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Month: January 2021

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AFRL measures first superconducting quantum bits (qubit), first-ever demo for a DOD service lab
QISE / Quantum Computing / Quantum Networking

AFRL measures first superconducting quantum bits (qubit), first-ever demo for a DOD service lab

ROME, N.Y. – Researchers at the Air Force Research Laboratory Information Directorate here have measured the energy relaxation and coherence times of superconducting quantum bits (qubits), two important characteristics that …

AFOSR Funding Opportunity: International partnership to spark bold new quantum research
International / R&D Funding Opportunities

AFOSR International QIS Funding Opportunity

The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory’s Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFRL/AFOSR), the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF), and the Institute of Information & Communications Technology Planning & …

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QIS / Quantum Networking

A Coordinated Approach to Quantum Networking Research

The NSTC Subcommittee on QIS, with input from its interagency working group on quantum networking, released A Coordinated Approach to Quantum Networking Research in January 2021. This strategy document offers …

QISE / Quantum Networking / R&D Funding Opportunities

NSF Solicitation on Quantum Interconnect Challenges

The NSF Quantum Interconnect Challenges for Transformational Advances in Quantum Systems (QuIC – TAQS) program is designed to support interdisciplinary teams that will explore highly innovative, original, and potentially transformative ideas …

Cover of the FY 2021 NQI Annual Report
NQIA / QIS Budget

Release of the National Quantum Initiative Supplement To The President’s FY 2021 Budget

(Jan. 14, 2020) The National Quantum Initiative (NQI) Act became Public Law 115-368 in December 2018 to accelerate American leadership in quantum information science and technology. This is the first Annual …

https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2021/nsf21033/nsf21033.jsp
QIS / R&D Funding Opportunities / Workforce

Advancing Quantum Education and Workforce Development

The National Science Foundation published NSF 21-033, “Advancing Quantum Education and Workforce Development.” “This Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) encourages submission of proposals for projects that will motivate and prepare students …

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