Why DARPA Is Turning Its Attention to Quantum Manufacturing
THE SO WHAT
DARPA shifting from lab demos to quantum manufacturing is a signal that the bottleneck is moving from physics to industrialization. Hardware and materials teams should start mapping where quantum components might intersect their supply chains over the next 5–10 years — especially in sensing, timing, and secure comms.
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