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Bluefors

Bluefors provides the cold environment and measurement infrastructure needed for many quantum-device experiments. Its systems cool samples using a helium-3/helium-4 mixture; its Lab service also offers access to installed equipment with operational support.

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Finland · Research reviewed 7 Sept 2026

Latest record: 1 evidence source added · axis ratings unchanged.

Review history 2 records

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  1. 1 evidence source added · axis ratings unchanged

    Assessment reviewed 6 Sept 2026 · Research reviewed 7 Sept 2026
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    PreviouslyNone recorded
    NowInitial technology, access and evidence brief
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    Nowhttps://bluefors.com/services/bluefors-lab/
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TECHNOLOGY & ACCESS

What it does. Where it fits.

Closed-loop helium dilution refrigeration and millikelvin measurement infrastructure

Who should look closer

Quantum-device teams that need millikelvin measurements, including early-stage groups evaluating experiments before buying their own cryogenic system.

QubitWire’s editorial assessment of practical fit.

Explore shared lab access

Bluefors Lab offers supported measurement access in Delft and Chicago. Experiments require planning, scheduling and an agreement; the listed typical project period is two to eight weeks.

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DOCUMENTED EVIDENCE

What has been demonstrated

The University of Chicago confirms Bluefors' second Chicago lab and a service model giving outside organizations access to cryogenic measurements. This establishes an operating infrastructure offering, complementing Bluefors' documented refrigerator product family.

polsky.uchicago.edu ↗bluefors.com ↗

What remains unresolved

Cooling power, wiring capacity and base temperature describe infrastructure. They do not establish the fidelity, useful qubit count or computational performance of a processor placed inside it.

The next question to watch

Can representative heavily wired experiments sustain the required temperatures, measurement quality and uptime at an acceptable operating cost?

A research question, not a promised milestone.

QubitWire coverage

No published QubitWire stories currently match this organization. The evidence sources below provide the starting point.

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Sources & evidence

  1. Dilution Refrigerator Measurement Systems ↗Organization-originated source · Publication date not stated

    Bluefors offers cryogen-free, closed-loop helium dilution systems with automated cooldown, measurement options and model-specific specifications.

  2. Bluefors Delivers 18 Quantum Cooling Systems to AIST’s G-QuAT Center ↗Organization-originated source · 21 May 2025

    Bluefors reports delivery and installation of eighteen fully wired cryogenic systems at AIST, including KIDE; a stated capacity to support 1000+ qubits is not an achieved computing result.

  3. AIST and Bluefors Sign MOU for Development of Next-Generation Dilution Refrigerator Technology ↗External source (may be a collaborator) · 17 Jan 2025

    AIST confirms its December 2024 agreement with Bluefors to collaborate on dilution-refrigerator technology; proposed future development is not completed performance.

  4. UChicago Science Incubator to Provide On-Ramp Facilities to Accelerate Tenant Entry into IQMP Quantum Ecosystem ↗External source (may be a collaborator) · 3 Mar 2026

    The University of Chicago confirms Bluefors opened a second Chicago lab and offers cryogenic measurement access through a service model.

  5. Bluefors Lab Officially Opened at Hyde Park Labs in Chicago ↗Organization-originated source · 15 May 2026

    Bluefors says the Hyde Park lab has operated since early 2026 with a cryogenic measurement system, associated electronics and on-site expertise; the May ceremony was not the first operating date.

  6. Bluefors Lab ↗service documentation · Publication date not stated

    Offers millikelvin measurement access in Delft and Chicago with Bluefors staff operating the refrigerator; describes project planning and typical two-to-eight-week experiment periods.

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