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.