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The U.S. Department of Energy is shifting its quantum strategy from scaling hardware alone to targeting specific scientific milestones for an error-corrected machine by 2028. This roadmap emphasizes solving intractable problems in drug discovery and materials science through a co-design approach involving national labs, universities, and industry partners.
SCAC to guide quantum research with new national roadmap

The U.S. Department of Energy, led by Under Secretary Darío Gil, is developing a “Quantum Inflection Point” plan to chart a science-first path for national quantum computing efforts.
Darío Gil, Under Secretary for Science at the U.S. Department of Energy, has tasked the Office of Science Advisory Committee with charting a path toward an error-corrected quantum computer by 2028. Gil, formerly IBM Senior Vice President and Director of Research, where he led the team that first built programmable quantum computers available through the cloud, believes the field has reached “a historic inflection point.” The…
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