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Chicago hopes to become a world center for quantum research
From The Economist: Q-NEXT Director David Awschalom weights in on how Chicago is moving to the forefront of the quantum industry. Chicago’s strength in quantum research in part goes back to its days at the center of research into the nuclear industry. Argonne National Laboratory opened in 1946 as a hub for research into nuclear power. Today, Illinois generates more electricity from nuclear power than any other state. And it was the visionary thinking by Robert Zimmer, a former president of the University of Chicago, that was responsible the city’s more recent quantum leap. Read More
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New foundry to accelerate quantum information research at Argonne National Laboratory
The Argonne Quantum Foundry is meeting a critical need for quantum science by providing a robust supply chain of materials for quantum devices and systems. Read More
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Using quantum data to create an unhackable Internet: ‘We’re getting close,’ University of Chicago expert leading project says
From the Chicago Sun-Times: University of Chicago scientists are working on creating what once might have seemed like science fiction: an unhackable internet. The Chicago quantum network project involves a test bed of 124 miles of underground fiber-optic cable that links the university with Argonne National Laboratory in Lemont and Fermilab in Batavia. Read More
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The University of Chicago is working on an ‘unhackable’ internet
From WBEZ Chicago: University of Chicago scientists are developing a so-called quantum internet, a far more secure version of the web, that could make hacking impossible. Read More
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Chicago now has a 124-mile quantum network. This is what it’s for.
From Popular Science: Researchers in Chicago have unveiled an extended, 124-mile quantum network linking Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Chicago. The newly extended network will enable researchers to experiment with new types of quantum communications, security protocols, and algorithms with the goal of advancing towards a preliminary quantum internet. Read More
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Chicago Quantum Exchange takes first steps toward a future that could revolutionize computing, medicine and cybersecurity
From the Chicago Tribune: Researchers have created one of the world’s largest networks for sharing quantum information — a field of science that depends on paradoxes so strange that Albert Einstein didn’t believe them. The network, which connects the University of Chicago with Argonne National Laboratory in Lemont, is a rudimentary version of what scientists hope someday to become the internet of the future. For now, it’s opened up to businesses and researchers to test fundamentals of quantum information sharing. Read More
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A fiber-optic network now links Argonne with Hyde Park. Here's why that's a big deal.
From Crain's Chicago Business: Researchers use the network, which extends from the University of Chicago to Argonne National Laboratory, to test new tech for quantum computing, which could change the nature of high-end computing in medicine, finance, research and other industries. Read More
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Chicago Quantum Exchange and Toshiba complete their initial installation of a quantum network in the Chicago area
From Quantum Computing Report: The Chicago Quantum Exchange and Toshiba have completed an 124-mile quantum link in the Chicago area, the largest quantum network currently deployed in the United States. Read More
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Chicago now has a 124-mile quantum network. This is what it’s for.
From Popular Science: A group of research labs in Chicago have unveiled an extended, 124-mile quantum network running from the suburb of Lemont, through the city of Chicago, to the Hyde Park neighborhood and back. The network will enable researchers to experiment with new types of quantum communications, security protocols, and algorithms with the goal of advancing towards a preliminary quantum internet. Read More
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The science of light
From Stanford University: Jelena Vuckovic and Jennifer Dionne are featured for their work on photonics research. Read More
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UChicago, IIT Bombay form new science and technology partnership
From the University of Chicago: The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay and the University of Chicago announced on Sept. 8 a science and technology partnership to promote cooperation in fields such as quantum information science, climate and energy, advanced microelectronics, artificial intelligence and data science. Read More
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Women of Quantum Technology: Dr. Laura Gagliardi of the University of Chicago
From Inside Quantum Technology: Laura Gagliardi of the University of Chicago and her research team perform quantum chemistry simulations to study renewable energies and predicts chemical systems as potential qubits for the next generation of quantum computers. Gagliardi is also deeply committed to fostering inclusivity… Read More
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Quantum quarterbacks: Pritzker’s a ‘geek’ for computing science that Emanuel calls ‘cutting edge of the next generation’
From the Chicago Sun-Times: Illinois Governor J. B. Pritzker and former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emmanuel are working to boost quantum research in Illinois and in Chicago. Governor Pritzker toured quantum labs at the University of Chicago in July and discussed QIS research with Q-NEXT Director… Read More
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Embracing imperfection for quantum technologies
From Physics Today: Q-NEXT Director David Awschalom co-writes a comprehensive rundown of the use of atomic defects as qubits. These solid-state spin qubits are unlocking applications in nanoscale quantum sensing and are at the forefront of creating distributed, long-distance entanglement that could enable a quantum… Read More