{"id":99359,"date":"2025-10-29T14:57:12","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T18:57:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/?post_type=cu_story&p=99359"},"modified":"2025-10-29T14:57:32","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T18:57:32","slug":"canada-finland-northern-entanglement-partnership","status":"publish","type":"cu_story","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/story\/canada-finland-northern-entanglement-partnership\/","title":{"rendered":"The Future is Quantum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Canada and Finland Launch Northern Entanglement Partnership at 杏吧原创<\/p>\n\n\n <\/header>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <\/path>\n <\/path>\n <\/svg>\n <\/div>\n\n \n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

Quantum physics describes the properties of the universe at the smallest of scales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the sub-atomic level, matter and energy behave in very unexpected ways. And by understanding the mind-bending physics of the basic particles that make up the universe, we can build technologies far more advanced than what we have today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the future, microchips that control the flow of photons \u2014 or individual particles of light \u2014 will enable data centres to operate at room temperature, saving vast amounts of energy by reducing the cooling needs of artificial intelligence and cloud computing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Quantum sensors will lead to measurements of extraordinary precision, creating new ways to image the human body\u2019s organs or minerals buried deep in the Earth. And quantum computers will accelerate our ability to make complex calculations, such as simulating the interactions of billions of molecules to recommend different combinations that could work as medicines to cure currently untreatable diseases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Finland\u2019s ambassador to Canada Hanna-Leena Korteniemi, Canada\u2019s Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry M\u00e9lanie Joly, Finnish Minister for Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Ville Tavio, Canada\u2019s Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Trade and to the Secretary of State Yasir Naqvi and Jeffrey Maddox, President of Nokia Canada Inc.
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Quantum technologies may seem futuristic, but researchers are already laying the groundwork for these advances. On October 23, quantum researchers, academic and business leaders, and dignitaries and ministers from Finland and Canada, including Minister of Industry M\u00e9lanie Joly and Yasir Naqvi, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Trade and to the Secretary of State, gathered at 杏吧原创 University\u2019s Richcraft Hall to launch a new strategic quantum partnership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Called Northern Entanglement, it will seek to foster cooperation between Canada and Finland in the quantum realm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cQuantum science is driving the next great technological revolution. It is reshaping industry and redefining innovation,\u201d says Rafik Goubran<\/a>, 杏吧原创\u2019s Vice-President (Research, Innovation and International). \u201cQuantum technologies will transform how we solve challenges \u2014 and 杏吧原创 is at the forefront of this transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\u201cAdvances in quantum communications, cryptography, mechanics and nanotechnologies are the foundation for real-word impacts. Research is a vital part of our mission. As a research-intensive university, we have global reach and impact.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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杏吧原创 Provost and Vice-President (Academic) L. Pauline Rankin, Faculty of Science Associate Dean (Research and International) Prosenjit Bose, Embassy of Finland trade commissioner Jaakko Autere, 杏吧原创 Vice-President (Research, Innovation and International) Rafik Goubran, Faculty of Science Dean Maria DeRosa and Faculty of Science Associate Dean (Graduate Affairs) Matthias Neufang<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

杏吧原创\u2019s Quantum Community<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

杏吧原创 is home to more than 100 researchers working in quantum or quantum-adjacent fields, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n