quantum communication
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Stability in asymmetry: Scientists extend qubit lifetimes
Scientists demonstrate a new method for stretching the length of time qubits can maintain information — by disrupting the symmetry of their environment. Read More
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Danna Freedman receives 2022 MacArthur Fellowship
From MIT News: Danna Freedman, the F.G. Keyes Professor of Chemistry at MIT and a Q-NEXT member, has been named a recipient of a 2022 MacArthur Fellowship. Freedman designs novel molecules that could be used for quantum sensing and communication. Read More
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Chicago scientists are testing an unhackable quantum internet in their basement closet
From The Washington Post: A 124-mile fiber-optic network runs from the University of Chicago on Chicago’s South Side to two federally funded labs in the western suburbs that are collaborating on the research — Argonne National Laboratory and Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory. The team behind the network is using photons to dispatch encryption keys through the network, to see how well they travel through fibers that pass under highways, bridges and toll booths. Read More
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Creating quantum connections: Workshop brings together quantum networking experts from around the world
The third Workshop on Quantum Repeaters and Networks, locally co-organized by the Q-NEXT quantum research center and the Chicago Quantum Exchange, provides a forum for advancing next-generation information technologies. Read More
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JPMorgan Chase is newest partner in Q-NEXT quantum research collaboration
As a member of Q-NEXT, JPMorgan Chase will work toward advancing quantum technologies for fundamental algorithms, including in finance. Read More
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What they did this summer: perspectives from five Open Quantum Initiative undergraduate fellows
Five undergraduate fellows supporting research at the Q-NEXT quantum research center share what they’ve learned about quantum information science, their research experiences and their aspirations. Read More
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Slimmed-down terminal transmits quantum keys from space
From Physics World: Q-NEXT member Paul Kwiat of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign comments on quantum key distribution in this piece on the successful transmission of quantum keys between a satellite and four ground stations by Hefei National Laboratory and the University of Science and Technology of China. Read More
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How the five National Quantum Information Science Research Centers harness the quantum revolution
While having their own unique areas of expertise and resources, the U.S. DOE National Quantum Information Science Research Centers are all aligned to the same mission — the advancement of quantum information science. Read More
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As China’s quantum-encrypting satellites shrink, their networking abilities grow
From IEEE Spectrum: The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign's Paul Kwiat comments on the Tiangong-2 space lab’s transmission of quantum-encryption keys to four ground stations and on using quantum entanglement for QKD. Read More
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Quantum in the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022
From quantum.gov: The CHIPS and Science Act of 2022, signed into law on Aug. 9, authorizes new investments in core quantum research programs that will encourage transformative and fundamental scientific discoveries. 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