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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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Computer scientists eliminate pesky quantum computations
From Quanta: For years, intermediate measurements made it hard to quantify the complexity of quantum algorithms. Quanta Magazine unpacks a 2020 result by Q-NEXT collaborator Bill Fefferman and team that establishes that those measurements aren’t necessary after all. Read More
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First class of quantum PhDs graduate from Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering
From the University of Chicago: The first class of quantum science and engineering Ph.D. students graduated last month from the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering at the University of Chicago, representing one of the first cohorts in the nation to complete a Ph.D. dedicated specifically to this rapidly growing field. Read More
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Quantum computing interconnect, memory and other engineering advances
From The Post-Quantum World: Technologies like interconnects and improved memory for repeaters will enable quantum computers to accelerate in power and connectivity in the future. The U.S. Department of Energy is focused on strengthening the nation’s leadership position in the quantum arms race, but the technologies will benefit all areas of the industry. Q-NEXT CTO Supratik Guha chats with Konstantinos Karagiannis on Protiviti's The Post-Quantum World podcast. Read More
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Chicago Quantum Profile: Joe Heremans
From the Chicago Quantum Exchange: Joe Heremans is a staff scientist at Argonne National Laboratory, where he works on wide-bandgap solid-state materials systems with individual atomic defects. These defects “trap” an electron whose spin state can be manipulated with lasers, electric and strain fields, and microwaves. These systems have promising applications in quantum communication and sensing. Read More
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Monika Schleier-Smith on cold atoms and emergent spacetime
From the Mindscape podcast: Monika Schleier-Smith is an experimental physicist specializing in cold atoms, which can be both entangled and manipulated. On Sean Carroll's Mindscape podcast, she discusses how to use such systems to study everything from metrology to quantum gravity. Read More
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Chicago Quantum Exchange adds three new corporate partners focused on enabling quantum technologies
From the Chicago Quantum Exchange: Classiq, Lake Shore Cryotronics, and Oxford Instruments have joined the Chicago Quantum Exchange Read More
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Celebrating a new (quantum) era
From LinkedIn, Paul Kearns: Argonne Director Paul Kearns says that, with Q-NEXT, which recently celebrated its one-year anniversary, Argonne is accelerating a new era of unhackable communications and technology. The launch of Q-NEXT was timely — part of a new technological age with countries around the world racing to unlock the potential of quantum technology. Read More
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Quantum computing interconnect, memory and other engineering advances
From Protiviti's The Post-Quantum World: Q-NEXT CTO Supratik Guha chats about quantum interconnects and memories, the next-generation workforce, the importance of collaboration and even the development of the first IBM quantum processor on the podcast The Post-Quantum World. Read More
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Multi-institutional QuSTEAM initiative awarded $5 million from NSF to advance quantum science education
From the Chicago Quantum Exchange: QuSTEAM: Convergence Undergraduate Education in Quantum Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics, was awarded a $5 million cooperative agreement over a two-year period from the National Science Foundation’s Convergence Accelerator. Following QuSTEAM’s initial assessment and needs-finding period, Phase I, the award will fund Phase II’s objective to build transformative, modular quantum science degree and certification programs. Read More
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New technique paves way for hybrid quantum networks
From the University of Chicago: Liang Jiang and his postdoctoral associate Zhaoyou Wang have developed a new scheme to send quantum information through transducers. Using their technique, they found they could send a full qubit’s information through a channel, paving the way for hybrid quantum networks. The results were published in Physical Review X. Read More
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What is quantum coherence?
A quantum explainer: Preserving coherence keeps quantum systems clear and comprehensible. In working to extend coherence, scientists can better sync up quantum objects for high-resolution sensing and complex computation 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