The CUbit Update - February 2022
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The CUbit Quantum Initiative today welcomed the first four strategic industry allies to formally join as CUbit Innovation Partners: Atom Computing, ColdQuanta, Meadowlark Optics and SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics.
Explore additional coverage below:
- More join CU Boulder CUbit Quantum Initiative (Inside Quantum Technology)
- CU Boulder adds four industry partners to CUbit (HPC Wire)
- Atom Computing, ColdQuanta, Meadowlark Optics and SPIE Join CU Boulder’s CUbit Quantum Initiative (Quantum Computing Report)
- Industry partners join CUbit Quantum Initiative (BizWest)
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