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An integrated quantum hub for integrating quantum devices
Jack Davies - April 11, 2025

An integrated quantum hub for integrating quantum devices

At an event in Edinburgh on Wednesday, the Integrated Quantum Networks (IQN) Hub was formally ...

Quantum Tech Down Under
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Quantum Tech Down Under

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How AI is Shaping the Future of MedTech - a new special report
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How AI is Shaping the Future of MedTech - a new special report

We are delighted to release our latest report How AI is Shaping the Future of MedTech. View the ...

Quantum and the law - a new special report
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Quantum and the law - a new special report

We are delighted to release our latest report Quantum and the law. View the report here.

Quantum Navigation: Revolutionising Maritime and Autonomous Vessel Technology
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Quantum Navigation: Revolutionising Maritime and Autonomous Vessel Technology

For thousands of years people have looked to the sky to navigate their way around the Earth. In the ...

A new horizon for quantum research in the UK or merely a shiny rebrand for an incoming government?
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A new horizon for quantum research in the UK or merely a shiny rebrand for an incoming government?

The levels of investment in quantum technologies are changing rapidly all the time. In 2022, ...

Phasecraft: the pioneer in quantum software
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Phasecraft: the pioneer in quantum software

The Bristol and London company, which has recently opened an office in Washington DC, is a world ...

Quantum Technology in Denmark
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Quantum Technology in Denmark

Mewburn Ellis is excited to announce that we now have a part-time office at The BioInnovation ...

Inside Silicon Quantum Computing: an interview with Komal Pahwa
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Inside Silicon Quantum Computing: an interview with Komal Pahwa

Senior IP counsel Komal Pahwa reveals how Australia's star quantum startup is building a silicon ...

The world beyond quantum computing
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The world beyond quantum computing

Infleqtion is developing the next generation of quantum tools, including clocks, gravimeters and ...

Quantum sensors in space: measuring a warming world with cold atoms
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Quantum sensors in space: measuring a warming world with cold atoms

Space-borne sensors serve a variety of purposes that are all but essential to our daily lives, from ...

The state of quantum
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The state of quantum

Quantum chips are sparking into life. But what is this hardware going to be used for?

Quantum and the law
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Quantum and the law

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David Deutsch – making more sense than common sense
Jack Davies - November 30, 2022

David Deutsch – making more sense than common sense

“Our best theories are not only truer than common sense, they make more sense than common sense.” — ...

Post quantum cryptography – The Final Frontier
Jack Davies - September 27, 2022

Post quantum cryptography – The Final Frontier

We have previously reported on the ongoing search by the National Institute of Standards and ...

UK Government expands R&D Tax Relief to cover Quantum, AI and Robotics research
Andrew Fearnside - May 5, 2022

UK Government expands R&D Tax Relief to cover Quantum, AI and Robotics research

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The NISQ-era: a quantum stepping-stone
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The NISQ-era: a quantum stepping-stone

In our previous blog, ‘Noisy quantum computing: overcoming quantum decoherence’, we discussed how ...

A trillion times more powerful: the race to produce the world's first quantum computer chip
Andrew Fearnside - March 30, 2022

A trillion times more powerful: the race to produce the world's first quantum computer chip

Meet the British startup on the brink of winning the race to produce the world's first ...

Venturing ahead: helping Munich make its name in quantum tech
Andrew Fearnside - November 17, 2021

Venturing ahead: helping Munich make its name in quantum tech

Christopher Trummer, managing director of the TUM Venture Lab Quantum, explains why ...

Software Inventions: UKIPO and EPO approaches to patent eligibility Special Report
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Software Inventions: UKIPO and EPO approaches to patent eligibility Special Report

Our new Special Report, Software Inventions: UKIPO and EPO approaches to patent eligibility, has ...

Quantum System One: is Europe ready?
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Quantum System One: is Europe ready?

With quantum start-ups now appearing across the globe and tech giants such as IBM edging ever ...

Creating qubits: Making progress with photonics
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Creating qubits: Making progress with photonics

Forward spoke with Jelmer Renema of Dutch firm QuiX about why photonics technology has so much ...

Creating qubits: a hot lead at ColdQuanta
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Creating qubits: a hot lead at ColdQuanta

Mark Saffman tells Forward why an atomic approach has all the hallmarks of a winning quantum ...

Shock treatment: what’s behind the race to crack quantum?
Andrew Fearnside - April 15, 2021

Shock treatment: what’s behind the race to crack quantum?

As the UK begins work towards realising world-beating ambitions, Forward set out to learn just what ...

PsiQuantum expect commercial quantum computer by 2025
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PsiQuantum expect commercial quantum computer by 2025

By 2025, the team from secretive quantum computing firm PsiQuantum will have a commercial quantum ...

Quantum braiding: an introduction to topological quantum computing
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Quantum braiding: an introduction to topological quantum computing

In our previous blog, ‘Noisy quantum computing: overcoming quantum decoherence’, we discussed the ...

Britain launches largest industry-led project to commercialise the use of quantum computing
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Britain launches largest industry-led project to commercialise the use of quantum computing

On 6 November 2020, Britain launched its largest industry-led quantum computing project, DISCOVERY, ...

Post-quantum cryptography – a new hope
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Post-quantum cryptography – a new hope

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Noisy quantum computing: overcoming quantum decoherence
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Noisy quantum computing: overcoming quantum decoherence

Anticipated as the next great leap in human technology, quantum computing promises to revolutionise ...

Quantum computing: Why qubits have consequences for IP
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Quantum computing: Why qubits have consequences for IP

As part of our Thought Leaders series, Mewburn Ellis Senior Associate Andrew Fearnside explores ...

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