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A series of experiments were conducted on euNetworks’ 224km Rockabill subsea network in July, pushing the boundaries of quantum communication and paving the way for the future security of private data

A team of QCS researchers from Cardiff University and the University of Sheffield have developed a new manufacturing process to produce semiconductor light sources, capable of generating high-purity, indistinguishable single photons on demand. These single photon sources are crucial for numerous applications in the rapidly developing field of quantum technology.

Researchers discover a new form of quantum cryptography that offers unprecedented security guarantees.

A group of researchers from Scottish Universities working alongside international collaborators have achieved remarkable new results in quantum secure encryption over standard optical-fibre networks. The results were published in Nature Communications.

The speed of development in quantum computing has accelerated greatly in the last few years, and as a result, the commercial sector is becoming more developed, with accompanying attention and excitement from both stock markets and policymaking circles. Alongside commercial development, potential use-cases are also becoming clearer, and thus preparing for the possible societal impacts of quantum computing becomes increasingly important.

Research published recently by a team of QCS Hub researchers at the University of Oxford has demonstrated the integration of a quantum memory into a trapped-ion quantum network node, allowing quantum information to be stored for up to 10 s, and preserving the full network capabilities of the node. This breakthrough is an important step forward in building the quantum networks required to develop fully scalable quantum computers.

Today the UK Government has published the National Quantum Strategy, which sets out a ten-year vision and plan for quantum in the UK, committing to spend £2.5 billion to research, innovation, skills and other activities in that period, as well as committing an additional £80 million over the next two years towards key activities.

At the end of January 2023, Phoebe Utting and Elisabeth Passey, both PhD students at the University of Glasgow and part of the UK Quantum Technology Hub Sensors and Timing, attended the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth’s Interior (IAVCEI) in New Zealand to present the latest developments in gravimeter technology – small but powerful, and using the same cheap, mass-producible sensors also used in smartphones to detect very small changes in gravity, opening up access to gravity measurement for all kinds of industries.

Recent events in Turkey and Syria demonstrate the devastating effects of earthquakes. How can technology improve quake detection?

Research by Hub researchers from the University of Strathclyde, published today in npj Quantum Information, may guide the design and analysis of future satellite missions to establish quantum communications in space.

The Quantum Communications Hub has selected the Dutch company ISISPACE Group (ISISPACE) as the provider of satellite systems and services in support of the Hub’s In Orbit Demonstration (IOD) mission to demonstrate distribution of quantum encryption keys from space. The IOD will be the culmination of a core Hub development programme of UK science and technology around quantum secure communication between satellite and the ground.

For the first time, scientists at the University of Oxford have been able to demonstrate a network of two entangled optical atomic clocks and show how the entanglement between the remote clocks can be used to improve their measurement precision, according to research published this week by Nature.

Quantum clocks are shrinking, thanks to new technologies developed at the UK Quantum Technology Hub Sensors and Timing.

A satellite ground station facility at Errol Aerodrome, a former WWII RAF airfield between Dundee and Perth, has been chosen for a new state-of-the-art optical ground station (OGS) to demonstrate and test satellite quantum secure communications.

A ‘first five’ new devices set to transform society and the economy - from healthcare to finance, defence, environmental protection and industrial opportunity – using quantum technology are now in trials across the UK.

Exactly one year after the first staring radar was installed at the University of Birmingham campus, a second identical radar has been installed, representing another step in the journey to hosting the very first quantum-enabled networked radar installation in the world, uniquely showcasing the impressive detection capabilities offered by quantum timing devices.

QuantIC’s Partnership Resource Fund has reached a milestone, contributing to industry-led quantum imaging projects worth in excess of £500k during Phase 2 of the UK National Quantum Technologies Programme.

An object hidden below ground has been located using quantum technology – a long-awaited milestone with profound implications for industry, human knowledge and national security.

The quantum internet will allow quantum-secure communication on a global scale. A new collaborative project between the UK and Canada, that has been awarded funding from the Quantum Communications Hub, will establish a key satellite link for quantum communication across the Atlantic.

A new collaborative project that will enable the launch of the first quantum communications network in the north of the UK has been awarded funding by the Quantum Communications Hub.

A wearable brain imaging system developed by UK Quantum Technology Hub Sensors and Timing Hub researchers through the recently launched spin-out company Cerca Magnetics has been installed at the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) in Toronto for ground-breaking research into autism.

In June 2021, researchers from the UK Quantum Technology Hub Sensors and Timing conducted live trials at Cranfield Airport with birds of prey and drones to further research on quantum-enabled radar capabilities for airspace detection.

Our everyday reliance on navigation systems is often hugely underestimated, as is the dependence of services on Global Positioning System (GPS), so much so that it has now become known as the ‘invisible utility’.

Researchers from Quantum City partner, the Quantum Communications Hub, have recently published new work which could enable us to gain an improved understanding of the universe, using Quantum Technologies.

Seven new projects which aim to transform our understanding of the universe, answering key questions around dark matter and black holes, using quantum technologies, have received a total of £31 million of funding from UK Research and Innovation.

Radars are being installed at the top of an engineering building at the University of Birmingham as part of a demonstration intended to test and prove the precision of quantum-enabled radar detection capabilities.

A new type of wearable brain scanner is a step closer to being used in hospitals with the launch of a new spin-out company formed by UK Quantum Technology Hub Sensors and Timing researchers at the University of Nottingham and Magnetic Shields Ltd (MSL).

Quantum computers will have significant impact upon society and will offer solutions to problems that, until now, have been impossible to solve. Currently, only small devices are available, however, work is ongoing globally to create and commercialise large and powerful quantum computers.

A new project aimed at harnessing quantum technology to enhance vehicle battery performance has been awarded Partnership Resource Funding by the University of Birmingham-led UK Quantum Technology Hub Sensors and Timing.

The Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN) has recently released an interactive, searchable and open access tool that maps quantum investment and expertise within the UK. The Quantum Landscape includes businesses, research groups, projects funded through UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), UK national centres and postgraduate training centres and is intended to be used as a point of reference for quantum capabilities in the UK.

We are delighted to announce that the Institute of Physics (IoP) have awarded Silver Subject Medals to two UK Quantum Technology Hub Sensors and Timing researchers at the University of Nottingham.

A new research project aimed at improving railway navigation technology in an effort to reduce train delays and increase passenger experience has been launched at the University of Birmingham.

The quantum internet is one step closer to becoming reality, thanks to the work of Quantum Communications Hub investigators and their collaborators, who have demonstrated the largest ‘fully connected quantum network’, to date.

Experts in quantum cold-atom sensors are delving deep underground in a new project aimed at harnessing quantum gravity sensing technology in harsh underground borehole environments.

A new class of optical clocks are set to revolutionize timekeeping by offering a level of precision that significantly exceeds standard atomic clocks, say leading experts at the UK Quantum Technology Hub Sensors and Timing, which is led by the University of Birmingham.

The UK Quantum Technology Hub Sensors and Timing, led by the University of Birmingham, have partnered with the British Geological Survey, a world-leading geoscience centre for survey and monitoring, to further develop quantum gravity sensors in its second phase.