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News · August 11, 2026
Washington state has assembled the country’s deepest bench of quantum technology assets — including two major cloud platforms, a national lab and the first U.S. quantum computer factory — but has captured almost none of the federal money now driving the industry.
Read more...News · May 5, 2026
Quantum computing company IonQ plans to expand its operations in Bothell, Washington. The project is expected to create at least 1,200 over the next five years.
Read more...News · April 14, 2026
Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson marked World Quantum Day with a $500,000 award to support IonQ's quantum computing manufacturing facility in Bothell, projected to generate up to 2,000 regional jobs.
Read more...News · April 14, 2026
Led by Senators Cantwell and Young, the National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act unanimously passes the Commerce Committee on World Quantum Day.
Read more...News · April 14, 2026
World Quantum Day 2026 is a timely moment to highlight how Oregon’s research community is aligning with national efforts and positioning the state for leadership in the growing quantum ecosystem.
Read more...News · April 13, 2026
Quantum Computer Blog reports on the Northwest Quantum Nexus World Quantum Day 2026 gathering.
Read more...News · April 11, 2026
The Quantum Insider covers the Northwest Quantum Nexus Quantum Day event held in Seattle.
Read more...News · April 10, 2026
Quantum Zeitgeist covers NVIDIA's Krysta Svore keynote at the Northwest Quantum Nexus regional summit.
Read more...News · April 10, 2026
UW QuantumX recaps the landmark regional summit hosted by Northwest Quantum Nexus on World Quantum Day.
Read more...News · March 2026
At the UO, NSF funding drives discovery across a wide array of disciplines while strengthening research infrastructure and expanding access to STEM education. These investments help advance basic science, accelerate innovation, prepare students to tackle real-world challenges, and train the next generation of scientists and clinicians.
Read more...News · February 27, 2026
Tohoku University and the University of Washington (UW), two leading academic research institutions of the Pacific Rim, announced a significant expansion of their decades-long collaboration with the launch of “Q-DREAM.”
Read more...News · January 21, 2026
NQN announces Joseph Williams as Executive Director, Charles Marcus as Chief Scientist, and Arry Yu as Director of External Affairs as it becomes a formal legal entity.
Read more...News · January 13, 2026
QCORE, Montana State University’s Quantum Collaborative Research and Education facility, has been awarded a $31.5 million contract with the Air Force Research Laboratory in Rome, New York, for novel research in quantum applications and the development of novel quantum materials, sensors, devices and network systems.
Read more...News · January 2026
Seattle-area personnel roundup that includes NQN's new leadership appointments.
Read more...News · November 21, 2025
Panel coverage where leaders call for funding NQN and a state quantum strategy; quotes NQN director Charles Marcus.
Read more...News · October 15, 2025
UW QuantumX announces NQN's new website and restates its expanded membership and mission.
Read more...News · April 2023
Regional leaders, including NQN partners, discuss what is needed for the Northwest to become a quantum hub.
Read more...News · February 2023
Analysis drawing on interviews and talks from the NQN Summit, including Krysta Svore and IonQ CEO Peter Chapman.
Read more...News · January 24, 2023
Coverage of the second NQN Summit at UW, with AWS and Boeing joining and nearly 300 attendees.
Read more...News · January 24, 2023
HPCwire reports on NQN's expansion to include AWS and Boeing, with quotes from Microsoft, AWS, and IonQ leadership.
Read more...News · January 23, 2023
IonQ details its 2023 Summit participation, hackathon with Microsoft, and its new Bothell manufacturing facility.
Read more...News · January 2023
Examines a report on Washington's quantum industry prospects, in the context of NQN's regional efforts.
Read more...News · April 14, 2022
PNNL's Joseph Williams discusses opportunities to merge space and quantum research in the region, citing growth from NQN.
Read more...News · April 13, 2022
The University of Oregon joined the Northwest Quantum Nexus to advance research in quantum information science through regional collaboration.
Read more...News · November 30, 2021
WSU College of Arts and Sciences announces Washington State University joining NQN, with comments from physics professor Michael Forbes.
Read more...News · November 17, 2021
WSU Insider announces Washington State University joining the NQN coalition alongside IonQ, Microsoft, UW, and PNNL.
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