U.S. Dept. of Energy Updates on Quantum Research Centers
U.S. Dept. of Energy Updates on Quantum Research Centers Energy’s Undersecretary for Science Provides Update on Forthcoming Quantum Research Centers Excerpts and salient points ~ + In May 2019, Energy launched a request for information to gauge stakeholder interest and help determine and define what the centers could eventually be. The RFI and subsequent funding […]
U.S. Department of Energy Announces $625 Million for New Quantum Centers
U.S. Department of Energy Announces $625 Million for New Quantum Centers Department of Energy Announces $625 Million for New Quantum Centers Centers to Support National Quantum Initiative WASHINGTON, D.C. – [January 10, 2020], the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $625 million over the next five years to establish two to five multidisciplinary […]
U.S. National Quantum Initiative Act Receives 2020 Funding
U.S. National Quantum Initiative Act Receives 2020 Funding White House Trumpets Broadband Bucks in 2020 Funding Bill In brief… + The White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy pinted to what they thought were the key tech-promoting funding initiatives in the just-passed 2020 appropriations bill packages. + In an e-mail, OSTP pointed to key […]
Two Quantum Computing Predictions Which Came True
Two Quantum Computing Predictions Which Came True Grading My 2019 GovTech Prediction Excerpts and salient points ~ + Prediction 3: Quantum Computing Changes the Game + Leave it up to those little quantum bits that defy the traditional laws of physics to prevent me from getting totally shut out this year. Quantum computing has been […]
American Physical Society’s Division of Quantum Information Plays Home to Quantum Everything
American Physical Society’s Division of Quantum Information Plays Home to Quantum Everything The APS Division of Quantum Information Excerpts and salient points ~ + The APS Division of Quantum Information (DQI) is a home for those interested in the cutting edge of quantum information: its foundations, its physical manifestations, and the usefulness of, feasibility of, […]
Quantum Key Distribution and Quantum-Resistant Algorithms as the U.S. Defense Against Quantum Computing
Quantum Key Distribution and Quantum-Resistant Algorithms as the U.S. Defense Against Quantum Computing Quantum supremacy’ demands prioritization of crypto protections Key points… + But there’s another technology — one that doesn’t depend on increasingly stronger algorithms — quantum key distribution. QKD uses photon-based keys that cannot be intercepted or manipulated to enable unbreakable encryption. It […]
National Quantum Initiative Act Signed by President Trump Building U.S. Quantum Ecosystem Strength
National Quantum Initiative Act Signed by President Trump Building U.S. Quantum Information Science Strength Air Force Research Laboratory joins Quantum Economic Development Consortium Full release… The Air Force Research Laboratory has announced that it is joining the Quantum Economic Development Consortium, established in 2018 as a direct result of the National Quantum Initiative Act. The […]
“U.S. Needs a Three-Phase National-Security Strategy to Protect and Defend American Data, Networks and Infrastructure From Future Quantum Attack”
“U.S. Needs a Three-Phase National-Security Strategy to Protect and Defend American Data, Networks and Infrastructure From Future Quantum Attack. The Quantum Computing Threat to American Security Excerpts and salient points ~ + In addition to more money, the U.S. needs a three-phase national-security strategy to protect and defend American data, networks and infrastructure from future […]
When Quantum Technology Matures, the Strategic Balance May Tilt in China’s Favor
When Quantum Technology Matures, the Strategic Balance May Tilt in China’s Favor Interesting piece from Moor Insights & Strategy. Puts together many of the aspects of government, industry, and military for quantum technology funding and R&D. Worth the read from the global-strategic perspective; from the source document at the link, below. Because Quantum is Coming. […]
Executive Order on Establishing the National Quantum Initiative Advisory Committee
Executive Order on Establishing the National Quantum Initiative Advisory Committee Executive Order on Establishing the National Quantum Initiative Advisory Committee Full release… By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 104(a) of the National Quantum Initiative Act (Public Law 115-368) (Act), […]