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Priority Technologies: Ensuring U.S. Security and Shared Prosperity

April 12, 2026

cover of the book, Priority Technologies, from MIT Press

This timely volume from MIT faculty examines six technologies that are central to U.S. economic competitiveness and national security: critical minerals, semiconductors, biomanufacturing, quantum computing, drones, and advanced manufacturing. The chapter by Ruane and Oliver is explores how quantum computing can enable long-term U.S. leadership through a sustained and bold science and engineering agenda.

About the authors: A chapter of Priority Technologies dealing with quantum computing was co-written by Jonathan Ruane and William D. Oliver. Jonathan is a Research Scientist at the IDE and a Lecturer in MIT Sloan’s Global Economics and Management group. William is a Professor of Physics at MIT and Director of the MIT Center for Quantum Engineering.