January 2023    
         
         
 
     
  This month, µChicago presents …  
     
  The Day Tomorrow Began  
     
  In this new UChicago series, learn about monumental breakthroughs at the University of Chicago and the people behind them. Through videos, podcasts, and written content, discover how these groundbreaking ideas have shaped and defined fields—and how UChicago scholars continue to change our world.  
     
  Learn more about The Day Tomorrow Began and explore the topics in the series, including quantum technology.  
     
  The quantum internet, explained  
     
 
 
 
     
  Image: Gloved hands working on computer components. (Photography by Jean Lachat)  
     
 
     
  The quantum internet is a network of quantum computers that will someday send, compute, and receive information encoded in quantum states. The quantum internet will not replace the modern or “classical” internet; instead, it will provide new functionalities such as quantum cryptography and quantum cloud computing.  
     
  Researchers estimate that interstate quantum networks will be established within the United States in the next 10 to 15 years. Learn all about the quantum internet from UChicago’s Explainer Series.  
     
     
 
         
         
    Spotlight    
         
         
 
     
  Big Brains:  
     
  “Why Quantum Tech Will Change Our Future”  
     
 
 
 
     
  Image: Quantum computing hardware. (Photography by Nancy Wong)  
     
 
     
  With the power to create unbreakable encryption, supercharge the development of AI, and radically expedite the development of drug treatments, quantum technology will revolutionize our world. Today is the day our quantum future is beginning. But what will the future look like, and what do we need to do to get there?  
     
  Listen to an episode of Big Brains featuring David Awschalom, professor at the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering and the founding director of the Chicago Quantum Exchange; and Supratik Guha, professor at the University of Chicago, a senior adviser at Argonne National Laboratory, and the former director of physical sciences at IBM.  
     
 
 
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Black holes
 
     
     
     
 
     
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Ancient civilizations
 
     
     
     
 
     
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