£50 Million to Move UK Quantum Sensing Toward the Real World — October 19, 2026
UKRI has announced £50 million for quantum technology projects, alongside separate funding for quantum networks and training. The episode also covers a new ion-trap design, parallel silicon-spin control, a germanium manufacturing bet and an analysis of quantum and AI pressures on cryptography.
New monolithic ion trap opens quantum simulations to more researchers — Quantum Physics News
RIKEN Team Improves Parallel Control of Silicon Spin Qubits — The Quantum Insider
Why Groove is betting quantum computing’s future rests on germanium — Bits&Chips
Security Rests on Hard Math Problems. Quantum…
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