quantum sensing
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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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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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Building better quantum sensors
From the University of Chicago: Researchers at the University of Chicago led by Aashish Clark have developed a method to optimize a class of quantum sensors. The approach, published in PRX Quantum, takes advantage of the way defects in diamonds or semiconductors behave like qubits. Read More
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Jennifer Choy: engineering atomic antennas for quantum sensing
A member of two national quantum research collaborations, Jennifer Choy is creating technologies to boost the performance of quantum sensors. 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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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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Chicago Quantum Profile: Alex High
From the Chicago Quantum Exchange: Alex High, a professor at the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering at the University of Chicago, focuses on the delicate manipulation of light at very small scales — a useful capability for advanced technology such as quantum communication or quantum sensing. 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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Sensing a cure: quantum technology takes aim at neurodegenerative disease
From the University of Chicago: Q-NEXT collaborator Peter Maurer at the University of Chicago creates next-generation quantum sensors that will unlock new doors in biological and medical research. Built from diamonds and powered by quantum physics, Maurer’s nanosensors will be able to measure magnetic and electric fields, time, temperature, and pressure inside a living cell. Read More
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A quantum sense for dark matter
From Science: Quantum sensing can "make it possible to do an experiment in 3 years that would otherwise take thousands of years," says Q-NEXT collaborator Kent Irwin. By harnessing the strange rules of the subatomic realm, quantum sensors could solve one of the universe’s biggest mysteries. Read More
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U.S. Department of Energy announces first-of-its-kind collaboration for quantum technology demonstrations in space
From the U.S. Department of Energy: The U.S. Department of Energy announces the first round of participants dedicated to the Quantum & Space Collaboration, which has garnered an array of participants, including Q-NEXT partner Infleqtion. Read More
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Quantum capital of the world: emerging field that could solve ‘unsolvable’ problems
From WGN News: Chicago is aiming to become the quantum capital of the world. Public and private investment, workforce efforts, tech startups, and collaboration across academia, government and industry are all helping position Illinois as a leader in the quantum revolution. The WGN news piece… Read More
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Fact Sheet: Biden-Harris administration announces 31 regional tech hubs to spur American innovation, strengthen manufacturing and create good-paying jobs in Every Region of the Country
From the White House: President Biden and Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announce the designation of 31 communities across the country as Regional Innovation and Technology Hubs (Tech Hubs) through the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration. The 31 Tech Hubs focus on developing and… Read More
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The consequences of removing the world largest dam, and building a quantum computer using sound waves
From the Science Podcast: University of Chicago's Andrew Cleland discusses his work on using the phonon as the basis of quantum computing. Read More
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Run Superstaq to boost quantum computing performance — with Infleqtion
From the Post-Quantum World podcast: Host Konstantinos Karagiannis chats with Infleqtion's Pranav Gokhale about improving the performance of quantum computing programs by orders of magnitude by modifying just one layer of the computing stack. Read More