quantum technology

What is quantum technology?

Posted by: Roger McKinlay, Posted on: 9 November 2018 - Categories: Emerging and enabling technologies, Industrial strategy challenge fund, Quantum Technology

Quantum technology was a big part of this year’s budget announcement, as the government committed up to an extra £235 million to its development. But what is quantum? And why is the UK so interested in advancing such a futuristic-sounding …

What's going on in quantum technologies?

Posted by: Richard Murray, Posted on: 20 July 2016 - Categories: competitions, corporate, Emerging and enabling technologies, innovation excellence

Innovate UK and the EPSRC have just announced a £19.5 million funding competition for quantum technologies. But what are quantum technologies, and why are Innovate UK, and the UK government supporting them? What are quantum technologies? Quantum was invented by …