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The US Department of Energy (DOE) leads major quantum computing and quantum information science initiatives through its Office of Science, national laboratories, and research programs. It coordinates quantum research across institutions including Argonne, Oak Ridge, and Lawrence Berkeley National Labs, funds quantum computing testbeds, quantum network development, and quantum algorithm research for scientific computing, and oversees the National Quantum Information Science Research Centers. The DOE supports the National Quantum Initiative to advance US leadership in quantum technologies for energy, materials science, and scientific discovery. In March 2026, the DOE announced a $625M renewal of all 5 National Quantum Information Science (QIS) Research Centers for five additional years: C2QA, the Co-design Center for Quantum Advantage, at Brookhaven National Laboratory; SQMS, the Superconducting Quantum Materials and Systems Center, at Fermilab; Q-NEXT at Argonne National Laboratory; QSA, the Quantum Systems Accelerator, at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; and QSC, the Quantum Science Center, at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The renewed investment sustains America's national quantum research infrastructure and supports continued US leadership in quantum computing and quantum sensing. Update 2025-10-28: NVIDIA and Oracle are building a 2.2 exaflops AI supercomputer for the U.S. Department of Energy. Source: https://quantumzeitgeist.com/nvidia-oracle-22-exaflops-ai-supercomputing/

Quantum Specifications

Quantum Focussoftware

Backed By

Lakestar
Lightspeed Venture Partners
Quantum Coast Capital
Type One Ventures
Trumpf Venture
Gic Government Of Singapore Investment Corporation
Hercules Capital
Inven Capital

Application Areas

Materials scienceEnergyScientific computing

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) leads major quantum computing and quantum information science initiatives through its Office of Science, national laboratories, and research programs. It coordinates quantum research across institutions including Argonne, Oak Ridge, and Lawrence Berkeley National Labs, funds quantum computing testbeds, quantum network development, and quantum algorithm research for scientific computing, and oversees the National Quantum Information Science Research Centers. T...
Department of Energy is headquartered in Washington, United States.
Department of Energy was founded in 2018.
Department of Energy operates in the following sectors: quantum research, quantum materials, quantum energy, quantum simulation, quantum algorithms.