Quantum Repeaters and Their Role in Information Technology
If we want quantum computers to reach their full potential, we’ll need complex networks of the machines strung together with quantum repeaters.
If we want quantum computers to reach their full potential, we’ll need complex networks of the machines strung together with quantum repeaters.
A U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) National Quantum Information Science Research Center led by DOE’s Argonne National Laboratory, Q-NEXT develops quantum technologies that will improve people’s lives. For example, experts are working to establish quantum information networks that are eavesdrop-proof, a development that would be especially beneficial for areas such as finance.
JPMorgan Chase, a leading global financial services firm with operations worldwide, has become a member of the U.S. Q-NEXT quantum research center.
Jennifer Choy works on quantum sensors in which electrons in quantum materials act as the antenna.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has become a member of Q-NEXT, a quantum research center that is developing the science and technology for controlling and distributing quantum information.
Quantum science holds promise for many technological applications, such as building hackerproof communication networks or quantum computers that could accelerate new drug discovery. These applications require a quantum version of a computer bit, known as a qubit, that stores quantum information.
Q-NEXT, led by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory, brings together roughly 100 scientists at national labs, universities, and companies to carry out an ambitious mission: develop the science and technology to store and transmit quantum information, whether at distances as small as the width of a computer chip or as large as the distance between Chicago and San Francisco.