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This is your Quantum Research Now podcast.
Hello, I'm Leo, and welcome to Quantum Research Now. Just yesterday, on October 9th, 2025, something extraordinary happened in the quantum world that I need to tell you about.
The French quantum computing pioneer Pasqal announced they're establishing their United States headquarters right here in Illinois, at the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park on Chicago's South Side. This isn't just another tech company setting up shop. This is a sixty-five million dollar investment that signals we're entering a new phase of the quantum revolution.
Let me tell you why this matters. Pasqal specializes in neutral-atom quantum computing. Think of it like this: while some quantum computers use superconducting circuits, Pasqal literally uses individual atoms suspended in space, controlled by lasers. These atoms are nature's perfect qubits, identical down to their quantum states, completely isolated from interference. It's like having a symphony where every instrument is perfectly tuned, every time.
Their CEO, Loïc Henriet, told Governor Pritzker's office that they'll be accelerating real-world quantum applications, from drug discovery to optimizing financial systems. And here's what makes my pulse race: they're installing one of their quantum processing units on site. Imagine walking into a facility where billions of atoms are being manipulated with laser precision to solve problems that would take classical computers longer than the age of the universe.
This announcement comes at a particularly poignant moment. Just two days ago, on October 7th, the Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to John Clarke, Michel Devoret, and John Martinis for their groundbreaking work demonstrating quantum tunneling in electrical circuits back in the 1980s. They proved that quantum weirdness wasn't confined to individual particles. They scaled it up to chips you could hold in your hand.
Devoret, who now serves as Chief Scientist at Google Quantum AI, helped build the foundation for today's superconducting quantum computers, including Google's Willow chip. But what strikes me is how their decades-old discovery is now enabling companies like Pasqal to take quantum computing in entirely different directions using neutral atoms.
Illinois is becoming what I call a quantum nexus. The Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park already houses DARPA, IBM, and other quantum leaders. Now Pasqal joins them, bringing fifty new jobs and European quantum expertise. It's like watching a galaxy form, with massive bodies of innovation pulling together through gravitational attraction.
When Pasqal opens their doors, they'll be creating quantum solutions that power future industries. That's not hyperbole. That's the trajectory we're on.
Thank you for listening. If you have questions or topics you'd like discussed on air, send an email to [email protected]. Please subscribe to Quantum Research Now. This has been a Quiet Please Production. For more information, check out quietplease.ai.
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Hello, I'm Leo, and welcome to Quantum Research Now. Just yesterday, on October 9th, 2025, something extraordinary happened in the quantum world that I need to tell you about.
The French quantum computing pioneer Pasqal announced they're establishing their United States headquarters right here in Illinois, at the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park on Chicago's South Side. This isn't just another tech company setting up shop. This is a sixty-five million dollar investment that signals we're entering a new phase of the quantum revolution.
Let me tell you why this matters. Pasqal specializes in neutral-atom quantum computing. Think of it like this: while some quantum computers use superconducting circuits, Pasqal literally uses individual atoms suspended in space, controlled by lasers. These atoms are nature's perfect qubits, identical down to their quantum states, completely isolated from interference. It's like having a symphony where every instrument is perfectly tuned, every time.
Their CEO, Loïc Henriet, told Governor Pritzker's office that they'll be accelerating real-world quantum applications, from drug discovery to optimizing financial systems. And here's what makes my pulse race: they're installing one of their quantum processing units on site. Imagine walking into a facility where billions of atoms are being manipulated with laser precision to solve problems that would take classical computers longer than the age of the universe.
This announcement comes at a particularly poignant moment. Just two days ago, on October 7th, the Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to John Clarke, Michel Devoret, and John Martinis for their groundbreaking work demonstrating quantum tunneling in electrical circuits back in the 1980s. They proved that quantum weirdness wasn't confined to individual particles. They scaled it up to chips you could hold in your hand.
Devoret, who now serves as Chief Scientist at Google Quantum AI, helped build the foundation for today's superconducting quantum computers, including Google's Willow chip. But what strikes me is how their decades-old discovery is now enabling companies like Pasqal to take quantum computing in entirely different directions using neutral atoms.
Illinois is becoming what I call a quantum nexus. The Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park already houses DARPA, IBM, and other quantum leaders. Now Pasqal joins them, bringing fifty new jobs and European quantum expertise. It's like watching a galaxy form, with massive bodies of innovation pulling together through gravitational attraction.
When Pasqal opens their doors, they'll be creating quantum solutions that power future industries. That's not hyperbole. That's the trajectory we're on.
Thank you for listening. If you have questions or topics you'd like discussed on air, send an email to [email protected]. Please subscribe to Quantum Research Now. This has been a Quiet Please Production. For more information, check out quietplease.ai.
