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Chicago Quantum Exchange and Toshiba complete their initial installation of a quantum network in the Chicago area
From Quantum Computing Report: The Chicago Quantum Exchange and Toshiba have completed an 124-mile quantum link in the Chicago area, the largest quantum network currently deployed in the United States. Read More
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Chicago expands and activates quantum network, taking steps toward a secure quantum internet
From the University of Chicago: Scientists with the Chicago Quantum Exchange at the University of Chicago have announced that for the first time they’ve connected the city of Chicago and suburban labs with a quantum network — nearly doubling the length of what was already one of the longest in the country. Read More
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Chicago now has a 124-mile quantum network. This is what it’s for.
From Popular Science: A group of research labs in Chicago have unveiled an extended, 124-mile quantum network running from the suburb of Lemont, through the city of Chicago, to the Hyde Park neighborhood and back. The network will enable researchers to experiment with new types of quantum communications, security protocols, and algorithms with the goal of advancing towards a preliminary quantum internet. Read More
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First class of quantum PhDs graduate from Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering
From the University of Chicago: The first class of quantum science and engineering Ph.D. students graduated last month from the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering at the University of Chicago, representing one of the first cohorts in the nation to complete a Ph.D. dedicated specifically to this rapidly growing field. Read More
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The best qubits for quantum computing might just be atoms
From Quanta: Mark Saffman of the University of Wisconsin–Madison and Infleqtion is featured in this comprehensive overview of neutral-atom qubit research. 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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PME-led research into protein-based qubits earns $2.75M Moore Foundation grant
Bolstered by a new $2.75 million grant from the Gordon & Betty Moore Foundation, a team led by University of Chicago's Peter Maurer will soon study qubits made from protein. 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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Bringing quantum entanglement to the people
From the National Science Foundation: NSF’S Quantum Leap Challenge Institute Hybrid Quantum Architectures and Networks at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, a Q-NEXT partner, has created a working demonstration that brings entanglement between photons to a public setting for the first time. Read More