E-Mail The next generation of supercomputers - including quantum computers - is at a crucial point: Tomorrow's high-performance computers are at their physical limit in terms of miniaturization of their components; at the same time, they must be more energy-efficient and increase in performance. In this context, the international research network SuperGate coordinated by the University of Konstanz is creating a new basis: The researchers are developing a bridging technology that combines superconductor technology with semiconductor technology, using an approach that was considered physically impossible until just a few years ago. "We are opening a completely new scientific field here", says Prof. Angelo Di Bernardo, a physics professor in Konstanz, who jointly with Prof. Wolfgang Belzig and Prof. Elke Scheer forms the Konstanz team of the international research network. The research project is funded with around 3 million euros through an FET Open Grant (FET: Future and Emerging Technologies) of the European Union.