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Some of the biggest questions humans have ever asked — Where did we come from? How did the galaxy form? How did life evolve on Earth? — have long circulated…

A Deep Dive with Diraq As the global quantum computing industry races to develop quantum computers that deliver real-world value, the biggest hurdle isn’t just building a working qubit. It’s…

  As the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park (IQMP) rises on Chicago’s South Side, Illinois continues to cement its position as a global leader in quantum innovation. An important aspect…

The leaders behind the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park (IQMP) are trailblazers in science, engineering, industry and academia, working together to uncover practical quantum applications and their infinite possibilities. And…

This summer, Discovery Partners Institute’s (DPI) Digital Scholars set up shop at Harold Washington College. For six weeks, classrooms buzzed with students building mobile apps, analyzing data, programming robots and…

A year ago, James and John Kountz had never set foot in a quantum research lab. They had heard of quantum from their physics teacher, but it felt distant—even intimidating.…

When a problem is so complex that solving it requires expertise from academia, industry, government and national laboratories, it becomes a grand challenge. To help tackle some of the most…

The IQMP is powered by some of our state’s top universities to prepare future quantum scientists for the workforce of the future. But what does a university quantum lab even…

When sisters Alizah Coronado, 18, and Nerida Coronado, 17, first signed up for Fermilab’s Saturday Morning Quantum* (SMQ*) program, they had no idea where it would lead. The Carver Military…

Earlier this summer, we welcomed industry leaders from across the globe to Chicago for the second annual Global Quantum Forum. The #IQMP was proud to help open up #GQF26 with…