Quantum Technologies

Quantum technologies take advantage of quantum effects, such as quantum entanglement and superposition, to enhance the performance of existing applications or enable new capabilities. By exploiting quantum behaviour of photons, electrons, atoms, and condensed matter, they have the potential to:

• deliver increased information processing power
• secure communications
• achieve high-precision positioning, navigation, and timing
• greatly improve sensing and detection

This has the potential to revolutionize sectors such as information technology, health, defence, manufacturing, and transport.

To overcome tremendous challenges in implementation and fulfil its potential, scientists, engineers, and leaders in industry need to come together to find the right solutions to make Quantum technologies a reality. