Fermilab to lead $115 million National Quantum Information Science Research Center to build revolutionary quantum computer with Rigetti Computing, Northwestern University, Ames Laboratory, NASA, INFN and additional partners August 26, 2020 quantum computingquantum information sciencequantum sciencequantum sensorSQMS CenterSuperconducting Quantum Materials and Systems Centersuperconducting technologyFermilab feature …element of a quantum computer, can maintain information, also called quantum coherence. Understanding and mitigating sources of decoherence that limit performance of quantum devices is critical to engineering in next-generation…
Under Secretary Dabbar visits Fermilab for project milestones July 27, 2020 Department of EnergyDOEEdwards CenterIntegrated Engineering Research CenterPIP-IIVIPFermilab feature …for the lab’s Integrated Engineering Research Center, which will bring together experts from different disciplines to advance technology for particle physics (including neutrino science, quantum science, electronics and detector development)….
U.S. Department of Energy unveils blueprint for the quantum internet at ‘Launch to the Future: Quantum Internet’ event July 23, 2020 ArgonneArgonne National LaboratoryDepartment of EnergyDOEIllinoisquantum communicationquantum information sciencequantum internetquantum scienceUniversity of ChicagoPress release …Professor in Molecular Engineering at the University of Chicago’s Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, senior scientist at Argonne National Laboratory, and director of the Chicago Quantum Exchange. “Our National Laboratories…
Two construction projects reach major milestones at Fermilab July 22, 2020 constructionDeep Underground Neutrino ExperimentDOEDUNEEdwards CenterIntegrated Engineering Research Centerinternational engagementLBNFLong-Baseline Neutrino FacilityPIP-IIVIPPress release …leadership and partners for the pair of milestones: the site dedication of the laboratory’s Integrated Engineering Research Center and the groundbreaking for its PIP-II cryoplant building. “These world-class facilities at…
The many facets of quantum science at Fermilab July 20, 2020 quantum information sciencequantum scienceFermilab feature …and engineering A leap in particle simulation A Fermilab group finds a way to simulate, using a quantum computer, a class of particles that had resisted typical computing methods. Worldwide…
Five thousand eyes on the skies: Scientists choreograph robots to observe distant galaxies July 6, 2020 astrophysicsDark Energy Spectroscopic InstrumentDESIdetector technologysensorFermilab feature …was achieved in January when the positioners were accurately pointed at over 2,000 stars simultaneously. “That was the moment we could begin working on science, not just engineering,” Kent said….
Accelerating science globally: PIP-II engineers continue designs for particle-propelling machine from home June 8, 2020 acceleratorcryomoduleinternational collaborationPIP-IIFermilab feature …hold a Zoom meeting to discuss aspects of the SSR1 prototype design. Image courtesy of Donato Passarelli, Fermilab Engineering from home The first cryomodule houses a cavity known as the…
Playing pool with neutrinos April 29, 2020 MINERvAneutrinoresultFermilab feature …Catholic University of Peru, National University of Engineering in Peru, Polish National Science Center and UK Science and Technology Facilities Council. Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory is supported by the Office…
The cold eyes of DUNE April 9, 2020 Deep Underground Neutrino Experimentdetector technologyDUNEengineeringneutrinoFermilab feature How do you detect a particle that has almost no mass, feels only two of the four fundamental forces, and can travel unhindered through solid lead for an entire light-year…
Fermilab presents: March Magnets March 27, 2020 accelerator technologydetector technologymagnetFermilab feature …test at Brookhaven Lab, a triumph of painstaking and innovative engineering by the U.S. team. It is the result of years of R&D development and understanding how to take advantage…
