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CLEVELAND, Ohio A shiny cylinder hanging upside down in a clear cube has put Cleveland at the forefront of quantum computing and medical innovation.

The cylinder is the IBM Quantum System One, an advanced quantum computer that can handle large amounts of data at lightning speeds. The Cleveland Clinic on Monday hosted a ribbon-cutting and reception to unveil the IBM Quantum System One in its new home on the Clinics main campus.

It is the first quantum computer in the world uniquely dedicated to healthcare research.

The Clinic will use the most advanced computational platform in the world to advance discoveries in medicine and health care, identify new medicines and treatments more quickly, and create jobs in technology, Clinic CEO Dr. Tom Mihaljevic said.

The IBM Quantum System One is the first private sector IBM-managed quantum computer in the United States.

This puts Cleveland on the cutting edge of anything happening on the planet, Ohio Lt. Governor Jon Husted said after cutting a ceremonial ribbon in front of the quantum computer with other dignitaries. About 200 leaders from the Clinic, politics, IBM, philanthropy and other sectors attended the reception.

The unveiling of the IBM quantum computer is a key milestone in a 10-year partnership between the Clinic and IBM, called the Discovery Accelerator. The partnership, first announced in 2021, is focused on advancing biomedical research through the use of high-performance computing, artificial intelligence and quantum computing, the Clinic said.

Husted recalled how he urged Clinic leaders to ask IBM for a quantum computer when he visited Cleveland for the presidential debate between then-President Donald Trump and Joe Biden in 2020.

Literally, this is the coolest thing on the planet, Husted said, referring to the quantum computers super-cooled interior. It can solve some of the most complex healthcare questions right here in Cleveland and Ohio.

Other dignitaries in attendance included Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb, U.S. Rep. Shontel Brown, IBM Senior Vice President and Director of Research Dario Gil, and IBM Vice Chairman Gary Cohn.

Quantum computing, which is still in development, is a new type of computing that is based on quantum phenomenon, not ones and zeros in a conventional computer. It will be able to crunch larger amounts of data at speeds that regular computers cant match.

Here is an explainer from Technology Review: Quantum machines are so powerful because they harness quantum bits, or qubits. Unlike classical bits, which represent either a 1 or a 0, qubits can be in a kind of combination of both at the same time. Thanks to other quantum phenomena, which are described in our explainer here, quantum computers can crunch large amounts of data in parallel that conventional machines have to work through sequentially. Scientists have been working for years to demonstrate that the machines can definitively outperform conventional ones.

The Clinics quantum computer is about three feet in diameter and five feet long.

Inside the quantum computers cylinder, qubits are arranged on a processor chip. Microwave packets of energy alter the qubits state to change the information that they store.

The microwave packets of energy are then sent through metallic tubes arrayed to look like a chandelier, explained Dr. Lara Jehi, chief research information officer for the Clinic.

The packets of energy travel to the quantum computers processor chip, which is cooled to temperatures near absolute zero in order to make them stable and able to hold information, Jehi said.

A researcher anywhere on the Clinic campus can communicate with the quantum computer using a conventional computer loaded with special software. Answers are translated back to ones and zeros, and sent to the conventional computer.

In a 2019 research paper, researchers at Google said its quantum computer could run a computation in 200 seconds that would take the worlds largest supercomputers 10,000 years to complete. Googles paper was published in the journal Nature.

At the Clinic, quantum computing will be used for chemical simulations for finding new molecules for drug use, understanding complex systems and sequencing genes in cancer cells, Jehi said previously.

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In the United Kingdom, all stars are aligning for the space industry to advance, including an active venture capital community, a government cognizant of space techs potential, and close collaboration. Add advancements in emerging technologies, like quantum computing, into the mix, and its potential ignites.

