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New retraining certificates, curriculum to build the quantum workforce
University of Chicago
January 17, 2020
A new certificates program will educate scientists and engineers in the key principles of quantum technology and practical applications.
Creating and observing current vortices in 2D materials
University of Chicago
January 15, 2020
Researchers have developed a new method to measure how photocurrents flow in a 2D material — a result that could have implications for developing quantum sensors and next-generation electronics.
Prem Kumar named editor-in-chief of Optica
Northwestern University
January 13, 2020
Kumar’s research focuses on nonlinear and quantum optical devices for applications.
Building a Quantum Computer From Off-the-Shelf Parts
IEEE Spectrum
January 7, 2020
University of Chicago researchers developed stable and possibly scalable qubits by creating defects in commercial silicon wafers.
Scientific process inspires UChicago art/science lab
University of Chicago
December 12, 2019
Scholars and students use technology to create new stories for the theater.
Shaping the technology transforming our society
Fermilab
December 12, 2019
A two-day workshop at the University of Chicago raised awareness and generated strategies for the ethical development and implementation of AI and quantum computing.
Physicist taps quantum mechanics to crack molecular secrets
University of Chicago
December 16, 2019
Giulia Galli is honored for innovative use of supercomputers to predict how materials behave.
Chicago Prize Postdoctoral Fellowship in Theoretical Quantum Science
The Chicago Quantum Exchange, and the Computer Science Department and Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering at the University of Chicago are seeking exceptional candidates for the Chicago Prize Postdoctoral Fellowship in Theoretical Quantum Science. Learn more and apply.
Researchers achieve quantum control of an oscillator using a Josephson circuit
Phys.org
December 4, 2019
A team of researchers from Princeton, Northwestern, and the University of Chicago have directly operated an oscillator using a stimulated Josephson nonlinearity.
Quantum technology comes of age
Science
November 22, 2019
CQE director David Awschalom comments on the state of quantum information science.
Bill Fefferman Blazes Theory Path for Future of Quantum Computing
University of Chicago
November 18, 2019
In a paper last year for Nature Physics, Fefferman and his co-authors gave some of the strongest evidence that “random circuit sampling” should be easy for quantum computers but almost impossibly hard for their classical counterparts.
Fermilab launches new institute for quantum science
Fermilab
November 18, 2019
The Fermilab Quantum Institute will bring all of the lab’s quantum science projects under one umbrella.
DOE awards Fermilab and partners $3.2 million for Illinois quantum network
Fermilab
November 13, 2019
The funding will be used to develop designs for transparent optical quantum networks and demonstrate their operation in the greater Chicago area.
This is the golden age of innovation
The Hill
November 5, 2019
In his op-ed, DOE Under Secretary for Science Paul Dabbar mentions quantum projects in Chicago.
Mark Saffman wins innovation award
UW-Madison
November 5, 2019
Saffman won the award from the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation for his simplified optical hardware for quantum computing.
Chicago Quantum Summit hosts international researchers, industry members
As quantum communication, sensing, and computation continue to transition from idea to reality, the second Chicago Quantum Summit at the University of Chicago gathered together more than 120 scientists, engineers, and members of industry from around the world.
Google Claims to Have Achieved ‘Quantum Supremacy’
WTTW – Chicago Tonight
October 29, 2019
CQE Director David Awschalom discusses Google’s quantum supremacy claim, the potential of quantum technology and the Chicago Quantum Exchange on WTTW’s Chicago Tonight.
Hands-on with Google’s quantum computer
Scientific American
October 29, 2019
Prof. David Awschalom comments on Google’s quantum announcement.
Chicago Quantum Exchange announces first international partners
Leading research organizations in Europe and Australia have joined the Chicago Quantum Exchange as its first international members, creating global partnerships that are essential to new breakthroughs in quantum science and engineering.
UW–Madison physicist awarded Packard Fellowship
University of Wisconsin-Madison
October 16, 2019
Shimon Kolkowitz, a University of Wisconsin–Madison assistant professor of physics, has been selected as one of 22 members of the 2019 class of Packard Fellows for Science and Engineering.
Researchers demonstrate quantum teleportation using a chemical reaction
Northwestern University
October 16, 2019
A team of Northwestern researchers is the first to document the role chemistry will play in next generation computing and communication.
Chicago Quantum Summit to gather international experts
Industry and academic leaders from US, Australia, Canada, UK to share research, discuss workforce development and build toward a global quantum alliance Top experts in quantum technology from around the globe will gather at the University of Chicago on Oct. 25 to...
WQI’S Wu Awarded Grant to Advance Quantum Computing Machine Learning
University of Wisconsin-Madison
October 3, 2019
The US Department of Energy recently announced the funding of another set of quantum science-driven research proposals, including that of Sau Lan Wu, Enrico Fermi professor of physics and Vilas Professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Next-generation single-photon source for quantum information science
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
October 4, 2019
University of Illinois Physics Professor Paul Kwiat and his former postdoctoral researcher Fumihiro Kaneda (now an assistant professor at Frontier Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Sciences at Tohoku University) have built what Kwiat believes is “the world’s most efficient single-photon source.”
Argonne receives more than $1 million for quantum information science
Argonne National Laboratory
October 2, 2019
The new grants specifically award projects in the areas of high energy physics and fusion energy science.