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So you want to build a quantum computer?
From Nextgov/FCW: For all the hype, funding and policy around quantum computing, there is still a lot of basic scientific research to be done to bring a quantum information system to life. Leading researchers at Argonne National Laboratory and Q-NEXT spoke with Nextgov/FCW about the integrative work that bridges the gap between theory and practice, with applications and scalability a distant but feasible goal. Read More
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Giulia Galli wins Joseph O. Hirschfelder Prize in Theoretical Chemistry
From the University of Chicago Giulia Galli has been named the 2024-2025 Joseph O. Hirschfelder Awardee. The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Theoretical Chemistry Institute awards the yearly prize for exceptional work in the field of theoretical chemistry. Four Nobel Prize recipients are among the Hirschfelder Prize honorees. Read More
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Durbin, Daines introduce bipartisan legislation to fund the future of quantum research at DOE
From the office of Senator Dick Durbin: U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Steve Daines (R-MT) on Aug. 1 introduced legislation to advance the United States’ capacity to invest in quantum information science and research and development through the U.S. Department of Energy. The DOE Quantum Leadership Act of 2024 would reinvigorate R&D projects at DOE by authorizing $2.5 billion in funding over the next five years — well above the $625 million for DOE-related programs laid out in the now expired National Quantum Initiative Act of 2018. The DOE Quantum Leadership Act would also provide DOE the authority to expand its current quantum R&D initiatives. Read More
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Samir Mayekar and Nadya Mason: The quantum revolution is coming to Illinois
From The Chicago Tribune: Following last week's announcement from the state of Illinois on the creation of the Illinois Quantum & Microelectronics Park in South Chicago, Q-NEXT collaborator Nadya Mason and Samir Mayekar, both of the University of Chicago, detail how Illinois is spurring the quantum revolution in this op-ed. Subscription required. Read More
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Combining trapped atoms and photonics for new quantum devices
From the University of Chicago: Researchers have discovered how to combine two powerful technologies — trapped atom arrays and photonic devices — to yield advanced systems for quantum computing, simulation and networking. The new combination will allow the construction of large quantum systems which can be easily scaled up, by leveraging photonics to interconnect individual atom arrays. Read More
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Illinois lands federal partnership to further develop quantum projects
From the Chicago Sun-Times: The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA, will take residency on Illinois' soon-to-be constructed quantum campus to establish a program where quantum computing prototypes will be tested to bolster national security. Read More
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U.S. Defense Department, State of Illinois announce multimillion-dollar quantum testing program
From the Chicago Quantum Exchange: Illinois Governor JB Pritzker announces that the U.S. Department of Defense will invest up to $140 million to develop a national proving ground for quantum technologies in the Chicago region. Read More
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Advancing quantum research – DOE inks MOU with Department of Defense
From the Department of Energy: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) announce a memorandum of understanding to coordinate efforts to move the needle on quantum computing. The MOU establishes a framework for planning and coordinating future research, development, engineering, and test and evaluation activities related to quantum computing. Read More
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Innovative phonon-based quantum computing research at UChicago Engineering gets a $3 million boost by the U.S. Department of Defense
From the University of Chicago: Q-NEXT collaborator Andrew Cleland has been named a 2024 Vannevar Bush faculty fellow, the U.S. Department of Defense’s flagship single-investigator award for basic research. Cleland will use the fellowship money to advance phonon-based quantum computing. Read More
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Quantum at the Capitals
From the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign: Over the course of a month, IQUIST Director and Q-NEXT collaborator Brian DeMarco has traveled to the U.S. and Illinois capitals to show national and state leaders what quantum is capable of. He spoke with decision makers at the the NSF Quantum Showcase on Capitol Hill and the Illinois Manufacturing Association’s 2024 Business Day in Springfield. Read More
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Making the atomic universe visible
Pennsylvania State University's Nitin Samarth is helping grow the capabilities of the Argonne Quantum Foundry. He’s also building a library of atom-scale materials for quantum technologies — and he’s sharing it with everyone. Read More
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X-ray imagery of vibrating diamond opens avenues for quantum sensing
Scientists map atomic vibrations in diamond, linking them with the behavior of the quantum system embedded within. The work advances quantum sensors, which will be significantly more precise than today’s detection tools. Read More
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New method could yield fast, cross-country quantum network
Scientists have struggled to come up with practical methods of building networks that can connect quantum computers. Now, researchers at the University of Chicago have proposed a new approach — building long quantum channels using vacuum sealed tubes with an array of spaced-out lenses. These… Read More
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‘Quantum optical antennas’ provide more powerful measurements on the atomic level
From the University of Chicago: Researchers have never been able to tap the potentially huge intensity enhancements of some “atomic antennas” in solid materials simply because they were solids. Now, a multi-institutional team led by the University of Chicago's Alex High has cracked this problem. Read More
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'Get entangled' with Eric Chitambar
At the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, theorist Eric Chitambar studies quantum communication. He is passionate about teaching and appreciates the strong collaborative spirit at UIUC, where his experimentalist colleagues help realize his group's ideas on hardware. Read More