quantum computing
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Crossdisciplinary collaboration in quantum simulation
by Eric Chitambar The Simulations and Systems Thrust is helping Q-NEXT to advance our understanding of complex physical systems and to identify important new applications for quantum information hardware. The simulation work of this thrust focuses in two complementary directions. The first studies how quantum… Read More
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How quantum computing could help us understand the universe
From PBS NewsHour: David Awschalom appears in this piece on the next generation of computing, one that will be far more sophisticated and dependent on understanding the subatomic nature of the universe. Read More
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Infleqtion unveils 5-year quantum computing roadmap, advancing plans to commercialize quantum at scale
From Quantum Insider: Infleqtion shares a broad business update, including the first look at its new 5-year quantum computing roadmap. The roadmap's centerpiece is Sqorpius, the next phase of Infleqtion’s quantum computing program. Read More
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New research unites quantum engineering and artificial intelligence
From the University of Chicago: University of Chicago’s Liang Jiang, Argonne’s Yuri Alexeev and team demonstrate how incorporating quantum computing into the classical machine learning process has the potential to bring greater sustainability and efficiency to machine learning. Read More
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New research unites quantum engineering and artificial intelligence
A team of researchers at Argonne National Laboratory, University of Chicago and other institutions shows how incorporating quantum computing into the classical machine-learning process can potentially help make machine learning more sustainable and efficient. Read More
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Computational capabilities that will transform the world
From Forbes: Q-NEXT Director David Awschalom and the Chicago Quantum Exchange are mentioned in this article on world-transforming computational capabilities. CQE predicts that secure communication will be enabled via metropolitan-scale entangled quantum networks in the next five years. Read More
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University, government, and industry researchers join forces to explore how quantum computing could aid financial institutions
From the Chicago Quantum Exchange: In a paper published in Nature Reviews Physics, a team of experts from Argonne National Laboratory, JPMorgan Chase, Fujitsu Research of America, Menten AI, the University of Chicago and the University of Delaware create a one-stop resource on the use of quantum computers to accelerate solutions for the finance sector. The paper discusses challenges in three categories at the intersection of finance and computing: optimization, machine learning and stochastic modeling. Read More
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Infleqtion Selected to join Japan's Quantum Moonshot program with leading neutral atom quantum computing platform
From PR Newswire: Q-NEXT partner Infleqtion has been selected by Japan's Science and Technology Agency as the only foreign quantum computing partner in the Quantum Moonshot program, a cutting-edge initiative to advance Japan's technological capabilities and to revolutionize Japan's economy, industry, and security by 2050. As part of the program, Infleqtion will collaborate to develop a large-scale, neutral atom quantum computer with high-fidelity qubits. Read More
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IBM releases first-ever 1,000-qubit quantum chip
From Nature: Q-NEXT partner announces its latest huge chip — but will now focus on developing smaller chips with a fresh approach to error correction. Read More
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Companies, countries battle to develop quantum computers
60 Minutes: Q-NEXT partner IBM is featured in this "60 Minutes" segment on quantum computers. Companies and countries are in a race to develop these machines, which could revolutionize problem solving in medicine, physics, chemistry and engineering. 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