CNSI researchers will participate in three of the five new Quantum Information Science (QIS) Research Centers funded by the U.S. Department of Energy. These research centers have been established to support the National Quantum Initiative Act of 2018, meant to “accelerate the development of quantum information science and technology applications” to benefits to national security, the economy and scientific discovery.

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded $25 million over five years to establish the NSF Quantum Leap Challenge Institute (QLCI) for Present and Future Quantum Computation. Facilitated by the California Institute for Quantum Entanglement (CAIQuE), a UC Multicampus Research Programs and Initiatives (MRPI), the QLCI for Present and Future Quantum Computation connects UC Berkeley, UC Los Angeles and UC Santa Barbara with five other universities around the nation and in California.

The Roy T. Eddleman Center for Quantum Innovation has been launched through the generous $1,500,000 gift from philanthropist Roy Eddleman. The Center, which will be lead by Professors Ania Jayich, Stephen Wilson and David Weld, will enable the acceleration of progress in quantum science and engineering research, education and programs.

Researchers led by UC Santa Barbara/Google Scientist John Martinis demonstrate the power of 53 entangled qubits in a cover article published in Nature followed by a feature in Scientific American.