Joshua Western, CEO and co-founder of Wales-based space manufacturing startup Space Forge believes space to be the most important research frontier of our time. He sees space-based technologies as having a profound impact on everything from fighting cancer to developing alloys, semiconductors, electronics, and fibre optics. Its going to offer so many opportunities for so many different people to experiment, to research, and to really accelerate whatever it is that they might be working in on the ground, he says.

Space technologies are taking off in the UK, alongside other emerging technologies like quantum computing. I dont think theres a way we can do comprehensive space research and travel, if you like, without quantum technology, explains Simon Phillips, chief technology officer at Oxford Quantum Circuits (OQC). Its just too much to calculate.

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I think itll be very soon that when we talk about space technology it will always include quantum, says Phillips. Enabling space technology to include quantum, he explains, involves building ground-based systems that are capable of processing lots and lots of quantum information in ways that we never knew were possible before.

In the near term, quantum technologies could assist space R&D efforts such as mission scheduling, materials discovery, and studies on how space travel affects the space environment. Solving the issue of space debris is an area that might sound trite, but, as Phillips notes, its actually a bit of a problem. Quantum, he explains, can model space debris removal hundreds and hundreds of years into the future.

Longer term, quantum technologies could enhance our understanding of how people may be affected by their time in space. We have data on Mars, and we have data on humans, but we dont have an understanding of the interaction between those environments, says Phillips. With quantum, he says, we could work out how to protect people working in space, something he considers to be a critical issue.

As applications of quantum computing in space continue to grow, so too does the UKs space startup ecosystem.

Space Forge, for example, is developing a manufacturing hub that will travel in and out of Earths atmosphere. They will only produce goods in space that lead to a net positive benefit on the ground, says Western. He notes the various advantages of working within space, including a purified environment, lower pressure, extreme temperatures, and reduced carbon emissions. You can access plus or minus 250C, he says.

Meanwhile, radiation rays from the sun could be employed for lithography in making semiconductors. Despite sounding like something straight out of science fiction, all the technologies that are essential for this already exist, says Western.

Another notable UK space startup is Lumi Space. With support from the European Space Agency (ESA) and the UK Space Agency, Lumi Space is building the worlds first global, commercial satellite laser ranging service, which will enable safe, sustainable space exploration. Its technologys applications include collision avoidance, debris removal, and constellation management.

OQC offers the only commercially available quantum computer in the UK. If youre a space startup, you dont need to own a quantum computer, says Phillips. Part of what we do at OQC is put our contributions into colocation data centers, so were connected directly to everyones business.

The UKs space industry has blossomed in recent years, in part because the country acts as a bridge between the U.S. and Europe. Many EU-headquartered space companies have set up an office in the UK to be able to not only work with the UK, but to do better work with the States, says Western.

The UKs space and quantum industries have also received strong support from its government, which in 2022 pledged 1.84 billion to fund space programs and initiatives such as the UK-built Rosalind Franklin Mars Rover that is set to launch in 2028. The government also just announced 2.5 billion in funding to support quantum technologies in the UK for the next decade, as part of the National Quantum Strategy. The government also just announced 2.5 billion in funding to support quantum technologies in the UK for the next decade, as part of the National Quantum Strategy.

Various government departments offer support to companies looking to innovate in the space sector. UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), for example, facilitates fellowships, grants and loans for companies engaging with space science and quantum technologies.

And, bridging and supporting both the quantum and space industries, is the International Network in Space Quantum Technologies, a community of scientists and engineers funded by UKRI and the UK Engineering Physical Sciences and Engineering Council. In addition to hosting workshops and meetings, it organizes and funds research exchanges between its members.

And the UK also offers tax credits for any company looking to advance science or technology in new ways. When you are not profit generating, the ability for your R&D tax credits to be refunded to you, to enable you to carry out more R&D, is an absolute lifeline, explains Western.

Although government support is strong for the advancement of space and quantum technologies, there is a talent gap in both areas. Across STEM sectors as a whole, there is difficulty filling 43% of roles. There are several reasons for this gap.

