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Trump administration investing $1 billion to build new AI and quantum information science institutes
From The Washington Times: The Trump administration said Wednesday it is building 12 new artificial intelligence and quantum information science institutes nationwide to “transform society” with $1 billion in awards over the next five years. The resulting investments will pool private sector resources and academia together in hopes of further innovation in key technological areas. Read More
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Trump Administration to invest $1 billion in quantum computing, AI
From The Epoch Times: Institutes crafting the 'industries of the future' get billion-dollar boost Read More
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US to spend $625 million on super-computing research centers
From the Jakarta Post: The US on Wednesday said it will spend $625 million over the next five years on centers to research artificial intelligence and quantum computing. Read More
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DOE funds Q-NEXT at $115M over the next five years; additional $93M pledged by partner organizations
From Green Car Congress: Q-NEXT, a collaboration involving the world’s leading minds from the national laboratories, universities and the private sector, is one of five National Quantum Information Science Research Centers awarded by the Department of Energy in August 2020. Read More
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America’s quantum quest gets an energy boost
From Forbes: And since many of these labs have been involved in nuclear research even longer—including nuclear weapons—they and Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette bring a clear-eyed understanding of the national security challenges of QIS, as well as its scientific and economic promise. Read More
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Department of Energy selects Argonne to lead national quantum center; ColdQuanta named as an industry partner
From Cold Quanta: One of the national centers, Q-NEXT, is led by DOE’s Argonne National Laboratory and includes ColdQuanta, an industry partner. Read More
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A quantum leap for Chicago's tech economy?
From Crain's Chicago Business: A pair of big-money federal research grants give Chicago a ground-floor opportunity in a field many expect to transform computing. Read More
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Intel collaborates with Argonne National Laboratory, DOE in Q-NEXT quantum computing research
Intel today announced that it is among the leading U.S. quantum technology companies included in Q-NEXT, one of five new national quantum research centers established by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Read More
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Microsoft, PNNL and UW leap into White House’s $1B initiative for AI and quantum research
Microsoft, the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and the University of Washington are playing supporting roles in the White House’s $1 billion effort to advance research into artificial intelligence and quantum information science. Read More
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Microsoft, PNNL and UW leap into White House’s $1B initiative for AI and quantum research
Microsoft, the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and the University of Washington are playing supporting roles in the White House’s $1 billion effort to advance research into artificial intelligence and quantum information science. Read More
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Scientists give big boost to signals from tin-based qubits
Stanford collaborators at the Q-NEXT quantum center amp up the signal from tin atoms embedded in diamond, opening possibilities for quantum networking. Read More
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U.S. Department of Energy National Quantum Information Science Research Centers celebrate 4-year milestone, look toward future
The five quantum centers have reached significant accomplishments, summarized in a new joint website, nqisrc.org. Read More
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The Fantastic Four: Open Quantum Initiative undergraduate fellows at Argonne share their research experiences
Four students talk about their work developing quantum technologies and how they’re excited to be part of the quantum revolution. Read More
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University of Illinois Chicago students write the book on automating diamond membrane creation for quantum devices
The Break Through Tech Chicago initiative enables six UIC students to develop a process that will accelerate the creation of quantum materials at Q-NEXT. Read More
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Measuring defects to better understand quantum systems
A University of Chicago and Argonne National Laboratory team has uncovered new aspects of the spin dynamics of nitrogen vacancy centers in diamond — a discovery that will advance the development of quantum sensors. Read More