For more http://www.quietplease.ai
Get the best deals https://amzn.to/3ODvOta
This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI
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Hello, I'm Leo, and welcome to Quantum Research Now. Just yesterday, on October 9th, 2025, something extraordinary happened in the quantum world that I need to tell you about.
The French quantum computing pioneer Pasqal announced they're establishing their United States headquarters right here in Illinois, at the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park on Chicago's South Side. This isn't just another tech company setting up shop. This is a sixty-five million dollar investment that signals we're entering a new phase of the quantum revolution.
Let me tell you why this matters. Pasqal specializes in neutral-atom quantum computing. Think of it like this: while some quantum computers use superconducting circuits, Pasqal literally uses individual atoms suspended in space, controlled by lasers. These atoms are nature's perfect qubits, identical down to their quantum states, completely isolated from interference. It's like having a symphony where every instrument is perfectly tuned, every time.
Their CEO, Loïc Henriet, told Governor Pritzker's office that they'll be accelerating real-world quantum applications, from drug discovery to optimizing financial systems. And here's what makes my pulse race: they're installing one of their quantum processing units on site. Imagine walking into a facility where billions of atoms are being manipulated with laser precision to solve problems that would take classical computers longer than the age of the universe.
This announcement comes at a particularly poignant moment. Just two days ago, on October 7th, the Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to John Clarke, Michel Devoret, and John Martinis for their groundbreaking work demonstrating quantum tunneling in electrical circuits back in the 1980s. They proved that quantum weirdness wasn't confined to individual particles. They scaled it up to chips you could hold in your hand.
Devoret, who now serves as Chief Scientist at Google Quantum AI, helped build the foundation for today's superconducting quantum computers, including Google's Willow chip. But what strikes me is how their decades-old discovery is now enabling companies like Pasqal to take quantum computing in entirely different directions using neutral atoms.
Illinois is becoming what I call a quantum nexus. The Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park already houses DARPA, IBM, and other quantum leaders. Now Pasqal joins them, bringing fifty new jobs and European quantum expertise. It's like watching a galaxy form, with massive bodies of innovation pulling together through gravitational attraction.
When Pasqal opens their doors, they'll be creating quantum solutions that power future industries. That's not hyperbole. That's the trajectory we're on.
Thank you for listening. If you have questions or topics you'd like discussed on air, send an email to [email protected]. Please subscribe to Quantum Research Now. This has been a Quiet Please Production. For more information, check out quietplease.ai.
For more http://www.quietplease.ai
Get the best deals https://amzn.to/3ODvOta
This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI
Hello, I'm Leo, and welcome to Quantum Research Now. Just yesterday, on October 9th, 2025, something extraordinary happened in the quantum world that I need to tell you about.
The French quantum computing pioneer Pasqal announced they're establishing their United States headquarters right here in Illinois, at the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park on Chicago's South Side. This isn't just another tech company setting up shop. This is a sixty-five million dollar investment that signals we're entering a new phase of the quantum revolution.
Let me tell you why this matters. Pasqal specializes in neutral-atom quantum computing. Think of it like this: while some quantum computers use superconducting circuits, Pasqal literally uses individual atoms suspended in space, controlled by lasers. These atoms are nature's perfect qubits, identical down to their quantum states, completely isolated from interference. It's like having a symphony where every instrument is perfectly tuned, every time.
Their CEO, Loïc Henriet, told Governor Pritzker's office that they'll be accelerating real-world quantum applications, from drug discovery to optimizing financial systems. And here's what makes my pulse race: they're installing one of their quantum processing units on site. Imagine walking into a facility where billions of atoms are being manipulated with laser precision to solve problems that would take classical computers longer than the age of the universe.
This announcement comes at a particularly poignant moment. Just two days ago, on October 7th, the Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to John Clarke, Michel Devoret, and John Martinis for their groundbreaking work demonstrating quantum tunneling in electrical circuits back in the 1980s. They proved that quantum weirdness wasn't confined to individual particles. They scaled it up to chips you could hold in your hand.
Devoret, who now serves as Chief Scientist at Google Quantum AI, helped build the foundation for today's superconducting quantum computers, including Google's Willow chip. But what strikes me is how their decades-old discovery is now enabling companies like Pasqal to take quantum computing in entirely different directions using neutral atoms.
Illinois is becoming what I call a quantum nexus. The Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park already houses DARPA, IBM, and other quantum leaders. Now Pasqal joins them, bringing fifty new jobs and European quantum expertise. It's like watching a galaxy form, with massive bodies of innovation pulling together through gravitational attraction.
When Pasqal opens their doors, they'll be creating quantum solutions that power future industries. That's not hyperbole. That's the trajectory we're on.
Thank you for listening. If you have questions or topics you'd like discussed on air, send an email to [email protected]. Please subscribe to Quantum Research Now. This has been a Quiet Please Production. For more information, check out quietplease.ai.
For more http://www.quietplease.ai
Get the best deals https://amzn.to/3ODvOta
This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI