The University of Queensland will be at the forefront of developing quantum technologies on a global stage, after securing more than $29 million through the Queensland Quantum and Advanced Technologies Strategy.

In a major step for India’s National Quantum Mission (NQM), selected premier institutions to establish Thematic Hubs (T-Hubs) were announced in the virtual presence of Dr. Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Earth Sciences, MoS PMO, Department of Atomic Energy and Department of Space and MoS Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, today in New Delhi.

Today, Governor JB Pritzker joined the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) and EeroQ Corporation leadership to announce new investments in the company’s quantum headquarters in Chicago’s Humboldt Park community. EeroQ’s $1.1 million investment in capital expenditures, bolstered by an Economic Development for a Growing Economy (EDGE) for Startups agreement and Illinois Innovation Venture Fund (INVENT) investments, will enable the company to develop the team and tools needed to build a quantum computer and revolutionize various fields.

Alberto Gómez Saiz, Principal IC Engineer at Quantum Motion has been awarded a prestigious Industrial Fellowship by the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851. Alberto’s fellowship will enable research into the integration of quantum components into traditional microchip technology at Quantum Motion with PhD support from Imperial College London.

Ephos, the leading producer of glass-based photonic chips, today announces a major expansion of its operations: an $8.5M funding round and the opening of a state-of-the-art research and manufacturing facility in Milan, the world’s first dedicated to producing glass-based quantum photonic circuits.

Researchers worldwide are on the hunt to capture coherence, a unique and powerful feature of quantum mechanics in which individual particles like electrons or packets of light called photons sync up and behave as a larger whole. But observing such particles as they pair has been no easy feat with conventional microscopes based on classical physics principles. A quantum nano-scope is needed, and Columbia is preparing to build it.

Mesa Quantum, an innovative quantum sensing company, announced an oversubscribed seed funding of $3.7M led by J2 Ventures, a Boston-based fund focused on dual-use technologies, with participation from SOSV.

A team of South Dakota Mines researchers received a $5 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to establish a Quantum Materials Institute on campus to advance quantum computing and secure quantum communications.

Quantum researchers at The University of New Mexico and New Mexico State University received a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation to research the development of a photonic quantum computer that can operate at room temperature in a pilot program titled “Quantum Computing Applications of Photonics.”

A recent study led by University of Minnesota Twin Cities researchers provides fundamental insight into how light, electrons, and crystal vibrations interact in materials. The research has implications for developing on-chip architectures for quantum information processing, significantly reducing fabrication constraints, and thermal management.