The U.S. Department of Energy on Wednesday said it will provide US$625 million over the next five years for five newly formed quantum information ...
The U.S. Department of Energy on Wednesday said it will provide US$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.
FILE PHOTO: A man takes a photo of a model of the IBM Q System One quantum computer during the 2020 CES in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. January 7, 2020. REUTERS/Steve MarcusSAN FRANCISCO: The U.S. Department of Energy on Wednesday said it will provide US$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.
“It’s absolutely imperative the United States continues to lead the world in AI and quantum. We know our adversaries around the world are pursuing their own advances,” U.S. Chief Technology Officer Michael Kratsios said during a White House press briefing announcing the quantum information research funding and another US$100 million plus investment into the National Science Foundation’s AI Research Institutes.
The five research hubs are each led by the Energy Department’s Argonne, Brookhaven, Fermi, Lawrence Berkeley and Oak Ridge national laboratories. The hubs are comprised of top research universities, other national labs and big tech companies in the quantum computing space such as International Business Machines Corp , Intel Corp , Microsoft Corp , and quantum computer startups Rigetti & Co and ColdQuanta Inc. An Italian research lab and a Canadian university are also taking part.
Missing from the list are Google parent Alphabet Inc , considered one of the top firms in quantum computing, and Honeywell International Inc , which unveiled its quantum computing business in the past year. The Energy Department spokesperson declined to comment on whether they had been part of a proposal that didn’t receive funding.
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