UChicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering Prof. Andrew Cleland has been selected as a recipient of a flagship basic research funding program by the U.S. Department of Defense. The Department of Defense will provide $3 million over five years to support Professor Cleland's innovative quantum computing research project based on phonons, aiming to develop a quantum computer built on mechanical vibrations based on phonons.

D-Wave Quantum announced yesterday that Davidson Technologies Inc., a company dedicated to providing innovative engineering, technical, and management solutions for the U.S. Department of Defense, aerospace, and commercial customers, will deploy an Advantage quantum computer. This is the second Advantage quantum computer deployed in the United States and will be housed at Davidson Technologies’ new global headquarters in Huntsville.

Heidi Shyu, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, recently visited  IQM Quantum Computers in Espoo, Finland. During her visit, she observed the company's advancements in building quantum computers and processors, toured IQM’s state-of-the-art fabrication and cryogenic characterization facility dedicated to quantum processors, and met with some executives from IQM and Bluefors.