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.S. Quantum Initiatives Move Forward
Credit: NSF
The United States government has unveiled a slew of different Quantum Information Science projects, with several different initiatives set to help the nation prepare for a future with quantum computers and quantum communications systems.
The Department of Energy has announced $218 million in funding for 85 QIS projects, while the National Science Foundation has awarded $31 million in funds for multidisciplinary quantum research. Meanwhile, the White House has released the National Strategic Overview for Quantum Information Science and held a QIS summit with those from industry, academia, and government agencies to discuss its next steps.
All this comes just two weeks after the House of Representatives passed the $1.275 billion National Quantum Initiative, a bill which is expected to be approved by the Senate later this year.
"At a time of fierce international competition, these investments will ensure sustained American leadership in a field likely to shape the long-term future of information processing and yield multiple new technologies that benefit our economy and society," U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry said in a statement.
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