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White House announces $1 billion for research into AI and quantum computing
In its effort to become the computing superpower of the free world, the US has decided to pour in $1 billion into what it thinks are the two most up and coming technologies in the world of computers — AI and Quantum Computers. As a part of this investment, White House will establish 12 research institutes in the country-7 for AI and 5 for Quantum computing development. Read More
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White House announces $1 billion plan to create AI, Quantum institutes
The White House on Wednesday will announce that federal agencies and their private sector partners are committing more than$1 billion over the next five years to establish 12 new research institutes focused on artificial intelligence and quantum information science. Read More
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U.S. to spend $625 million in five quantum information research hubs
The funding is part of $1.2 billion earmarked in the National Quantum Initiative Act in 2018. Read More
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U.S. to spend $625 million in five quantum information research hubs
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Energy on Wednesday said it will provide $625 million over the next five years for five newly formed quantum information research hubs as it tries to keep ahead of competing nations like China on the emerging technology. Read More
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White House announces $1B for 12 AI, quantum research hubs
The White House plans to establish seven Artificial Intelligence Research Institutes and five Quantum Information Science (QIS) Research Centers with more than $1 billion in awards during the next five years. Read More
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US begins $1 billion quantum computing plan to get ahead of 'adversaries'
When big technologies like mobile phones, 5G networks and e-commerce arrive, it's important to get in on the ground floor. That's why the US government is establishing 12 new research centers, funded with hundreds of millions of dollars, to boost artificial intelligence and quantum computing. Read More
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The Trump Administration is investing $1 billion in research institutes to advance industries of the future
The Trump Administration is taking strong action to ensure American leadership in the industries of the future — artificial intelligence (AI), quantum information science (QIS), 5G communications, and other key emerging technologies that will shape our economy and security for years to come. Read More
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U.S. Department of Energy unveils blueprint for the quantum internet at ‘Launch To The Future: Quantum Internet' event
In a press conference today at the University of Chicago, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) unveiled a report that lays out a blueprint strategy for the development of a national quantum internet, bringing the United States to the forefront of the global quantum race and ushering in a new era of communications. Read More
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U.S. government says it’s building a ‘virtually unhackable’ quantum internet
The internet, that global interconnection of networks, routers and protocols flinging data around the planet, has touched almost every aspect of our lives. It is, arguably, the greatest invention of the 20th century. Unfortunately, it's also a flawed one. Read More
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Pritzker, Lightfoot join Argonne Labs, University of Chicago to present ‘blueprint’ plans for quantum internet
Unveiling a breakthrough in computing and internet technology, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, Illinois U.S. Congressman Bobby Rush, and Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot joined Argonne Laboratories to rollout out plans for a quantum internet using quantum technology. 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
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New diamond bonding technique a breakthrough for quantum devices
A team led by University of Chicago's Alex High have bonded crystalline membranes as thin as 100 nanometers while still maintaining a spin coherence suitable for advanced quantum applications. Read More
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Making the atomic universe visible
Pennsylvania State University's Nitin Samarth is helping grow the capabilities of the Argonne Quantum Foundry. He’s also building a library of atom-scale materials for quantum technologies — and he’s sharing it with everyone. Read More