The chains are formed by triangulenes, small triangular fragments of graphene that host a spin (S=1). When these magnetic units couple with other, their spins interact and form a collective quantum state known as the Haldane phase, which was theoretically predicted more than four decades ago. One of their most unique properties is that a chain created with integer spin units exhibits fractional spin states at both ends (S=1/2). 

Fernando Gonzalez-Zalba, Ikerbasque Research Professor at CIC nanoGUNE and Principal Engineer at Quantum Motion, has been awarded a prestigious European Research Council (ERC) Consolidator Grant. The grant will fund project QuDos, an innovative research initiative focused on using semiconductor quantum dots as the basis for building ultra-low-power microwave qubit control and readout electronics for quantum computers.

The President of the Basque Government, Imanol Pradales, has officially inaugurated CIC nanoGUNE’s Quantum Tower, a strategic infrastructure that strengthens the Basque Country's position as a European benchmark in quantum technologies.

Within the framework of Q-Expo, one of Europe’s leading events dedicated to quantum technologies and their transition from research to market, the side event Quantum Readiness for Business brought together more than 100 representatives from across the quantum value chain, including technology developers, research organizations, public institutions, and industrial companies exploring the adoption of quantum computing as futu