Quantum computing

Tribune-Review (Pittsburgh, May 28) -- A University of Pittsburgh physicist exploring the potential of quantum computing has won a $3 million grant from the Office of Naval Research Basic Research Challenge to further his work, Pitt officials announced Wednesday. Sergey Frolov will lead a team charged with researching the possible uses of the elusive Majorana fermion in quantum computing. Pitt scientists and others at the U. of I.; Delft University of Technology, in the Netherlands; and Yale University make up Frolov’s research team. Also: Pittsburgh Business Times (May 29).