UK quantum technology by theme

Eleven themes, by what the work is for. Computing has 43 projects and sensing 23; a project can sit under more than one.

• Computing

  Building quantum computers: qubit hardware, control systems, error correction and the testbeds that put them to use.

  43 projects · 48 organisations

• Sensing

  Instruments that use quantum effects to measure magnetic fields, gravity, rotation and acceleration more precisely than conventional sensors.

  23 projects · 28 organisations

• Imaging

  Quantum-enhanced cameras and detectors, including single-photon imaging.

  9 projects · 4 organisations

• Timing and navigation

  Atomic clocks and quantum navigation that keep time and position without relying on satellite signals.

  12 projects · 2 organisations

• Communications

  Quantum key distribution, quantum random number generation and post-quantum cryptography for secure communication.

  17 projects · 35 organisations

• Networks

  Linking quantum devices over fibre, free space and satellite, towards networked quantum computers and sensors.

  14 projects · 6 organisations

• Software and algorithms

  Algorithms, compilers and applications that run on quantum hardware, from chemistry to optimisation.

  15 projects · 41 organisations

• Materials and components

  The materials, components and fabrication that quantum devices depend on: photonic chips, lasers, superconductors, diamond and cryogenics.

  6 projects · 52 organisations

• Skills and training

  Doctoral training, apprenticeships and other programmes that train people to work in quantum technology.

  7 projects · 11 organisations

• Biomedical and health

  Quantum sensing, imaging and computing applied to medicine, drug discovery and the life sciences.

  4 projects · 4 organisations

• Defence and security

  Quantum technology for defence and national security, including navigation, sensing and secure communications.

  3 projects · 3 organisations