quantum computing
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ColdQuanta and Super.tech provide cutting-edge quantum research tools for Q-NEXT
Global quantum ecosystem company ColdQuanta and startup Super.tech have merged to address pressing needs in quantum research through innovative hardware and software platforms. Read More
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Fred Chong returns to Entangled Things
From the Entangled Things podcast: Fred Chong of the University of Chicago discusses the acquisition of Super.tech by ColdQuanta, the benefits of software development companies working directly with hardware manufacturers, and neutral atom architecture. Read More
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5 important scientists of today
From Discover: Q-NEXT collaborator Monika Schleier-Smith is featured in this piece on scientists who "embody the chief objectives of science — to push the frontiers of what we know and to advance human welfare along the way." Schleier-Smith controls quantum entanglement to augment the computational problems that quantum physics can solve. Read More
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A faster, better approach to describe many-body systems
From Pacific Northwest National Laboratory: Q-NEXT collaborator Bo Peng and team maintain accuracy while cutting computational using a hybrid quantum-classical approach to model many-body physical systems. Read More
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Cryptography solutions selected to fight cyberattacks from quantum computers
From Tech Monitor: University of Chicago scientist and Q-NEXT collaborator Bill Fefferman is quoted in this piece on the new NIST cryptography standards, designed to ensure companies are prepared for the threat posed by quantum computing. Read More
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Bo Peng ensures quantum computers don’t ‘bring in da noise’
A Q-NEXT collaborator at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Bo Peng is pioneering new ways to beat down the noise in quantum computers. Read More
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A one-stop shop for quantum sensing materials
Researchers have created extremely thin membranes of pure diamond in which carbon atoms are replaced nitrogen. These defects connect to neighboring atomic vacancies,creating unusual quantum systems for storing and processing quantum information. Read More
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Simulating spin defects for more effective quantum computing
For quantum computers to become an everyday reality, there is a long way to go and many challenging tests to pass. One of the tests involves using quantum computers to simulate the properties of materials for next-generation quantum technologies. In research supported by Q-NEXT, scientists performed quantum simulations of spin defects — specific impurities in materials that could offer a promising basis for new quantum technologies. The study improved the accuracy of calculations on quantum computers by correcting for noise introduced by quantum hardware. Read More
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Turning a million-qubit quantum computing dream into reality
From The Next Platform: Earlier this year, Intel announced that it had successfully fabricated more than 10,000 arrays, each with three to 55 quantum dots, on a 300-millimeter wafer with a yield higher than 95%. Q-NEXT collaborator James Clarke, director of quantum hardware at Intel, says the feat was made possible thanks to the fact that Intel, unlike most other companies pursuing quantum, runs its own fabs, which the company also used to manufacture the control logic needed that allows such a high density of qubits. Read More
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Frozen neon invention jolts quantum computer race
From IEEE Spectrum: New findings from Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Chicago suggest that electrons trapped on frozen solid neon could prove a simple yet powerful kind of qubit for use in future quantum computers. 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