Quantum technology is expected to be a major technological driver in the 21st century, with significant societal impact in various sectors. A quantum network would revolutionize a broad range of industries including computing, banking, medicine, and data analytics.

UMD's broad range of quantum science and technology research contributes to the growing Mid-Atlantic Quantum Alliance (MQA), which seeks to make our region a center for advancing a field expected to revolutionize computing, sensing, information technology and more.(Photo by John T. Consoli)

IonQ, a University of Maryland spinoff company vying to usher in the age of quantum computing, announced today it would enter a merger agreement with dMY Technology Group, Inc. III to become the first publicly traded company dedicated to quantum computer hardware and software.

COLLEGE PARK, Md. – The University of Maryland has launched a new business development arm to nurture quantum-focused startups. The Quantum Startup Foundry—created through an initial $25 million investment from the university’s newly established Discovery Fund, and with key funding from the state of Maryland—will support new businesses in the quantum technology field.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced $11 million for ten projects to be conducted over three years focusing on Quantum Information Science (QIS) with applications to fusion and plasma science.

Nicole Yunger Halpern’s (IPST/ Harvard University) book “Quantum Steampunk: The Physics of Yesterday’s Tomorrow,” is to be published by Johns Hopkins University Press, March 2022. “...Moving from fundamental physics to cutting-edge experimental applications, Quantum Steampunk explores the field’s aesthetic, shares its whimsy, and gazes into the potential of a quantum future. The result is a blast for fans of science, science fiction, and fantasy.”

COLLEGE PARK, Md. – The Quantum Startup Foundry (QSF) at the University of Maryland (UMD) today announced that Ernst & Young LLP (EY US) is a founding member of the QSF and will help the foundry advance its mission of accelerating leading-edge quantum technologies and driving the second quantum revolution.

The University of Maryland has been tapped to lead a multi-institutional effort supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) that is focused on developing quantum simulation devices that can understand, and thereby exploit, the rich behavior of complex quantum systems.

The new National Quantum Lab (Q-Lab), to be located adjacent to IonQ in UMD's discovery district, will give UMD-affiliated students, faculty, researchers, staff and partners access to IonQ’s industry-leading trapped-ion quantum computer hardware as well as IonQ scientists and engineers. Photo courtesy of Joint Quantum Institute

On September 9, the National Science Foundation announced that it will fund a new endeavor to bring atomic-level precision to the devices and technologies that underpin much of modern life, and will transform fields like information technology in the decades to come.