From Chicago Tribune, Oct. 30, 2018: Researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are joining Argonne and Fermilab in creating a network that could ultimately pave the way for communication that can’t be hacked.
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From Chicago Sun-Times, Oct. 30, 2018: Fermilab Deputy Director Joe Lykken: “There’s a lot of hype out there, but I think it is a fair analogy to say this is like the World Wide Web when there were only three websites … We really are at the beginning of something that we think is going to be transformative, not just for science but for the whole world.”
From WBEZ, Oct. 30, 2018: The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign announced Tuesday a partnership with the University of Chicago, Argonne National Laboratory and Fermilab to expand quantum technology research.
From IEEE Spectrum, Oct. 29, 2018: Fermilab and Argonne National Laboratory plan to build a new quantum network bridging a distance of 48 kilometers between their facilities.
Collaboration is the first step in broad partnership between Fermilab, Argonne, University of Chicago, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
From Gizmodo, Oct. 25, 2018: Experiments are under way to advance the state of quantum networks.
From Axios, Oct. 25, 2018: Scientists are working on a project in Chicago to create the embryo of the first quantum internet.
From University of Chicago, Oct. 24, 2018: National labs and the University of Chicago are to create one of world’s longest fiber-optic links to “teleport” information.
Representatives from industry joined physicists to present software and share ideas about the future of quantum science and technology.
From Daily Herald, Oct. 9, 2018: The U.S. Department of Energy has announced that it has awarded scientists at its Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory more than $10 million to spur research that could revolutionize not only our understanding of nature, but also the very way we investigate it.