Quantum physics gets attention—and brighter funding prospects—in Congress
http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/06/quantum-physics-gets-attention-and-brighter-funding-prospects-congress
Ions trapped between gold blades serve as information-carrying qubits in a prototype quantum computer.
Many members of Congress admit they find quantum physics mind-boggling, with its counterintuitive account of the subatomic world. But that isn't stopping U.S. lawmakers, as well as policymakers in President Donald Trump's administration, from backing an emerging effort to better organize and boost funding for quantum research, which could reshape computing, sensors, and communications.
Quantum physics gets attention—and brighter funding prospects—in Congress
Jun 13, 2018, 7:32pm UTC
http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/06/quantum-physics-gets-attention-and-brighter-funding-prospects-congress
> Ions trapped between gold blades serve as information-carrying qubits in a prototype quantum computer.
> Many members of Congress admit they find quantum physics mind-boggling, with its counterintuitive account of the subatomic world. But that isn't stopping U.S. lawmakers, as well as policymakers in President Donald Trump's administration, from backing an emerging effort to better organize and boost funding for quantum research, which could reshape computing, sensors, and communications.