Q-NEXT updates
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Meet a PI with JoAnne Hewett – April 13
Students and postdocs: Chat with Q-NEXT Deputy Director JoAnne Hewett on Wednesday, April 13. Read More
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Meet a PI with David Awschalom - March 22
Mark your calendars: On Tuesday, March 22, Q-NEXT hosts the first meeting of its new Meet a PI series with Q-NEXT Director David Awschalom. In the series, students and postdocs will have the chance to chat with PIs throughout the center. Read More
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Quantum communication collaboration — tangling with entanglement
The Q-NEXT Quantum Communication Thrust – consisting of world-leading researchers from eight institutions – is developing the full set of tools to enable the distribution and application of quantum resources between multiple nodes. Just as classical networks play a critical role in nearly all areas of information processing, from communication to computing to sensing and metrology, quantum links that connect a network of operational nodes will enable a wealth of new QIS applications. Read More
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Verizon brings carrier perspective to Q-NEXT
If you’re setting out to help build a new kind of communication network that will one day crisscross the country, it’s good to have the perspective of a company who has a successful track record. The largest wireless carrier in the United States, Verizon, a Q-NEXT partner, is assessing how to scale the center’s science for practical applications. Read More
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Preparing for breakthroughs in quantum sensing
We have a great opportunity for advancing quantum sensing through Q-NEXT thanks to a combination of recent breakthroughs in our ability to control and manipulate quantum states and Q-NEXT's investment in infrastructure and projects to use entanglement in systems. As we enter Q-NEXT's second year, the Quantum Sensing Thrust is ramping up plans to leverage entanglement and squeezing for advantages at new frontiers of sensitivity, length scale and frequency scale. Read More
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Quantum innovation at HRL Laboratories
In 1960, Hughes Research Laboratories demonstrated the world’s first laser. It was a breakthrough born of the laboratory’s cutting-edge capabilities in photonics and materials science. Over the last decade, the Malibu-based research lab — now named HRL Laboratories — has been applying those same capabilities to quantum information science. A Q-NEXT industry partner, HRL is helping the center develop the technologies needed to realize quantum communication. Read More
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Argonne Quantum Foundry renovations begin
The Argonne Quantum Foundry is located in Argonne’s Building 222. Photo: Argonne National Laboratory In August, Argonne National Laboratory began renovations on the Argonne Quantum Foundry, which will support Q-NEXT research in quantum communication, computation, sensing and materials. Located in Argonne’s Building … Read More
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Workshop on Q-NEXT characterization needs for Argonne user facilities - Sept. 30
On Thursday, Sept. 30, the Q-NEXT Extreme Scale Characterization Thrust will host a workshop on the use of the unique capabilities of the Advanced Photon Source and Center for Nanoscale Materials at Argonne National Laboratory. The workshop will focus on addressing 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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Thaddeus Ladd collaborates on quantum communication for Q-NEXT
As a collaborator and co-design engineer within Q-NEXT, Thaddeus Ladd of HRL Laboratories helps advance new materials for quantum science, develops simulations for future quantum networks, and provides the bird's-eye perspective needed to assess how the center's partners can best support the Q-NEXT mission. Read More
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UChicago spinout Super.tech acquired by quantum ecosystem leader ColdQuanta, a Q-NEXT partner
Q-NEXT partner ColdQuanta has acquired Super.tech, a University of Chicago quantum software spinout and Q-NEXT affiliate. ColdQuanta is establishing a Chicago-based office that will draw on the talent and innovation from the University and the city’s robust startup ecosystem. Super.tech’s full team will remain on … Read More
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ColdQuanta acquires Super.tech and announces the commercial availability of Hilbert, the world’s first cold atom quantum computer
Q-NEXT partner ColdQuanta, a global quantum ecosystem leader, has acquired Chicago-based Super.tech, a world leader in quantum software application and platform development and Q-NEXT affiliate … Read More
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Quantum network solutions, by ground and by air
Q-NEXT collaborators Liang Jiang and Paul Kwiat are tackling obstacles central to the implementation of large-scale quantum networks by ground and by air. Read More
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White House issues two quantum directives set to bolster American infrastructure
The directives work to establish a government oversight board to advance quantum science and technological development, emphasizing innovations in quantum computing technologies in relation to cryptography. Read More
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Frozen neon invention jolts quantum computer race
New findings from Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Chicago suggest that electrons trapped on frozen solid neon could prove a simple yet powerful kind of qubit for use in future quantum computers. Read More