University of Chicago
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New technique paves way for hybrid quantum networks
From the University of Chicago: Liang Jiang and his postdoctoral associate Zhaoyou Wang have developed a new scheme to send quantum information through transducers. Using their technique, they found they could send a full qubit’s information through a channel, paving the way for hybrid quantum networks. The results were published in Physical Review X. Read More
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New technique paves way for hybrid quantum networks
From University of Chicago: Liang Jiang and his postdoctoral associate Zhaoyou Wang have developed a new scheme to send quantum information through transducers. Using their technique, they found they could send a full qubit’s information through a channel, paving the way for hybrid quantum networks. Read More
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Top universities for quantum research — 2025
From Quantum Insider: Quantum Insider's list of the top universities for quantum research in 2025 include Stanford University and University of Chicago. Read More
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Aluminum nitride interactions for quantum technologies
Modeling how aluminum nitride behaves at the atomic level to advance quantum materials. Read More
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Resonator control for lossy quantum systems
Researchers find a new approach that makes it possible to use a certain type of lossy, weak nonlinear resonators for practical quantum computing. Read More
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Interleaving qubit groups for faster operation
Scientists propose a new “movement-free” design for quantum error correction that organizes qubits into interleaved groups, allowing fast, reliable operations within each group and efficient communication between groups. Read More
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Introducing QuCLEAR
Introducing QuCLEAR, a software tool that streamlines quantum circuits by cutting down on the number of complex two-qubit operations and shortening the overall execution time. Read More
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Applying the two-mode squeezed state to larger quantum systems
Scientists find a way to leverage the two-mode squeezed state for a wide range of quantum systems. Read More
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UChicago to collaborate with IBM, Illinois on new National Quantum Algorithm Center
From the University of Chicago: The University of Chicago will collaborate closely on a new initiative by IBM and Illinois Governor JB Pritzker to locate IBM’s new National Quantum Algorithm Center in Chicago. Read More
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Doping materials for better optical quantum materials
Researchers investigate erbium-doped titanium dioxide as a material for quantum technologies, focusing on how its structure and defects affect its performance. Read More
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David Awschalom wins global Breakthrough of the Year award
David Awschalom, Q-NEXT Chief Science Officer and the Liew Family Professor of Quantum Engineering and Physics at the University of Chicago, received the prestigious Falling Walls Science Breakthrough of the Year in Physical Sciences for a pioneering body of work that broke the wall between quantum technology, molecules, and proteins. Read More
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Helium lifts new quantum computing concept
A team led by Jacob Covey, who is part of Q-NEXT and is an Associate Professor at the University of Chicago, laid out a new concept that could turn helium’s light weight into the next generation of quantum computers. The design relies on helium-3, an isotope with different quantum properties than the helium-4 used to cool MRI machines and fill party balloons. Once built, the computer could use high-powered lasers as “optical tweezers” to capture and control individual atoms of helium. Read More
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Researchers make materials that support quantum technology
Researchers from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign who are part of Q-NEXT are engineering material systems that support quantum technology. Chris Anderson and his team are developing materials for quantum transduction — the conversion of quantum information from one form to another. Elizabeth Goldschmidt, Daniel Shoemaker, and colleagues are developing quantum memory technology that stores quantum information for extended periods of time. Read More
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Silicon Chip Offers New Way to Probe Quantum Materials in Strong Magnetic Fields
Scientists have created a silicon chip that can detect the electrical behavior of very small materials by using very high-frequency waves. The chip is made only from silicon and other non-superconducting materials and still performs very well when cooled from room temperature down to about 4 Kelvin. Read More
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Making quantum bits ready to use again much sooner
Scientists from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Intel have found that a simple electrical pulse can quickly push a quantum dot qubit out of a latched state and return it to its starting condition with very high reliability. Read More
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Q-NEXT-developed open-source software receives 2026 R&D 100 award
SeQUeNCe, a free, open-source software developed by Argonne scientists with Q-NEXT support, is one of seven Argonne projects that received a 2026 R&D 100 Award. The SeQUeNCe software lets researchers test how quantum networks might work before building them. Read More
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Researchers generate spontaneous magnons that synchronize with external signals
Researchers at Argonne and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign demonstrate a method for generating stable ripples in magnetic materials called magnons. The work opens avenues for information processing in microelectronics and quantum devices. Read More
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Uncovering the hidden disorder in silicon quantum computers
From the U.S. Department of Energy: Q-NEXT researchers map the variation in materials to the atom level to scale up silicon qubits Read More
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Color centers in high-purity diamond
Researchers mapped how electron irradiation makes defects inside diamond, finding that creating more vacancies does not always produce more NV centers. Too many vacancies can form unwanted defects. This result can inform advances in quantum sensing. Read More
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Containing multitudes: SLAC scientist collaborates to create scalable qubits
At SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Q-NEXT collaborator Shannon Harvey develops quantum dots — a mass-producible type of qubit. Driven by curiosity about nature and how things work, Harvey draws on her facility for working at the nanoscale. Read More