Amaravati quantum facility cools home-built refrigerator to -269°C
The Amaravati Quantum Valley in India has successfully cooled an indigenous dilution refrigerator to 4 Kelvin, marking a milestone in the country's goal for self-reliance in quantum hardware. This facility serves as a national testbed for developing critical quantum infrastructure components.
Why it matters
This development signals India's growing capability in frontier technologies and its effort to build an independent quantum hardware supply chain.
The Amaravati Quantum Valley (AQV) reached a milestone for India and Andhra Pradesh, its indigenous dilution refrigerator reaching 4 Kelvin (-269 degrees Celsius) at the Quantum Reference Facility (QRF) in Medha Towers on Friday (June 19, 2026).
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