Israel’s Prime Minister’s Office is purportedly setting aside $80M (U.S.) for quantum computing research and development. The Israeli’s intend to join the elite group of nations capable of producing quantum computing systems. The preponderance of funding is ear-marked for the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology.
The U.S. Energy Secretary, Rick Perry, announced new Energy Frontier Research Centers. In particular, the EFRC at University of California, Berkley, will receive funding for
U.S. Army Research Office grants $16M to Yale University over 4 years; funds the Yale Quantum Institute. The goal is to build a “perfect quantum computer out of imperfect parts.”
China is moving rapidly through developing quantum computing setting aside billions of U.S. dollars for research and development studies and facilities. In 2017, with the launch of the Micius satellite and subsequent successful quantum experiments involving entangled photons the Chinese appear to be leaps ahead of the global community. The brief history of China’s quantum ambitions and their thirst for supremacy in space have many implications in the geo-political spectrum. Will the ambitions reduce U.S. dominance internationally, both militarily and politically? THE NATIONAL INTEREST is carrying a very interesting piece covering China and possible influences to world stability if the path to quantum computing continues in its favor.
U.S. Office of Naval Research has added $460,000 to the Virginia Tech coffers which have received nearly $4M in U.S. Government grants for quantum information sciences. The $460K is slated to develop controlling techniques for quantum systems through atoms, molecules, and circuits. VT is also engaged in other studies in quantum technologies to include computing, communication, and quantum simulation. Silicon-based spin qubits, superconducting circuits, and single-molecule magnets are more specific examples being researched at VT.
Strangeworks, the company not quantum mechanics, has raised $4,000,000 in venture capital, the company announced June 12. The funding will enable Strangeworks to create developer tools for finance, energy, aerospace, and pharmaceutical markets. Tools for enabling quantum computing are inherently different from classical (semiconductor) systems due to the intrinsic nature of the quantum and necessary architectures of the systems.
Rigetti, arguably the world leader in the race to quantum advantage, is offering quantum cloud computing services to anyone.
Funding. Funding. Funding. Canada and the U.S. have earmarked millions of dollars for quantum computing and quantum-related research and development projects. University of Waterloo, University
China’s Quantum Ambitions (…and AI, too) China and the U.S. are undoubtedly two competitors in every facet. This piece presents a discussion whereby the U.S.
U.S. Congress Chasing Chinese Quantum Efforts with Dollars We’ve reported on quantum computing expenditures by various governments and agencies throughout the world. A positive sign
