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Media Tip: The quest for an ideal quantum bit

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Scientists have developed a qubit platform formed by freezing neon gas into a solid, spraying electrons from a light bulb’s filament onto it, and trapping a single electron there. This system shows great promise as an ideal building block for quantum computers.

Quantum repeaters and their role in information technology

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What are quantum repeaters, and how do they work? This explainer lays what these devices do, their role in entanglement swapping, and how the Q-NEXT quantum center is advancing the technology.

Media tip: Argonne scientists are developing better methods for decarbonization

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The national laboratory is focusing research and expertise toward critical new carbon dioxide removal technologies.

Media Tip: Stretching qubit lifetimes with asymmetrical crystal environments

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Adaptable and versatile, molecular qubits hold promise for numerous quantum applications. By altering the qubit's host environment, a team supported by the Q-NEXT quantum center has extended the length of time these qubits can maintain information.

Journal: Physical Review X

Aurora and the upgraded Advanced Photon Source to power discovery at Argonne

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Argonne is creating a supermerger between its new Aurora supercomputer and upgraded Advanced Photon Source. The combined data collection and computing power will enable ultrafast data analysis, advance discovery time and unlock new science.

Chicago Pile 1: A bold nuclear physics experiment with enduring impact

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Enrico Fermi’s Chicago Pile 1 experiment in 1942 launched an atomic age, an unrivaled national laboratory system, fleets of submarines, cancer treatments and the unending promise of clean nuclear energy. Argonne National Laboratory builds on its legacy.

Behind the science, “unsung heroes” make Argonne’s experiments possible

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Argonne’s Experimental Operations and Facilities (EOF) division works to enable a broad range of experiments at the laboratory.

Amazon Web Services and Antia Lamas-Linares to bring quantum communication innovations to Q-NEXT

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Amazon Web Services (AWS) was recently announced as an industry partner within the Q-NEXT research center. AWS research scientist Antia Lamas-Linares is helping advance technologies for long-distance quantum networks and build a quantum workforce for the future.

Building a robust battery recycling industry, one company at a time

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An Argonne model informed the technology of two teams that won a prestigious battery recycling prize.

University of Central Florida team protects virtual solar facility to win CyberForce Competition

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More than 140 U.S. college teams competed to test their cyber defense skills and protect a fictional electric vehicle manufacturer’s solar installation from simulated cyberattacks.

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