New UK Hub focussing on quantum sensing
New Hub focussing on quantum sensing, imaging and timing to be launched as part of £160 million investment.
Exploring emerging quantum technologies with the Economist
The 3rd annual Commercialising Quantum Global event took place on 5th June 2024, and included significant participation from UK Quantum Technology Hub Sensors and Timing researchers across the consortium. Hosted by Economist Impact, the summit […]
Quantum Catalyst funding announced for Cerca, Monirail and Delta g
Three spin-out companies set up by UK Quantum Technology Hub Sensors and Timing researchers received Quantum Catalyst funding, as announced by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) on 5 February 2024. As part […]
Next step towards navigation tools of the future
Last week, University of Birmingham physicists and engineers from UK Quantum Technology Hub Sensors and Timing departed the UK on ship alongside Dstl scientists to continue the next phase of quantum experiments that could pave […]
Celebrating commercialisation successes at the 2023 Quantum Technologies Showcase
The 2023 National Quantum Technologies Showcase is taking place this year on 2 November at the Business Design Centre, London. Organised by Innovate UK, EPSRC alongside the UK National Quantum Technologies Programme, this year’s event […]
Quantum sensor for gravity gradiometry validated at sea
A quantum sensor based on atom interferometry has been successfully tested in trials on a ship in the North Sea.
Delta g raises £1.5m to build gravity gradiometry platform
A new University of Birmingham spinout, Delta g, has raised £1.5 million in its pre-seed investment round to fast-track the commercial availability of its ground-breaking quantum technology gravity sensors for mapping the underground space. The […]
Quantum Technology Hub Sensors and Timing awarded UKRI funding
UK Quantum Technology Hub Sensors and Timing researchers at the Universities of Birmingham, Glasgow, Nottingham, National Physical Laboratory and Imperial College London have been awarded over £4 million in UKRI funding as part of a […]
Quantum sensor for a future navigation system tested aboard Royal Navy ship
A prototype quantum sensor with potential application in GPS-free navigation, built by UK Quantum Technology Hub Sensors and Timing researchers at Imperial College London, has been tested in collaboration with the Royal Navy. The test […]
Quantum technologies summer school in the UK and Canada
An international summer school to train promising early career researchers in quantum technologies has been announced by the UK’s Quantum Technology (QT) Hubs. The network of QT Hubs has been awarded funding to host the […]
Next generation atomic clocks are a step closer to real world applications
Quantum clocks are shrinking, thanks to new technologies developed at the UK Quantum Technology Hub Sensors and Timing. Working in collaboration with and partly funded by the UK’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl), a team of […]
QT Hub Researcher awarded funding to measure connectivity in the brain with hybrid quantum sensors
Dr Anna Kowalczyk, Assistant Professor at the University of Birmingham’s Centre for Human Brain Health, is one of 15 researchers awarded funding from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) to tackle key quantum […]
New EPSRC-funded project will enable greater sustainability for future infrastructure projects
A new project undertaken by a University of Birmingham researcher at the UK Quantum Technology Hub Sensors and Timing along with colleagues in the School of Engineering will help to facilitate greater sustainability for future […]
Second quantum-enabled radar installation at University of Birmingham
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 […]
First international network set up to tackle global challenges with quantum sensor technology
A new International Network set up by QT Hub Sensors and Timing researchers at the University of Birmingham aims to tackle global challenges, as set out in the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Since the set […]
Quantum sensor breakthrough paves way for groundbreaking map of world under Earth surface
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. UK National Quantum Technology Hub in Sensors and Timing researchers […]
New project led by QT Hub researchers paves way for future quantum space network
Deploying quantum technologies in space, while complex, will be truly transformative on a global scale. The International Network in Space Quantum Technologies (INSQT) is a new project led by UK Quantum Technology Hub Sensors and […]
New project marks first time world-leading optical clocks measured via space
The International Clock and Oscillator Networking (ICON) project has been awarded £1.5 million in funding from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) to bring together world-leading transportable optical clocks and world-leading optical link […]
Optical cavities could be key to next generation interferometers
A new concept has been developed that has the potential to assist new instruments in the investigation of fundamental science topics such as gravitational waves and dark matter.
Quantum brain sensors could spot dementia after Hub researchers at the University of Sussex find they track brain waves
New highly sensitive quantum sensors for the brain may in the future be able to identify brain diseases such as dementia, ALS and Parkinsons, by spotting a slowing in the speed at which signals travel […]
Call for Proposals: Quantum Technology Partnership Resource Fund
The UK Quantum Technology Hub Sensors and Timing are pleased to announce the third Call for Proposals for the Quantum Technology Partnership Resource Fund (PRF).
A step closer to commercialisation: demonstrator prototypes to be exhibited at 2021 National Quantum Technologies Showcase
A transportable, standalone quantum navigation system designed for large vehicles such as ships and trains will be among the many exhibits hosted by researchers at the UK Quantum Technology Hub Sensors and Timing at the […]
A step closer to commercialisation: demonstrator prototypes to be exhibited at 2021 National Quantum Technologies Showcase
A transportable, standalone quantum navigation system designed for large vehicles such as ships and trains will be among the many exhibits hosted by researchers at the UK Quantum Technology Hub Sensors and Timing at the […]
QT Hub researchers at the University of Birmingham collaborate with BT on Royal Commission Industrial Fellowship
University of Birmingham researchers are collaborating with BT to deliver a prestigious Industrial Fellowship awarded by the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851. The fellowship was awarded to research professional Liam Bussey, who has […]
Battery camera developed using quantum technology launches in key milestone for transport electrification
A commercial battery imaging system born out of collaborative work with QT Hub researchers at the University of Sussex and CDO2 will be unveiled today at low carbon vehicle technology event, Cenex-LC