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6、registered trademark.Cover images National Quantum Initiative-Quantum Image Gallery(as of 3 April 2025:https:/www.quantum.gov/quantum-image-gallery):Top middle hexagon-Advanced Quantum Testbed/Berkeley Lab;Middle right hexagon-Argonne National Laboratory;Middle hexagon-Ryan Postel;Bottom middle hexa