Q-NEXT: Next-Generation Quantum Science and Engineering

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The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory is a multidisciplinary research laboratory where scientists and engineers make game-changing discoveries and inspire new technologies to meet the nation’s pressing needs. These include discoveries and technologies in quantum information science, or QIS, which harnesses features of atomic- and subatomic-scale physics to advance communication, sensing and computing.

Argonne leverages multidisciplinary teams, world-class facilities, and powerful scientific tools to advance QIS. Its discoveries in QIS have the potential to make a positive impact on science and society, and its scientific user facilities enable researchers around the globe to conduct impactful science and technological breakthroughs in this burgeoning area of research.

There is a global race to capitalize on quantum technologies, and Argonne is helping keep the U.S. at the forefront. Until recently, there had not been a concerted national effort to advance the quantum economy. Following the 2018 passage of the National Quantum Initiative Act, national government agencies took active steps to accelerate QIS research in the U.S. In 2020, DOE established five National Quantum Information Science Research Centers, each led by a DOE national laboratory. With its strong QIS research programs, Argonne was selected to lead one of the centers, Q-NEXT.

The mission of Q-NEXT is to develop the science and technology for controlling and distributing quantum information, enabling pivotal discoveries and U.S. competitiveness in quantum science and engineering. The center brings together roughly 100 experts from across industry, academia and the national laboratories.

Q-NEXT focuses on research in quantum materials, communication and networking, sensing and simulations. It also led the establishment of two national quantum foundries to create a robust supply chain of materials for quantum devices. These advances could revolutionize how we process and share information, with profound impacts such as the development of perfectly secure communications, novel solutions to highly complex optimization problems in energy, finance and healthcare, more accurate measurements of physical phenomena, better methods of synthesizing new drugs, and far more realistic simulations of the real world.

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Argonne National Laboratory seeks solutions to pressing national problems in science and technology. The nation’s first national laboratory, Argonne conducts leading-edge basic and applied scientific research in virtually every scientific discipline. Argonne researchers work closely with researchers from hundreds of companies, universities, and federal, state and municipal agencies to help them solve their specific problems, advance America’s scientific leadership and prepare the nation for a better future. With employees from more than 60 nations, Argonne is managed by UChicago Argonne, LLC for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science.

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science is the single largest supporter of basic research in the physical sciences in the United States and is working to address some of the most pressing challenges of our time. For more information, visit the Office of Science website.