# Quantum entanglement research via dissipation

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> Updated: 2026-08-11T14:19:38.000Z. Sources: 3. Developments: 2.

Physicists from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and the University of Chicago have demonstrated a method to generate sustained quantum entanglement by harnessing environmental dissipation, or energy leakage, through a technique called ‘synthetic squeezing’. 

By applying this technique to superconducting qubits, the researchers successfully created entanglement that persists in a steady state. This approach aims to bypass the fragile transport stages required in conventional entanglement generation, potentially offering a more robust and scalable method for long-distance quantum communication and addressing decoherence issues in quantum networks.

## Timeline

### 2026-08-11: University of Illinois researchers demonstrate entanglement via energy leakage

Researchers have demonstrated that energy leakage can generate sustained quantum entanglement in superconducting qubits, potentially improving long-distance quantum communication.

3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/university-of-illinois-researchers-demonstrate-entanglement-via-energy-leakage

### 2026-07-18: University of Illinois and Chicago researchers achieve steady‑state quantum entanglement via dissipation

Illinois and Chicago physicists used synthetic squeezing on superconducting qubits to create steady‑state entanglement via dissipation, promising a robust, long‑distance quantum link.

4 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/university-of-illinois-and-chicago-researchers-achieve-steadystate-quantum-entanglement-via-dissipat

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