A ground-breaking new project spearheaded by UK Quantum Technology Hub Sensors and Timing researchers at the University of Birmingham and the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) will see a fibre optic cable installed underneath the University’s campus, connecting all the […]
A wearable brain imaging system developed by 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. This […]
Researchers at the Quantum Technology Hub have been awarded £29,000 from the UK Carbon Capture and Storage Research Centre (UKCCSRC) to further research into how quantum gravity sensors can contribute to detecting and monitoring the […]
In June 2021, researchers from the QT Hub’s radar team conducted live trials at Cranfield Airport with birds of prey and drones to further research on quantum-enabled radar capabilities for airspace detection. Once developed, quantum-enabled […]
The primary aim of the UK Quantum Technology Hub Sensors and Timing has always been to take technology out of the labs into the marketplace, where it can be translated into real-world applications. Professor Rosalind […]
A team of Hub researchers at the University of Sussex have for the first time built a modular quantum brain scanner, and used it to record a brain signal. This is the first time a […]
In order to create resilient systems in our critical national infrastructure, we cannot allow for single point failures. And yet, our most commonly used satellite navigation system has vulnerabilities which allow exactly this. System weaknesses […]
Hannah Coleman is a student at the University of Nottingham. She recently co-wrote an article with Professor Matthew Brookes in Physics World on brain sensing MEG scanners. Hannah Coleman I am a final year physics […]
In a recent New Civil Engineer article, Professor Paul Jowitt, professor at the Institute of Engineering and Environment at Heriot Watt University, emphasised the important role played by civil engineers in helping to ‘bring a […]
Flying taxis sound improbable but are actually just a short time away from being realised. A recent Economist article highlighted the growing investment being poured into this new vehicle sector across the world, and in […]
A wearable brain scanner is being used, for the first time, to investigate the brain activity in elderly people whilst driving a car.
Researchers at the QT Hub are exploiting quantum technology to develop sensors and timing devices.
A project to develop techniques to miniaturise and enhance the accuracy of optical atomic clocks has been launched in a new research partnership, funded by the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund, part of UK Research and Innovation.
Small and medium-sized businesses within the Great Birmingham and Solihull LEP (GBSLEP) region will be given a unique opportunity to access specialist technical equipment through the launch of the new Quantum Technology Innovation Hub (QTIH) […]
Would you like to use your quantum expertise to become a STEM Ambassador? STEM Learning is launching the Quantum Ambassadors Programme for A Level students, aiming to help them understand the scientific process and enhance their […]
The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council has awarded ICASE (Industrial Cooperative Awards in Science & Technology) funding to the University of Birmingham, lead partner for the UK Quantum Technology Hub Sensors and Timing, and […]
It has been nearly three years since UK Quantum Technology Hub Sensors and Timing researchers at the University of Nottingham published a paper in Nature on non-invasive imaging techniques to investigate brain function. Since then, […]
Building technology for real-world applications has always been a key aim for the UK Quantum Technology Hub Sensors and Timing since its formation in 2014. Covesion, co-founded by Hub researcher Professor Corin Gawith at the […]
Searches for dark matter and the detection of gravitational waves in the Universe have been boosted by the announcement from the UKRI Science Technology and Facilities Council (STFC) of initial funding for the AION (Atom Interferometry Observatory […]
The UK Quantum Technology Hub Sensors and Timing is supporting a number of projects as part of the Quantum Technologies for Fundamental Physics programme, delivered by the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) and the Engineering and Physical Sciences […]
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 […]
Resilient packaging for complex quantum sensors is essential in creating lightweight, high-performance technology. Professor Moataz Attallah, researcher at the UK Quantum Technology Hub Sensors and Timing, is working to create smart magnetic shielding to protect […]
The Royal Academy of Engineering (RAE) have awarded Dr Andrew Lamb, Research Fellow at the University of Birmingham-led UK Quantum Technology Hub Sensors and Timing, with a UK Intelligence Community Postdoctoral Research Fellowship to enhance […]
We are delighted to announce that Dr Asaad Faramarzi, a researcher at the University of Birmingham-led UK Quantum Technology Hub Sensors and Timing, was awarded the Studies and Research prize at the 2020 Institution for […]