# NIST Advances Quantum Research

NIST is continuing federally supported research in quantum materials, quantum error correction, and precision measurement, while three of its physicists are set to receive Arthur S. Flemming Awards. The signal reports no solicitation, contract award, funding amount, or procurement contact, so it does not identify an immediate acquisition opportunity. For contractors and research institutions, it highlights NIST’s ongoing role in foundational quantum science that may contribute to future commercial technologies and federal research needs.

- Organizations developing quantum technologies can use NIST’s research areas—materials, error correction, and precision measurement—to identify capabilities that may be relevant to future federal research and technology needs.
- Research contractors should distinguish this recognition and research activity from a current procurement: no contract action, solicitation, or funding opportunity is identified in the signal.
- NIST physicist Nicholas Butch said the work required government financial support, underscoring the role of public investment in advancing foundational research with potential societal and commercial applications.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Information Technology
**Published:** November 04, 2026

### Government Entities
- National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

### Key Quotes
> Error correction is one strategy for dealing with noise, but it’s also helpful to just understand more broadly what effect noise has and how you can either mitigate it or how it changes the computational power of quantum systems, because that informs how much error correction we need.
> — Michael Gullans, NIST physicist

> The upfront expense of the gauge isn’t the limiting cost; it’s the constant need to calibrate and recalibrate.
> — Stephen Eckel, NIST physicist

> It is extremely beneficial to society, and … yes, it absolutely required financial support from the government to do this kind of work.
> — Nicholas Butch, NIST physicist

### Sources
- [Meet the physicists making NIST the epicenter of quantum advancement | FedScoop](https://fedscoop.com/nist-quantum-physicists-flemming-awards) - FedScoop