German team launches €5.8M hybrid quantum project

Leibniz University Hannover is kicking off the €5.8 million HybriQCS project, with a five-year plan to build hybrid quantum computers using ultracold molecules and Rydberg atoms. The goal: combine long-lived quantum memory from molecules with fast processing from Rydberg atoms. The team wants to run the world’s first quantum logic gates that use both, pushing the boundaries of what quantum hardware can do.

• €5.8 million German federal grant for hybrid quantum work
• Five-year goal: molecule-Rydberg quantum gate operations
• Molecules provide quantum memory, atoms deliver fast gates
• Precision timing and clocks also part of research focus
• Partnerships with local quantum hardware research groups