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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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Molecular engineering and battery recycling: developing new technologies in quantum, medicine and energy
From the Physics World podcast: Nadya Mason, dean of the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, talks about how scientists are engineering molecules to develop next-generation quantum technologies, the challenges of quantum information research, and the quantum ecosystem. Read More
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Quantum engineering with Jelena Vučković
On the Zero Knowledge podcast, Stanford University's Jelena Vučković discusses different quantum technology platforms, how researchers are developing chip-scale quantum systems, and the implications these technologies have for communication and cryptography. Read More
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Boeing hits key milestone on path to quantum first in orbit
From Payload: HRL Laboratories has built a space-hardened quantum payload and demonstrated it on the ground — a key milestone in Boeing’s push to demonstrate the first quantum entanglement swap in space. Read More
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Illinois, Taiwan partner to advance quantum, semiconductor technology
From the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign: In a significant move to advance quantum and photonics technology, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has launched an international collaboration with multiple Taiwanese institutions to develop silicon carbide-based semiconductor devices. The project, led by UIUC's Chris Anderson, brings together quantum technology expertise from UIUC and Taiwan's semiconductor manufacturing capabilities. 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 and computers of tomorrow. Read More