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Chicago now has a 124-mile quantum network. This is what it’s for.
From Popular Science: Researchers in Chicago have unveiled an extended, 124-mile quantum network linking Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Chicago. The newly extended network will enable researchers to experiment with new types of quantum communications, security protocols, and algorithms with the goal of advancing towards a preliminary quantum internet. Read More
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Chicago Quantum Exchange takes first steps toward a future that could revolutionize computing, medicine and cybersecurity
From the Chicago Tribune: Researchers have created one of the world’s largest networks for sharing quantum information — a field of science that depends on paradoxes so strange that Albert Einstein didn’t believe them. The network, which connects the University of Chicago with Argonne National Laboratory in Lemont, is a rudimentary version of what scientists hope someday to become the internet of the future. For now, it’s opened up to businesses and researchers to test fundamentals of quantum information sharing. Read More
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A fiber-optic network now links Argonne with Hyde Park. Here's why that's a big deal.
From Crain's Chicago Business: Researchers use the network, which extends from the University of Chicago to Argonne National Laboratory, to test new tech for quantum computing, which could change the nature of high-end computing in medicine, finance, research and other industries. Read More
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Undergrads begin summer quantum research with support from Moore Foundation, Chicago region universities, national labs
From Bioengineering.org: More than a dozen college students from underrepresented backgrounds will spend the summer conducting quantum information science and engineering research in labs across the Midwest thanks to the Open Quantum Initiative Undergraduate Fellowship, a new program that seeks to make the burgeoning quantum workforce a more diverse and inclusive community from the start. Read More
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Chicago Quantum Exchange and Toshiba complete their initial installation of a quantum network in the Chicago area
From Quantum Computing Report: The Chicago Quantum Exchange and Toshiba have completed an 124-mile quantum link in the Chicago area, the largest quantum network currently deployed in the United States. Read More
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Chicago expands and activates quantum network, taking steps toward a secure quantum internet
From the University of Chicago: Scientists with the Chicago Quantum Exchange at the University of Chicago have announced that for the first time they’ve connected the city of Chicago and suburban labs with a quantum network — nearly doubling the length of what was already one of the longest in the country. Read More
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Undergrads begin summer quantum research with support from Moore Foundation, Chicago region universities, national labs
From the Chicago Quantum Exchange: More than a dozen college students from underrepresented backgrounds will be spending the summer conducting quantum information science and engineering research in labs across the Midwest thanks to the Open Quantum Initiative Undergraduate Fellowship, a new program that seeks to make the burgeoning quantum workforce a more diverse and inclusive community from the start. Read More
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Chicago now has a 124-mile quantum network. This is what it’s for.
From Popular Science: A group of research labs in Chicago have unveiled an extended, 124-mile quantum network running from the suburb of Lemont, through the city of Chicago, to the Hyde Park neighborhood and back. The network will enable researchers to experiment with new types of quantum communications, security protocols, and algorithms with the goal of advancing towards a preliminary quantum internet. Read More
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Liang Jiang named finalist for 2022 Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists
From the University of Chicago: Jiang investigates quantum control and quantum error correction to protect quantum information from decoherence. Potential applications for his work include quantum sensing, quantum transduction, quantum communication, and quantum computation. Read More
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The United States and Denmark take steps to strengthen quantum cooperation
From quantum.gov: Following the June 3 meeting between the United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Danish Minister of Foreign Affairs Jeppe Kofod, the United States and Denmark signed a Joint Statement on Cooperation in Quantum Information Science and Technology. Leveraging both countries’ strengths in QIST, this cooperation statement will strengthen the supply chain, grow the industrial base, and educate future generations of quantum talent. Read More
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Orchestrating the nanoscale: exploring light and matter for quantum science
As part of the Q-NEXT quantum research center, Randall Goldsmith of the University of Wisconsin–Madison studies the interplay of light and matter, harnessing it for quantum information technologies. Read More
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Scientists give big boost to signals from tin-based qubits
Stanford collaborators at the Q-NEXT quantum center amp up the signal from tin atoms embedded in diamond, opening possibilities for quantum networking. Read More
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U.S. Department of Energy National Quantum Information Science Research Centers celebrate 4-year milestone, look toward future
The five quantum centers have reached significant accomplishments, summarized in a new joint website, nqisrc.org. Read More
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The Fantastic Four: Open Quantum Initiative undergraduate fellows at Argonne share their research experiences
Four students talk about their work developing quantum technologies and how they’re excited to be part of the quantum revolution. Read More
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University of Illinois Chicago students write the book on automating diamond membrane creation for quantum devices
The Break Through Tech Chicago initiative enables six UIC students to develop a process that will accelerate the creation of quantum materials at Q-NEXT. Read More