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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...

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...

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

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,...

The zine format — miniature, self-printed booklets — is typically associated with punk rock, comics, and other DIY cultures. But a new outreach effort from the UChicago CS research group Enabling Practical-Scale Quantum Computation (EPiQC) utilizes zines to educate...

HPCWire.com
January 10, 2019
Big Blue announces expansion of the IBM Q Network of quantum collaborators to include Argonne, Fermilab, ExxonMobil, and CERN.

Scientists have moved quantum optic networks a step closer to reality. The ability to precisely control the interactions of light and matter at the nanoscale could help such a network transmit larger amounts of data more quickly and securely than an electrical network.

MIT Technology Review, December 22, 2018

President Trump has signed a $1.2 billon law to boost US quantum tech The new National Quantum Initiative Act will give America a national master plan for advancing quantum technologies.

For the last decade, scientists have been making giant leaps in their ability to build and control systems based on the bizarre rules of quantum mechanics, which describe the behavior of particles at the subatomic scale. But a challenge is getting delicate quantum...

With the University of Chicago, Argonne National Laboratory, and Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Chicago has emerged as a center for cutting-edge quantum research. These institutions, along with new core partner University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign, make up...

MIT Technology Review, November 8, 2018 US politicians are racing to try to create a 10-year initiative for supporting quantum science before mid-December. If they fail, changes in Congress in January could hamper America’s progress in emerging quantum technologies....