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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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Break Through Tech Chicago expands with semester-long consultancy
From UIC Today: This summer, a team of University of Illinois Chicago students is working with Argonne National Laboratory’s Quantum Foundry and Q-NEXT to tackle machine automation for quantum applications. The effort is part of Break Through Tech, a national initiative to achieve gender equity in technology. Read More
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Grainger engineers bring quantum expertise to DOE InterQnet initiative
From University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign: Q-NEXT collaborators Eric Chitambar and Jacob Covey of UIUC are bringing their expertise to InterQnet, a three-year initiative to demonstrate that quantum computers separated by large distances and even based on different hardware architectures can work in tandem. InterQnet, led by Argonne National Laboratory, will give a proof of principle for the distributed quantum computing paradigm by connecting three nodes over a quantum network. Read More
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The ‘quantum internet’ (and why Washington should care)
From Politico: A quantum internet could help solve problems in areas such as finance, medicine and basic research. And it would be virtually eavesdrop-proof. Q-NEXT Director David Awschalom is one of several scientists featured in this piece on the possibilities of a future quantum internet. Read More
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Colorado and Illinois set their sights on becoming the nation's quantum hub
From The Wall Street Journal: Q-NEXT Director David Awschalom is featured in this story on how Colorado and Illinois are investing millions of dollars in quantum information science in an effort to position themselves as national leaders in this burgeoning area of research. 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