The White House officially created a National Quantum Coordination Office March 5 to develop and maintain quantum computing programs.
The new office was founded by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy as a directive of the National Quantum Initiative Act, which was signed into law in December. It will be led by interim director Jake Taylor, PhD, who currently serves as assistant director for quantum information science in the Office of Science and Technology Policy.
"Quantum computing offers a completely new testbed, using unique behaviors of quantum systems to run calculations, take measurements, transport information and solve problems in ways that conventional computers, sensors and systems cannot," Department of Energy Under Secretary for Science Paul Dabbar said in a press release. "Quantum computing and information processing have the potential to provide scientific and technological advancements like materials for manufacturing and transportation, new probes into dark matter and black holes, and advances in drug development."
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