Brookhaven National Laboratory will lead one of eight projects sharing $7.3 million in Department of Energy funding. Its project, “Quantum Information Signatures at Colliders,” is run in collaboration with the University of Pittsburgh and will explore how quantum information, including particle entanglement, behaves during high-energy collisions. Researchers will investigate collisions at facilities like the Large Hadron Collider and the future Electron-Ion Collider, developing new techniques to potentially identify physics beyond the Standard Model.
By learning how quantum information flows through these collisions, the team aims to uncover phenomena undetectable through traditional methods. The Department of Energy stated that these projects will apply the unique tools, techniques, and concepts of quantum information science to the science mission of the Office of High Energy Physics.
Quantum Information Signatures at Colliders Project
Brookhaven National Laboratory is leading an investigation into the behavior of quantum information during particle collisions, one of eight projects in a newly funded $7.3 million programme. The Department of Energy has not published the award for the individual projects. Researchers anticipate that understanding these quantum signatures will reveal phenomena undetectable by conventional methods. This effort focuses on potentially identifying physics beyond the Standard Model, the prevailing theory describing fundamental particles and forces, rather than simply observing how collisions occur.
The funding for this project falls under the “Quantum Outposts on the Energy and Intensity Frontiers” program, reflecting a broader Department of Energy commitment to integrating quantum technology into fundamental physics research. Total funding across eight projects reaches $7.3 million, allocated over up to three years, with $3.2 million available in Fiscal Year 2026, contingent on congressional appropriations. This investment underscores the agency’s participation in the National Quantum Initiative and the President’s Executive Order on quantum innovation.
Correction, 17 August 2026: An earlier version of this article, including its headline, said Brookhaven National Laboratory was leading a $7 million project. Brookhaven leads one of eight projects that share $7.3 million in Department of Energy funding. The headline and the text have been corrected, and we thank Brookhaven Lab for flagging the error.
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