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Argonne National Laboratory
July 11, 2019

In recent years, quantum devices have become available that enable researchers — for the first time — to use real quantum hardware to begin to solve scientific problems. However, in the near term, the number and quality of qubits (the basic unit of quantum information) for quantum computers are expected to remain limited, making it difficult to use these machines for practical applications.A hybrid quantum and classical approach may be the answer…

Argonne National Laboratory
July 9, 2019

Recent advances in quantum Monte Carlo (QMC) methods have the potential to revolutionize computational materials science, a discipline traditionally driven by density functional theory (DFT). While DFT provides convenience to its practitioners and has unquestionably yielded a great many successes throughout the decades since its formulation, it is not without shortcomings…

University of Chicago
July 3, 2019

Every type of atom in the universe has a unique fingerprint: It only absorbs or emits light at the particular energies that match the allowed orbits of its electrons. That fingerprint enables scientists to identify an atom wherever it is found. A hydrogen atom in outer space absorbs light at the same energies as one on Earth…

Argonne National Laboratory
June 28, 2019

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced that, over the next four years, it will invest $32 million to accelerate the design of new materials through use of high-performance computing. Seven projects separately led by three national laboratories and four universities will be developing open-source software for design of new materials based on DOE’s current leadership class and future exascale computing facilities.

PBS
June 24, 2019

Quantum mechanics looks at how particles smaller than atoms interact. At this minuscule scale, entirely different laws of physics apply. But in the global race to develop quantum technology, the U.S. is competing in an increasingly crowded field. NewsHour Weekend’s Christopher Booker reports

OZY.com
June 21,2019

Growing up, Jonathan Simon loved playing Dungeons & Dragons — but not because the game involved elves, orcs or other fantastical creatures. It was all about the dice: Rolling them determined the outcome of every action. “What I thought was cool was that someone had gone through the effort of making rules to determine how a universe worked,” he says.

The Chicago Quantum Exchange, a growing intellectual hub for the research and development of quantum technology, has expanded its community to include new industry partners working at the forefront of quantum technology and research. These corporate partners are...

The Chicago Quantum Exchange is launching a postdoctoral training program in QIS that closely links academia and industry to address the current and future needs of the field. With IBM as an initial partner, CQE member institutions will work with IBM Q scientists and...

May 28, 2019

Dam T. Son, University Professor in the Department of Physics, and Michael Levin, Associate Professor in the Department of Physics, have been awarded a Simons Foundation grant as part of the newly established Simons Collaboration on Ultra-Quantum Matter.

Two studies show breakthroughs that could boost quantum technology Scientists with the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering at the University of Chicago have made two breakthroughs in the quest to develop quantum technology. In one study, they entangled two...

New York Times
May 4, 2019

URBANA, Ill. — It was 10 p.m., and we were locked in a room at the mall.It had been a long day. I had woken up at 5 that morning to finish writing an article. Then I had spent a day talking to University of Illinois students and professors. The physics department had invited me and two other science writers to visit, part of an effort to…

A group of scientists at the Department of Energy’s Fermilab has figured out how to use quantum computing to simulate the fundamental interactions that hold together our universe. In a paper published in Physical Review Letters, Fermilab researchers fill a conspicuous...

Particles can interact directly by repelling or attracting each other. But how do particles that are far apart interact? In a paper published by Nature on April 3, researchers at the University of Chicago report that atoms can exchange information using intermediary particles. This is the first time the phenomenon has been observed…

Is it possible to create a “one-way street” for mechanical energy that only allows heat and sound to flow in one direction? In most standard set-ups, this is impossible: if acoustic energy can flow in one direction, then it can also flow in the reverse direction. Finding new ways to break this basic symmetry has sparked the interest of…

The Chicago Quantum Exchange is looking for a logo. We invite designers and design-inspired scientists from any of the CQE institutions to submit their logo ideas for use on our website, pamphlets, etc. Please submit your logo design here. If your design is chosen,...

Singularity Hub
March 14, 2019

Over the past few years, the word ‘innovation’ has degenerated into something of a buzzword. In fact, according to Vijay Vaitheeswaran, US business editor at The Economist…

National Defense Magazine
March 13, 2019

CHICAGO — Four stories underground — encased in several feet of concrete — is the University of Chicago’s new nanofabrication facility, where researchers apply the principles of quantum physics to…

Hemispheres Magazine
March 2019

A quantum leap. With 98 affiliated Nobel Prize winners over its history plus a reputation for free and open inquiry, the University of Chicago is firmly established as one of the nation’s foremost…

Projects include a weeklong summer school program in quantum computing, proposed by Urbana professors and CQE members Eric Chitambar and Paul Kwiat, to provide basic training for students and faculty, and for students interested in pursuing research and...

Two years ago, physicists at the University of Chicago were greeted with fireworks—atoms shooting out in jets—when they discovered a new form of quantum behavior. But the patterns underlying the bright jets were difficult to pick out from the noise. Instead, the...

Researchers at the University of Chicago and Argonne National Laboratory have invented an innovative way for different types of quantum technology to “talk” to each other using sound. The study, published Feb. 11 in Nature Physics, is an important step in bringing...

In a recent issue of Physical Review A,Argonne researchers reported a new method for alleviating the effects of ​“noise” in quantum information systems, a challenge scientists around the globe are working to meet in the race toward a new era of quantum technologies. The new method has implications for the future of quantum information science, including quantum computing and quantum sensing.

The rules of quantum mechanics describe how atoms and molecules act very differently from the world around us. Scientists have made progress toward teasing out these rules—essential for finding ways to make new molecules and better technology—but some are so complex that they evade experimental verification.

HPCWire.com
January 29, 2019
A new research collaboration between the Enabling Practical-Scale Quantum Computing (EPiQC) project led by the University of Chicago and IBM will help bring the promising future of quantum computing closer to the present by sharing resources and training the next generation of quantum computer scientists.

A recently published scientific study reports on a new technique for probing nano-electronic systems that could be used to design better quantum devices and quantum bits. The research paper, published Jan. 14 in Nature Nanotechnology, was co-authored by Aashish Clerk,...