Creating the Quantum Corridor in 海角换妻

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Creating the Quantum Corridor in 海角换妻

By Tess Terrible,

Patrick Skahill

Published January 16, 2024 at 7:22 AM EST

1 of 5 — UConn Quantum

Grad Assistant Jacob Franklin walks Michael DiDonato, Business Development Manager for UConn's Tech Park, through the functions of the dilution refrigerator in Ilya Sochnikov鈥檚 physics lab which is, in DiDonato's words, "100% gorgeously quantum."

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2 of 5 — UConn Quantum

The dilution refrigerator is fully encased when in use, but was left open to display its components. It is a closed system that circulates particular helium isotopes to cool samples to about 7 millikelvins, or -459.6574 degrees Fahrenheit, barely above absolute zero. Once fired up it takes about two days for the unit to reach this working temperature.

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3 of 5 — UConn Quantum

Franklin points to the tiny area where the sample material being examined is mounted. The refrigerator is primarily constructed from low oxygen copper, both open and gold plated. The tolerances of materials used have to be very carefully managed. Their viewing sensors need to be placed out of alignment initially so that they will shift into the proper place when the refrigerator is at temperature, and everything has contracted from the extreme cold.

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4 of 5 — UConn Quantum

This is the tiny mounting plate for samples to be examined. The extremely low temperatures are necessary to observe the quantum properties of materials as quantum interactions simply do not happen in an observable way in warmer environments. Among the projects ongoing in the lab is investigation into unconventional superconductors, trying to discover the mechanism behind their quantum function.

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5 of 5 — UConn Quantum

UConn鈥檚 Innovation Partnership Building is a center for research and aims to be a collaboration hub, linking UConn to industry.

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Quantum mechanics is a theory that even some scientists have trouble wrapping their heads around. But this industry is booming, and some physicists here in 海角换妻 are hoping to make our state the

In May 2023,

Today, we hear about this project and learn about the future of quantum. We鈥檒l attempt to answer the question: We only have an hour, but we will try our best.

We鈥檒l hear how this field could eventually touch

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UConn Tech Park Business Development Manager, and QuantumCT UConn Project Manager
Eugene Higgins Professor of Physics at Yale
High School STEM teacher teaching physics, calculus and statistics at the Wooster School, a private co-educational school in Danbury 海角换妻

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Tess Terrible

Tess is a senior producer for 海角换妻 news-talk show Where We Live. She enjoys hiking 海角换妻's many trails and little peaks, knitting, gardening and writing in her journal.

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Patrick Skahill

Patrick Skahill is a reporter and digital editor at 海角换妻. Prior to becoming a reporter, he was the founding producer of 海角换妻 Radio's The Colin McEnroe Show, which began in 2009. Patrick's reporting has appeared on NPR's Morning Edition, Here & Now, and All Things Considered. He has also reported for the Marketplace Morning Report. He can be reached at pskahill@ctpublic.org.

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