Tag: University of Connecticut

Quantum Computing Weekly Round-Up: Week Ending July 18, 2026

Hardware pilot lines, error-rate milestones and industrial partnerships dominated the week. Governments and investors responded with fresh capital and incentives while the post-quantum cryptography stack advanced on multiple fronts. Space and Earth-observation applications moved from concept to installed hardware. The industry is visibly shifting from promise to pipeline.

Read More »
Rigetti Logo

Rigetti Wins $5.48M Air Force Award to Advance ABAA Quantum Chip Process

Rigetti Computing has been awarded a $5.48 million grant by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research. The project focuses on advancing Rigetti’s Alternating-Bias Assisted Annealing (ABAA) process to address superconducting qubit defects. A consortium including Iowa State University and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory will collaborate on the research. The goal is to scale quantum computing technology through better chip fabrication techniques.

Read More »

Get The Qubit Report delivered straight to your inbox.

Sign up to receive our newsletter and other reports.

We keep your data private and share your data only with third parties that make this service possible. Read our privacy policy for more info.