Challenged by China, US Steps Up Drive for Quantum Technology

Phil Evans, a research scientist in the Quantum Information Science group at the U.S. Oak Ridge National Laboratory fabricating quantum photonic circuits for future quantum communications, sensing, and computing technologies. Oak Ridge National Laboratory

U.S. policymakers are looking to speed up American development of quantum science, a highly experimental field that could make revolutionary changes to computing power, providing strategic advantages. China’s race for supremacy in quantum science has been particularly singled out, as fears grow that the United States soon may be surpassed in this critical field of technological competition.

Congress has been urged by experts to step up the drive for quantum-related research and development, as many say that the United States currently lacks a coherent national strategy.