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Gustavo Cancelo, senior scientist at Fermilab near Chicago talks about QICK, the Quantum Instrumentation Control Kit, an open source platform developed at Fermilab that has become a widely adopted tool for quantum control and readout across four continents.

The Department of Energy has been supporting basic research in 1985 has set the foundation for today’s quantum technology.

The Quantum Instrumentation Control Kit known as QICK, is an RF control and readout system developed by engineers at Fermilab in collaboration with university research groups and industry partners, with the firmware, software, and hardware fully open source.

Qblox announced a formalized CRADA alongside a full commercial licensing structure to manage the U.S. manufacturing, domestic supply chain coordination, and commercial distribution of the Quantum Instrumentation Control Kit developed by Fermilab.

WIRED interviews Anna Grassellino, a Sicilian physicist at Fermilab, leading the research and development for next-generation quantum computers.

Fermilab is collaborating with Harmoniqs to integrate its Piccolo.jl software, a quantum control and calibration package, with QICK, to enable more precise and repeatable qubit manipulation.

Fermilab developed the Quantum Instrumentation Control Kit, or QICK, as a compact, customizable and cost-effective quantum readout and control option for scientists. Harmoniqs, a quantum computing software company, developed Piccolo.jl, a quantum control and calibration software package. Together, their developers are integrating the two to achieve precise, repeatable qubit control, providing better results in less time.

Anna Grassellino of Fermilab will serve on SCAC and chair the quantum subcommittee, tasked with advancing national quantum goals.

With a sharp focus on Fermilab’s core scientific mission, Norbert Holtkamp is establishing clear priorities and a disciplined strategy that align the laboratory with the nation’s most ambitious research goals. His leadership is positioning Fermilab for long‑term success.

Supported by a DOE Early Career Award, a Fermilab scientist is building a scalable superconducting cavity array to detect faint signals from mysterious dark photons with unprecedented speed and sensitivity.