Building the $20M Quantum Factory: What NIST’s New Manufacturing Center Means for Innovators
The federal government is no longer treating quantum as a distant research project. It is building out the industrial base needed to manufacture quantum systems at scale. On June 28, 2026, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced an agreement with SRI International to establish the Quantum Manufacturing Engineering Center (QMEC). The center is focused on accelerating the […]