Washington's Quantum Moonshot Bets on Physics Meeting a Deadline — September 18, 2026
DOE launches a milestone-based prize race toward fault-tolerant quantum computing by 2028 — plus surface-code scaling on IBM hardware, a real-world IonQ/Synopsys engineering benchmark, an EigenQ SPAC raise, and a new QKD security proof out of Waterloo.
DOE launches competition to accelerate development of world's first fault-tolerant quantum computer — U.S. Department of Energy
Guest Post: The Quantum Inflection Point — The Quantum Insider
USC and Quantum Elements Demonstrate Surface Code Scaling on IBM Heavy-Hex Processors — Quantum Computing Report
IonQ and Synopsys Accelerate CAE Workloads…
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