Chicago Quantum Exchange steps toward future that could revolutionize computing, medicine, cybersecurity – The Southern Illinoisan (Carbondale)

The network, which connects the University of Chicago with Argonne National Laboratory in Lemont, is a rudimentary version of what scientists hope someday to become the internet of the future. For now, it’s opened up to businesses and researchers to test fundamentals of quantum information sharing. With a $500 million federal investment in recent years and $200 million from the state, Chicago, Urbana-Champaign and Madison form a leading region for quantum information research.