People simply dont know that there is a space industry in the UK, says Western, who was employee number 50 at the UK Space Agency when it formed just over a decade ago.

In addition to generating awareness about the countrys space efforts, Western says its important to demonstrate that skilled individuals are supported to take the leap from one industry into another.

Very few of our team are from the space industry, says Western. Space Forge routinely recruits talent with expertise outside of space in areas like semiconductors, plasma and particle physics, and robotics.

For companies looking to use quantum computing to bolster their space R&D efforts, the same questions about talent recruitment exist. You would immediately assume that everything you do requires a PhD in quantum physics, and thats definitely not the case, says Phillips. He adds that quantum computers will only gain power and utility if people know how to use them. That starts with letting people play with quantum computers today to their hearts content.

In the UK, government support is propelling a thriving industry and allowing investors to contribute to new frontiers of science. Were talking about technologies that are like a light bulb to a candle, says Phillips. Its not going to happen by chance.

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A superconducting ink that can be printed onto surfaces in a single-molecule-thick layer could prove useful for the building of circuits for quantum computers. The tungsten disulfide ink is more stable than other superconducting inks and it is simpler to make, which bodes well for future applications.

Whena material is superconductive, electricity can pass through it with zero resistance, making it an extraordinarily efficient way to transmit energy. Superconductive materials also have special magnetic properties, but they tend to be difficult to make and they break down when exposed to air or to temperatures too far from absolute zero.

Xiaoyu Song and Leslie Schoop at Princeton University and their colleagues produced the tungsten disulfide ink using a process called chemical exfoliation. They started out with a material made of alternating layers of tungsten disulfide and potassium. Imagine that you have a crepe cake you have all these crepes stacked on top of each other and in between you have the cream filling. The tungsten disulfide is the crepe and the potassium is the filling, says Song. When the layered material is placed into diluted sulphuric acid, it is similar to dunking a crepe cake in water: the potassium dissolves away, and only the thin layers of tungsten disulfide remain.

When the acid and remnants of potassium were rinsed away, the researchers were left with thin layers of tungsten suspended in water. This solution could then be printed onto a glass, plastic or silicon substrate, forming a layer of tungsten disulfide justone molecule thick.

The printed pattern remained stable at ambient conditions, with no protective container or coating, for at least 30 days. When it was frozen to temperatures below 7.3 kelvin (-266C), even after being left in the open for a while, the ink became superconductive. You could carry it around or install it at room temperature, and then you just have to freeze it, says Schoop. Youd need liquid helium, though you couldnt do it in your home freezer, unfortunately.

This process is much simpler than those that have been used for other superconducting inks, which have required protective layers to keep them fromdegradingover time. That could make it easier to produce this ink industrially, although its temperature requirement blocks off some potential applications. It could still be practical in things that are already cooled down, like in quantum computers or MRI machines where you already cool down your systems a lot, says Schoop. In the future, the researchers hope that this method could be used to create inks that aresuperconductiveat higher temperatures.

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Chattanooga's Gig City is seeking to take a quantum leap into the next generation of computer and communication technologies with a new education initiative to capitalize on EPB's new fiber-based Quantum network.

Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly announced a new initiative Thursday known as "Gig City Goes Quantum" for the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and Chattanooga State Community College to expand both their degree and non-degree training in quantum technologies to help prepare workers for the emerging new technology.

Quantum computing is already an industry generating more than $500 million a year in research and sales, and EPB's unique citywide fiber network will allow for the deployment of the first commercially available quantum network to test new uses and technologies using quantum physics and quantum-based systems in Chattanooga.

"The launch of EPB's Quantum Network last fall has positioned Chattanooga to lead in quantum information technology, but there's still a lot we need to do to prepare our city to thrive in a new quantum age," Kelly told a gathering of researchers and entrepreneurs in Chattanooga on Thursday.

Kelly said quantum technologies are part of the next major frontier in computer technology, cybersecurity and digital communications and will require new skills for workers to take advantage of Chattanooga's unique capabilities.

UTC Chancellor Steve Angle said the university has already allocated $1 million for quantum development and education, including the addition of one of the first quantum nodes in the Multidisciplinary Research Building on M.L. King Boulevard, which houses the SIM Center and other advanced computer networks.

"UTC students will have unique access to experiential learning by being able to use a real-world quantum network on our campus through the EPB Quantum Network," Angle said in an interview Thursday.

Angle said Chattanooga's Quantum Network has already helped to recruit top faculty to the university and he hopes to apply quantum technologies across engineering, computer science, business and even the arts programs at the university.

At Chattanooga State, computer networking and programming programs will add quantum technology instruction as it evolves to help prepare workers for what local officials hope will be a growing ecosystem of quantum businesses and talent.

"We need ambitious workforce development strategies to prepare the range of talent who will fill tomorrow's quantum jobs, from physicists who will design systems to the technical professionals who will maintain and repair them," Chattanooga State President Rebecca Ashford said during Thursday's event at the Gilman Lofts.

The new initiative, which has created its own website -- gigcitygoesquantum.com -- will offer educational resources for students in 5th grade through post-college graduate programs. The initiative will be kicked off on World Quantum Day on April 14 with a variety of demonstrations at Chattanooga State and Tyner Academy.

Kelly announced the initiative during a plenary meeting Thursday of the 4-year-old Quantum Economic Development Consortium, which is meeting in Chattanooga to see EPB's new network.

EPB, the public utility that built the fastest citywide internet service in the Western Hemisphere using its fiber optic network, has deployed those same fiber links to pioneer a new quantum network that could be the backbone for the next generation of the internet.

EPB and a San Diego-based research firm known as Qubitekk have been working over the past seven years on a quantum cybersecurity network for the protection of the U.S. electric grid and are now expanding the quantum network and opening it to other users in the first-of-its-kind, community-wide service.

The EPB Quantum Network is designed to generate, distribute and measure qubits across an established fiber optic network connecting businesses, entrepreneurs, researchers, government and universities to the quantum future.

EPB's fiber optic network was originally developed in 2010 to help build a smarter electricity grid to improve power reliability, but the same fiber lines are used to build one of the world's fastest internet networks across EPB's 600-square-mile service territory.

Kelly said EPB's fiber network helped Chattanooga become the first city to offer universal gigabyte-per-second internet speeds across the entire city a decade ago, creating Chattanooga's moniker as "Gig City." EPB has since increased its citywide internet speed potential to at least 10 gigs throughout its service territory and up to 25 gigs in selected areas for consumers who want to buy such a premium service.

A UTC study estimates that EPB's gig service has helped spur nearly $2.7 billion in additional economic development and added more than 9,500 jobs. Kelly said "the sky is the limit" on the potential economic payoff for Chattanooga from quantum technologies and the new EPB Quantum Network.

Dunan Earl, the co-founder of Qubitekk that helped EPB develop its Quantum Network as an outgrowth of a Department of Energy study on cybersecurity, said quantum technologies "hold the promise for revolutionary, groundbreaking possibilities that change how we all live and work.

"That is why it's so important to prepare students for the industry's future," he said.

Ashford said she was particularly proud that Qubitekk has already hired a Chattanooga State graduate and is looking for additional talent as the Quantum Network is built out in Chattanooga.

The Company Lab is also promoting new quantum technologies with its next accelerator program for entrepreneurs focused on sustainable mobility and the use of Chattanooga's smart city technologies. The accelerator is seeking business applicants and will kick off later this year.

"The commercialization of quantum technology is a major national priority to advance American ingenuity and security," U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann, R-Ooltewah, said in a statement Thursday.

Fleischmann said research at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory on quantum technologies should help advance new uses and commercial deployment in the region.

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