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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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Quantum-themed LabEscape escape room a hit at the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo
The Q-NEXT quantum center brings the world’s only science-themed escape room to the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo, exposing hundreds of entertainment aficionados to the joys of science through puzzlement and play. Read More
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Chloe Washabaugh creates designer molecules for the quantum future
Q-NEXT collaborator and UChicago grad student Chloe Washabaugh creates high-performance qubits from designer molecules. Not only is she expanding the applications of quantum devices, but she’s also working to attract a diverse audience to quantum. Read More
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Exploring the real science behind 'Ant Man'
From Fox 32 Chicago: David Awschalom walks through the real science behind “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” in this 4-minute segment. 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
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Giulia Galli wins Joseph O. Hirschfelder Prize in Theoretical Chemistry
From the University of Chicago Giulia Galli has been named the 2024-2025 Joseph O. Hirschfelder Awardee. The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Theoretical Chemistry Institute awards the yearly prize for exceptional work in the field of theoretical chemistry. Four Nobel Prize recipients are among the Hirschfelder Prize… Read More
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Durbin, Daines introduce bipartisan legislation to fund the future of quantum research at DOE
From the office of Senator Dick Durbin: U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Steve Daines (R-MT) on Aug. 1 introduced legislation to advance the United States’ capacity to invest in quantum information science and research and development through the U.S. Department… Read More
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Samir Mayekar and Nadya Mason: The quantum revolution is coming to Illinois
From The Chicago Tribune: Following last week's announcement from the state of Illinois on the creation of the Illinois Quantum & Microelectronics Park in South Chicago, Q-NEXT collaborator Nadya Mason and Samir Mayekar, both of the University of Chicago, detail how Illinois is spurring the… Read More
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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… Read More