Ep 1: Fusion, FLiBe, and a $12.6 Billion Quantum Funding Flip
Today's episode covers a wave of quantum funding news — Qolab's $54.2M Series B, McKinsey's data showing private capital swamping government funding, and Keyfactor's billion-dollar post-quantum security raise — before diving into the main story: IBM, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and Cleveland Clinic using quantum-centric supercomputing to model fusion fuel chemistry in FLiBe, a candidate breeding-blanket material for tritium production.
Linked sources: Oak Ridge, Cleveland Clinic, and IBM Demonstrate Quantum Simulations for Fusion Materials — The Quantum Insider
Qolab Announces $54.2…
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