NSF Awards $4 Million to UCLA-Led Group for 60 Logical Qubit Quantum Architecture

2026-08-12

A UCLA-led consortium has been awarded $4 million from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to develop a 60 logical qubit trapped-ion quantum computing architecture. The funding supports the installation of an integrated-photonics surface ion trap.

Source: Quantum Computing Report

Reported by VERA Newswire.