Home · Science · Aug 25 archive
NSF Invests $290M in Quantum Science Research
Developing
In Short: The U.S. National Science Foundation is investing $290 million in eight research institutes to advance quantum technologies, building on decades of foundational research.
For more than four decades, the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) has been laying the groundwork for modern quantum computing, sensing, and communication technologies, according to Brian Stone, Performing the Duties of the NSF Director.
Quantum-based technologies, which harness phenomena like entanglement and superposition, are theorized to surpass classical technologies in performance.
The NSF Quantum Leap Challenge Institutes are dedicated to overcoming the scientific and technological hurdles necessary for quantum devices to reach their full potential.
What's confirmed
What's still developing
- "For more than four decades, NSF has been laying the foundational groundwork of research and discovery that is powering today's modern quantum computing, sensing and communication," said Brian Stone, Performing the…
- Quantum-based technologies, which use natural phenomena like entanglement and superposition, have the theoretical capacity to far outstrip so-called classical technologies commonly used today.
- The NSF Quantum Leap Challenge Institutes are focused on solving the many underlying scientific and technological challenges required for quantum devices to achieve such levels of performance.
Sources
- U.S. National Science Foundation (.gov)link