CONTENTS VOLUME 39 ISSUE 8 12 SAE News 2 Italian sections offers benvenuto to SAE President 4 Landmark agreement for global aerospace standards Member Benefits 6 Does Connexion+ sound familiar? TECH FOCUS: QUANTUM COMPUTiNg 8 Qubits and quantum computing: " more than science fiction " 12 getting an " EDgE " on the competition 16 Quantum considerations for engineering decision-making 20 Standards & Committees 18 SAE International expands its breadth in aerospace standards 20 Let's get physical: the SAE G-32 solution for the cyber-physical menace Engineering Events 22 Driving the future of hybrid and electric vehicle innovation Publications 24 SI engines still kicking SAE Foundation 26 Elementary students learn STEM, compare notes with Northrop Grumman volunteers Advertising 29 Classified advertising 26 On the cover Quantum computers are extremely sensitive to vibrations and other input and so must be treated with great care. IBM UPDATE August 2022 1