdisciplinary dialogue, and encourage national and international collaboration in this rapidly evolving field. Each webinar will feature engaging presentations, expert panels, and interactive discussions, making it an unmissable event for scientists, students, entrepreneurs, and anyone interested in the future of quantum innovation.

En el marc de l’Any Internacional de la Quàntica, diversos centres de recerca i universitats de l’àrea de Barcelona, sota el paraigües de la Catalonia Quantum Academy (CQA), proposen un conjunt de tallers i xerrades. Aquests esdeveniments estan dissenyats per apropar la fascinant disciplina de la física quàntica a un públic ampli, oferint una oportunitat única per descobrir i aprofundir en diversos aspectes clau de la quàntica.

Durant els tallers i xerrades, els participants podran explorar el funcionament dels ordinadors quàntics, que prometen revolucionar la computació amb la seva capacitat de processar informació a velocitats inimaginables. També es realitzaran simulacions interactives per comprendre els conceptes bàsics de la física quàntica, com la superposició, que permet que les partícules existeixin en múltiples estats alhora.

A més, es parlarà sobre els sensors quàntics, que ofereixen una precisió sense precedents en la mesura de diverses magnituds físiques. La computació quàntica i l’entrellaçament, fenòmens que desafien la intuïció clàssica, seran altres temes centrals, així com les comunicacions i la criptografia quàntica, que prometen una seguretat absoluta en les transmissions d’informació.

En el marc de l’Any Internacional de la Quàntica, diversos centres de recerca i universitats de l’àrea de Barcelona, sota el paraigües de la Catalonia Quantum Academy (CQA), proposen un conjunt de tallers i xerrades. Aquests esdeveniments estan dissenyats per apropar la fascinant disciplina de la física quàntica a un públic ampli, oferint una oportunitat única per descobrir i aprofundir en diversos aspectes clau de la quàntica.

Durant els tallers i xerrades, els participants podran explorar el funcionament dels ordinadors quàntics, que prometen revolucionar la computació amb la seva capacitat de processar informació a velocitats inimaginables. També es realitzaran simulacions interactives per comprendre els conceptes bàsics de la física quàntica, com la superposició, que permet que les partícules existeixin en múltiples estats alhora.

A més, es parlarà sobre els sensors quàntics, que ofereixen una precisió sense precedents en la mesura de diverses magnituds físiques. La computació quàntica i l’entrellaçament, fenòmens que desafien la intuïció clàssica, seran altres temes centrals, així com les comunicacions i la criptografia quàntica, que prometen una seguretat absoluta en les transmissions d’informació.

FEM ciència? 5th season

Proposals from the Catalan Society of History of Science and Technology (SCHCT) to find out what role women play in the history of science.

This fifth season will focus on quantum physics on the occasion of the International Year commemorating the centenary of quantum sciences and technologies (IYQ2025). Challenging conventional narratives dominated by men from the global north, often labeled as geniuses, which reinforces the masculine, elitist and inaccessible image of this field.

Dimostrazione Nodo Quantistico Portatile

Cagliari Digital Lab quantum community – Settimo incontro – Dimostrazione nodo quantistico portatile e presentazione di risorse e servizi del laboratorio di tecnologie quantistiche.

Il settimo incontro è organizzato in collaborazione con QItaly e fa parte degli eventi celebrativi dell”Anno internazionale della Scienza e della Tecnologia quantistica (IYQ2025) Nel Settimo incontro si presenteranno le risorse a disposizione, i servizi di mentoring nei laboratori di tecnologie quantistiche della CTE Cagliari-Digital Lab e gli eventi formativi e si effettuerà una dimostrazione di utilizzo del Quantum Computer Portatile NMR acquisito nell’ambito dei laboratori.

Nell’incontro, Lidia Leoni, Dirigente CRS4 e responsabile dei Laboratori Tecnologici del Progetto, animerà una tavola rotonda con Riccardo Castrignanò, Dirigente del Comune di Cagliari Responsabile del Servizio innovazione e tecnologie digitali e Antonio Solinas, Dirigente Scientifico ad Abinsula, sulle nuove frontiere offerte dalle tecnologie quantistiche e le opportunità per gli stakeholders pubblici e privati. A seguire Giuliana Siddi Moreau, CRS4 e QItaly, responsabile del laboratorio di tecnologie quantistiche farà una panoramica di risorse, strumenti e servizi. Lorenzo Pisani, CRS4 e QItaly, introdurrà i principi di funzionamento del Quantum Computer NMR. Infine, Manuela Profir, CRS4 e QItaly, presenterà le iniziative di formazione e mentoring promosse da QItaly e Qworld attinenti al progetto. I partecipanti fisicamente presenti potranno poi avvicinarsi e interagire con la risorsa quantistica, provando a implementare circuiti quantistici ed eseguendo algoritmi quantistici sul nodo quantistico portatile.

The Center for Quantum Science & Technologies (FORTH-QuTech) has been recently established at the Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH), aiming to develop new tools for groundbreaking investigations across various basic research and technology disciplines, generate new knowledge in the understanding of quantum phenomena and form a critical mass of researchers from various disciplines to develop new paradigms, knowledge and understanding.

In this context, the kick-off meeting will bring together leading experts to enlighten on the current status and future prospects of quantum technologies, focusing on the following three key themes:

1: Quantum technologies in EU: Current status and future steps
2: Quantum computation, simulation, and cryptography
3: Quantum light, many-body physics, and sensing