10/20/2026
UO-led research team to advance quantum networking ⚛️🔬
In June, UO physics professor and director of the Oregon Center for Optical, Molecular and Quantum Science Brian Smith's team was awarded a two-year, $4 million grant from the National Science Foundation to develop a prototype quantum network on the UO campus. By relying on the unusual properties of quantum physics, quantum networks aim to link multiple quantum sensors or computers to perform tasks believed to be infeasible with their traditional counterparts.
“We have our work cut out for us, but our research will transform communications, sensors and computers,” said Smith, director of the Oregon Center for Optical, Molecular and Quantum Science. “I anticipate quantum science and engineering will progress considerably faster than the Internet did from 1969 to the present day.”
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