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Quantum information science initiative bridges fundamental discoveries to future technologies
From the U.S. Department of Energy: The U.S. Department of Energy National Quantum Information Science Research Centers aim to accelerate the transformational advances in fundamental science and quantum-based technology needed to develop world-leading capabilities in quantum information science. Read More
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Wanted: a quantum-ready U.S. workforce
From Forbes: The Chicago Quantum Exchange, one of whose partners is Argonne National Laboratory, is identified as an example of how assertive the U.S. government and academics have been working hand in hand to identify future quantum experts. CQE members were among the leaders of a February workshop to discuss the future of quantum education in the U.S. Read More
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Increasing the accuracy of quantum algorithms
From Pacific Northwest National Laboratory: Q-NEXT collaborator Bo Peng and team use the Peeters-Devreese-Soldatov formulation to improve the accuracy of calculations for quantum chemistry. Read More
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Most precise atomic clock shows Einstein’s general relativity is right
From New Scientist: Q-NEXT collaborator Shimon Kolkowitz and his colleagues at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have produced a new atomic clock setup that can achieve a high level of precision, losing just 1 second every 300 billion years. Read More
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memq wins George Shultz Innovation Fund Award
From the University of Chicago: memq, a startup founded by the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering and Argonne National Laboratory researchers, was recently selected to receive the George Shultz Innovation Fund award. memq is developing an integrated quantum photonics platform that will enable quantum communication between computers at distances orders of magnitude greater than what is available today. The team includes Q-NEXT Chief Technology Officer Supratik Guha. Read More
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U of C researchers make quantum breakthrough
From Crain's Chicago Business: University of Chicago researchers say they’ve made a breakthrough that might help bring quantum computing closer to reality. Researchers achieved a record time for memory, or “coherence,” in quantum bits, or qubits, of more than 5 seconds. Scientists are trying to harness quantum mechanics for the next generation of computing. One of the challenges is that particles maintain their quantum states, and their ability to store information, only briefly. Read More
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The race to build a fault-tolerant superconducting quantum computer
From IEEE Spectrum: Amazon, Google, and IBM are all pursuing different strategies to reduce error rates. Q-NEXT collaborator Oskar Painter of Caltech and team find they can 'make cat qubits that are highly resistant to bit flip, where a qubit flips from one state to another, one of two main sources of error a superconducting qubit can have.' Read More
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What is a quantum network?
From Symmetry: As we step into the quantum age, here are four things to know about quantum networks. Q-NEXT collaborator Emilio Nanni of SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University weighs in. Read More
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The quantum squeeze
From Symmetry: A technique from the newest generation of quantum sensors is helping scientists to use the limitations of the Heisenberg uncertainty principle to their advantage. Q-NEXT collaborator Kent Irwin helped develop the transition-edge sensor, a progenitor to the quantum squeezing technique. Read More
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More than one way to make a qubit
From Symmetry: Q-NEXT collaborators F. Joseph Heremans and Paul Welander appear in this Symmetry Magazine article on the various ways to make a qubit. Read More
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Design rules and synthesis of quantum memory candidates
From the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign: Researchers use density functional theory calculations to identify possible europium compounds to serve as a new quantum memory platform. They also synthesize one of the predicted compounds, a brand new, air-stable material that is a strong candidate for use… Read More
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‘Ruler for light’ could enable detailed measurement in personal devices
Frequency combs have revolutionized precision measurement, but the bulky, power-hungry devices are limited to lab settings. A new efficient laser “microcomb” developed by Stanford researchers could bring that revolution to the handheld electronics realm. Read More
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Resurrecting niobium for quantum science
For years, niobium was considered an underperformer when it came to superconducting qubits. Now scientists supported by Q-NEXT have found a way to engineer a high-performing niobium-based qubit and so take advantage of niobium’s superior qualities. Read More
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Researchers from startups, government labs and academia develop new techniques for making qubits out of erbium
Argonne project addresses quantum technology challenges and highlight sthe versatility of a rare-earth metal used in lasers and to color glass. Read More
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Meet Edward Schmitt, facilities engineer
Former Marine Corps electronics technician Edward Schmitt keeps the Argonne Quantum Foundry running while advocating for veterans. Read More