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QuEra's expansion into Maryland marks a strategic consolidation of neutral-atom quantum hardware within a major research ecosystem, offering cloud access to its 256-qubit Aquila platform for broader development. This move diversifies the state's quantum portfolio by adding room-temperature neutral-atom capabilities alongside existing superconducting and trapped-ion approaches, fostering collaboration between industry and federal labs like NIST and NASA.
QuEra Computing expands to Maryland’s Capital of Quantum

QuEra Computing, the Boston-based leader in neutral-atom quantum computing, will open an office in Discovery District Maryland, joining the Capital of Quantum’s expanding roster of quantum companies. The move builds on an agreement between QuEra and the University of Maryland’s National Quantum Laboratory (QLab) that gives QLab researchers cloud access to QuEra's quantum systems, including its Aquila platform.
QuEra Computing will expand its operations to Maryland’s Discovery District, bringing its neutral-atom quantum computing technology to the heart of the Capital of Quantum initiative. The Boston-based company has established an agreement with the University of Maryland’s National Quantum Laboratory (QLab), granting researchers cloud access to QuEra’s Aquila platform, offering…
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