IBM installs a Quantum System Two in Chicago to anchor Illinois' quantum park

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Illinois now has its own IBM quantum computer. Quantum Computing Report says IBM, the University of Chicago, the State of Illinois and the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park have unveiled an on-site IBM Quantum System Two running the 120 qubit Nighthawk processor

It is IBM's first physical quantum computer in the state. For now it is housed at Hyde Park Labs at the University of Chicago, and it will move to the park's 128 acre South Side campus once construction is complete

The machine anchors a National Quantum Algorithm Center. Planned projects include drug discovery modelling with Deloitte, AbbVie and Northwestern, power grid optimisation with EPRI and the University of Illinois, and distributed quantum computing with Fermilab

A training centre called FutureNow Chicago, run with City Colleges of Chicago, aims to support 750 regional tech jobs. No performance benchmarks were shared

Chicago has built a strong quantum research community over the past decade, so hosting real hardware is a natural next step. Pairing the machine with job training is a smart way to spread the benefits beyond universities. Grid optimisation and drug discovery are exactly the kinds of projects people hope quantum computers will help with

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