Google said Tuesday that it is entering the Colorado quantum realm in what seems like a very tiny way: It hired a quantum physicist in Boulder to speed up development of its first quantum computer. The company also announced Tuesday that it is expanding into a competing type of quantum computer development based on neutral atoms. That’s a change from Google Quantum AI’s main operations, which employ “hundreds” in the Seattle and Los Angeles regions. Keeping those ties with JILA and CU Boulder for Adam was a massive plus.”Google is considering finding lab space at CU or at its Boulder office or possibly even building something new. “We definitely want the hardware effort in neutral atoms to be based in Colorado,” she said.

Source: Daily Sun March 25, 2026 01:36 UTC