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Defense Department’s Engineers Week highlights efforts to develop QIS engineering workforce

Principal Director for Quantum Science in the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, Dr. Paul Lopata, discusses the opportunities for quantum science to support defense department …

Request for Information Related to High Energy Physics and Space-Based Astrophysics
RFI

RFI on Space-Based Astrophysics Includes Quantum Sensors

DOE and NASA Request for Information (RFI) includes query about possible “experiments on the ISS that make use of quantum sensor technologies and capabilities in the HEP, APD, or BPS …

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 & …

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

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 Report on the …

Department of Energy to Provide $75 Million for Chemical and Materials Research in Quantum Information Science
R&D Funding Opportunities

Department of Energy to Provide $75 Million for Chemical and Materials Research in Quantum Information Science

Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced plans to provide $75 million for fundamental research in chemical and materials sciences aimed at advancing the important emerging field of Quantum …

National Science Foundation Research Traineeship (NRT) Program
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The NSF Research Traineeship (NRT) Program adds QISE

Funded at about $55M level, the NSF Research Traineeship (NRT) program seeks proposals that explore ways for graduate students in research-based master’s and doctoral degree programs to develop the skills, …

The Future Is Now: Spreading the Word About Post-Quantum Cryptography
Cryptography / Quantum Computing

The Future Is Now: Spreading the Word About Post-Quantum Cryptography

I consider myself a quiet guy — on a Friday night you can usually find me at home doing crossword puzzles. Public speaking doesn’t come naturally to me, and I’ve …

Recent Posts

  • Defense Department’s Engineers Week highlights efforts to develop QIS engineering workforce
    Defense Department’s Engineers Week highlights efforts to develop QIS engineering workforce
    March 3, 2021
  • RFI on Space-Based Astrophysics Includes Quantum Sensors
    RFI on Space-Based Astrophysics Includes Quantum Sensors
    February 1, 2021
  • AFRL measures first superconducting quantum bits (qubit), first-ever demo for a DOD service lab
    AFRL measures first superconducting quantum bits (qubit), first-ever demo for a DOD service lab
    January 29, 2021
  • AFOSR International QIS Funding Opportunity
    AFOSR International QIS Funding Opportunity
    January 25, 2021
  • A Coordinated Approach to Quantum Networking Research
    A Coordinated Approach to Quantum Networking Research
    January 19, 2021

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