EDWARD PARKER, DANIEL GONZALES, AJAY K. KOCHHAR, SYDNEY LITTERER, KATHRYN O’CONNOR, JON SCHMID, KELLER SCHOLL, RICHARD SILBERGLITT, JOAN CHANG, CHRISTOPHER A. EUSEBI, SCOTT W. HAROLDAn Assessment of the U.S. and Chinese Industrial Bases in Quantum TechnologyC O R P O R A T I O NResearch Report
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iiiAbout This ReportThe authors of this report develop a flexible and repeatable set of metrics for assessing a nation’s industrial base in quantum technology—specifically, the nation’s scientific research, government support, private industry activity, and technical achievement. The authors apply these metrics to the United States in order to give...
