Tohoku University

Tohoku University is a Japanese national university based in Sendai, founded in 1907, and it is not a quantum computing company. The university hosts quantum information and condensed-matter research groups, with notable strength in spintronics and solid-state physics at institutes such as the Research Institute of Electrical Communication, and it participates in Japanese national quantum technology programs spanning superconducting circuits, spin-based qubits and quantum information theory. Its role in the field is primarily as an academic research and talent-training institution rather than a developer of commercial quantum hardware or software.

AI-written profile · not yet reviewed · 3 October 2026

Headquarters: Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
Founded: 1907
Status: Private

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Coverage

The Quantum Insider1 October 2026

Researchers Demonstrate Building Blocks for Zinc Oxide Spin Qubits

Researchers at Tohoku University, in collaboration with NIMS and the University of Tokyo, demonstrated charge sensing, high-frequency reflectometry, and a few-electron double quantum dot in zinc oxide. The work establishes basic building blocks for semiconductor spin qubits based on ZnO.

OutlookPlausible

The demonstrated charge-sensing and few-electron double quantum dot could enable the first spin-state readout and single-qubit control experiments in zinc oxide within two years.

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