New Mexico launches quantum hub to bring together private firms with US national labs
IONQ•New Mexico officials launched the 35,000-square-foot Roadrunner Quantum Lab in Albuquerque, bringing state national labs together with private quantum companies. The project is an initial step in an effort to direct hundreds of millions of dollars into quantum computing.
1. Facility launches in Albuquerque
The Roadrunner Quantum Lab will bring together private companies with Sandia and Los Alamos National Labs. The 35,000-square-foot facility will include thick concrete floors and dilution refrigerators, which keep quantum computers cold enough that atoms barely move.
2. Labs and firms join effort
The labs will provide independent scientific expertise and establish a Quantum Demonstration Facility to help private firms build and evaluate quantum systems. Initial companies include Diraq, IonQ, Quantum Machines, Conductor Quantum, Mesa Quantum, QBoltz, Photon Queue and QuEra.
3. Commercialization goal
New Mexico Economic Development Secretary Rob Black said the effort aims to help commercialize technology developed at the labs and support successful companies. Roadrunner Venture Studios CEO Adam Hammer said the effort was partly inspired by Taiwan's semiconductor zone in Hsinchu County.
