Energy Department launches $215M quantum computing competition targeting 2028
U.S. officials aim to have scientifically useful quantum computers operational within two years through a new federal competition.
What to know
- The Energy Department is funding a $215 million competition to develop quantum computers for scientific research applications.
- Officials target 2028 as the timeline for operational early versions of these quantum machines.
- The initiative leverages quantum mechanics to create qubits capable of more complex states than traditional binary computing.
“While ordinary computers famously store data as binary digits that can take on a value of either zero or one, quantum computers harness the laws of quantum mechanics to store quantum bits, or qubits, that can take on more complex states.”
Steven Melendez, Fast Company reporter · Fast Company ↗ · Sep 17, 10:00 AM
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