“The NSF National Quantum Virtual Laboratory represents a new approach NSF is taking to facilitate the complex and multistep process of translating new scientific ideas into fully developed technologies that benefit society,” says acting NSF Assistant Director for Mathematical and Physical Sciences Denise Caldwell. Called the Quantum Advantage-Class Trapped Ion system (QACTI), the quantum computer being pursued by the Duke-led group builds on foundations laid through the Software-Tailored Architectures for Quantum co-design (STAQ) project.