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Alicia Roberts

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New Wake Forest quantum lab takes research to the next level

With the debut of its new Nano and Quantum Technologies Laboratory (NanoteQ), Wake Forest University gains a critical edge in quantum computing research. NanoteQ includes the University’s first ISO 5-certified clean room. And that provides the tightly controlled space needed for creating and studying the silicon-based qubits that make quantum computing possible. The facility hosts…

Categories: Research & Discovery


Depression and stress feed long-term fatigue in breast cancer patients

For breast cancer survivors, new research shows that feelings of depression and perceptions of psychological stress make the biggest difference in whether they experience fatigue up to two years after chemotherapy started. Researchers had thought that damage to the heart caused by chemotherapy would be the main contributor to survivor fatigue. But that turned out…

Categories: Research & Discovery


AI agents are all the rage—but research shows they leak private data

Before you prompt AI to answer another question or perform another task, a Wake Forest computer scientist wants you to know it could expose your sensitive data. Ying Zhang, an assistant professor in Wake Forest University’s Department of Computer Science, studies security in software engineering. Her latest research, “How Your Credentials Are Leaked by LLM…

Categories: Research & Discovery