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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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The quest for an ideal quantum bit
From Argonne National Laboratory: Q-NEXT collaborator David Schuster and team create a new qubit platform formed by freezing neon gas into a solid at very low temperatures, spraying electrons from a light bulb’s filament onto the solid, and trapping a single electron there. This system shows great promise to be developed into ideal building blocks for future quantum computers. Read More
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A mathematical shortcut for determining quantum information lifetimes
From Tohoku University: Having crunched the numbers on the quantum properties of 12,000 elements and compounds, researchers supported by Q-NEXT have published a new equation for approximating the length of time materials can maintain quantum information, called 'coherence time.' Read More
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New hardware created by Stanford team shows a way to develop delicate quantum technologies based on tiny mechanical devices
From Stanford University: By bringing the benefits of mechanical devices into the quantum realm, Stanford researchers aim to create advanced computing and sensing devices. Read More
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U of C researchers make quantum breakthrough
From Crain's Chicago Business: University of Chicago researchers say they’ve made a breakthrough that might help bring quantum computing closer to reality. Researchers achieved a record time for memory, or “coherence,” in quantum bits, or qubits, of more than 5 seconds. Scientists are trying to harness quantum mechanics for the next generation of computing. One of the challenges is that particles maintain their quantum states, and their ability to store information, only briefly. Read More
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Researchers set record by preserving quantum states for more than 5 seconds
A team of researchers at Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Chicago achieved two breakthroughs to overcome common challenges for quantum systems. They were able to read out their qubit on demand and then keep the quantum state intact for over five seconds — a new record for this class of devices. Read More
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The race to build a fault-tolerant superconducting quantum computer
From IEEE Spectrum: Amazon, Google, and IBM are all pursuing different strategies to reduce error rates. Q-NEXT collaborator Oskar Painter of Caltech and team find they can 'make cat qubits that are highly resistant to bit flip, where a qubit flips from one state to another, one of two main sources of error a superconducting qubit can have.' Read More
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More than one way to make a qubit
From Symmetry: Q-NEXT collaborators F. Joseph Heremans and Paul Welander appear in this Symmetry Magazine article on the various ways to make a qubit. Read More
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Elizabeth Goldschmidt: creating quantum memories
Goldschmidt’s lab is a playground for controlling particles of light to build new ways to store quantum information. A professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, she’s helping develop the quantum communication technologies of the future. Read More
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Quantum Revolution: Pranav Gokhale, general manager of computing at Infleqtion
From The Bear Roars podcast: Pranav Gokhale — co-founder of Super.tech and a key leader at Infleqtion, talks about his lifelong passion for quantum information and discusses how quantum technology is transforming national defense, finance, biotech and communications. Read More
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A new study provides insights into cleaning up noise in quantum entanglement
From the University of Chicago: Researchers at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and Microsoft have shown that it is fundamentally impossible to design a single one-size-fits-all protocol to counteract the noise of entangled states. 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