News and Features
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Argonne- and UChicago-led research team highlighted in special issue on quantum systems
A set of guidelines that describes the use and development of a promising class of quantum materials is featured on the cover of this month’s Nature Review Materials. Read More
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One year in, Q-NEXT quantum research center is going strong
It’s been a fruitful inaugural year for the Q-NEXT quantum research center, with the start of foundry construction, the launch of a key R&D roadmap, and new science results that will lead to next-generation quantum technologies for science and society. Read More
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The Ohio State University awards Honorary Doctor of Science to Q-NEXT Director David Awschalom
The honorary degree is given to individuals for extraordinary distinction in their area of study. Read More
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Katie Sautter: building materials for a quantum future
In graduate school, Argonne postdoctoral researcher Katie Sautter learned to master a machine that builds bits of matter one atomic layer at a time. Now she wields her considerable skills inventing materials for quantum communication devices at Q-NEXT. Read More
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Verizon and Zurich Instruments join Q-NEXT national quantum science center
The two world-leading companies will help Q-NEXT carry out its mission to deliver cutting-edge technologies for managing quantum information. Read More
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Blueprint for a robust quantum future
International team establishes guidelines that will serve as a blueprint for pivotal discoveries in quantum information science. Read More
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Argonne National Laboratory a founding partner in nation’s first startup accelerator program dedicated exclusively to quantum
Led by the University of Chicago, the program also includes the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and private-sector-led non-profit P33. Read More
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Strengthening U.S. Leadership in Quantum Information Science
By Charles Tahan, Assistant Director for Quantum Information Science at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and Director of the National Quantum Coordination Office This is the first Director’s Letter from the National Quantum Coordination Office (NQCO). Roughly each month I will… Read More
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Department of Energy selects Argonne to lead national quantum center
Q-NEXT will tackle next-generation quantum science challenges through a public-private partnership, ensuring U.S. leadership in an economically crucial arena. Read More
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U.S. Department of Energy unveils blueprint for the quantum internet at ‘Launch To The Future: Quantum Internet’ event
Nationwide effort to build quantum networks and usher in new era of communications. Read More
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Decoding the Universe: Quantum
From PBS' Nova: David Awschalom and Nadya Mason appear in PBS’s Nova: ‘Decoding the Universe: Quantum’. The episode takes the viewer through the quantum physics' important discoveries, discoveries that paved the way for the digital technologies we enjoy today – and the powerful quantum sensors… Read More
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Getting in line with Photon Queue
From the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign: Photon Queue is a quantum company startup mostly led by a group of PhD students from the lab of Paul Kwiat, a UIUC professor and Q-NEXT collaborator. The company is a participant in Cohort 4 of Duality, a Chicago-based… Read More
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DARPA’s Quantum Proving Ground — with University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
From Protiviti's The Post-Quantum World podcast: Imagine 128 acres of land devoted to advancing quantum information science in a major city. The Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park is expected to draw leading companies and researchers to Chicago, and DARPA is already playing a significant role. Read More
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Building the quantum economy - Chicago style
From HPCWire: HPCwire talks with Q-NEXT Director David Awschalom about the evolution of the quantum information technology market, the prospects for quantum computing sensing and communication, the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park, current messaging on a quantum future, quantum startups, and the quantum workforce. Read More
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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… Read More