NSF selects five additional teams in National Quantum Virtual Laboratory design competition
The National Science Foundation is investing $20 million in five new teams to design experimental quantum technologies. These teams will join four others selected in 2025 to develop resources for quantum computing, networking, and sensing. The initiative supports a federal Executive Order to strengthen U.S. leadership in quantum innovation.
What changed
The NSF expanded the National Quantum Virtual Laboratory design phase by selecting five additional teams.
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NSF Adds Five Teams to National Quantum Virtual Laboratory Design Competition
confidence 100%The National Science Foundation is investing $20 million in five new teams to design experimental quantum technologies. These teams will join four others selected in 2025 to develop resources for quantum computing, networking, and sensing. The initiative supports a federal Executive Order to strengthen U.S. leadership in quantum innovation.
What's confirmed:
- The NSF selected five new teams to design experimental quantum technologies.
- The five teams will collectively receive $20 million.
- Each team will receive $4 million over two years to refine development plans.
- These new teams join four others selected by the NSF in 2025.
- The project focuses on technologies including sensors that measure faint properties inside a single cell and networks for transporting quantum information over long distances.
- The effort aligns with the Executive Order on Ushering in the Next Frontier of Quantum Innovation.
Still unconfirmed:
- A team led by the University of Michigan is among those advancing in the competition.