Broomfield-based quantum-computing company Quantinuum LLC and Atom Computing Inc., a California-headquartered quantum firm that hosts the lion’s share of its workforce and research and development efforts in Boulder, have both moved to the second-stage Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s Quantum Benchmarking Initiative, a program that aims to support and validate the scalability of operations.
Even if you understand the basics of quantum theory — a big if — wrapping your mind around the near-term utility of quantum technologies can be a stumbling block.
Although they expressed concern about whether federal research funding would continue, panelists at a Longmont Economic Development Partnership summit on Tuesday agreed that industries involved in quantum computing would continue to grow.
Colorado — and particularly the Boulder area — has for decades been a global epicenter for quantum research, and now, as that research is beginning to be commercialized, business, government and higher-education leaders are jockeying to position the state and region as titans of the emerging quantum economy.
Quantum-technology research efforts in Colorado received a major shot in the arm this summer thanks to a massive funding boost from the U.S. Department Of Commerce’s Tech Hub program.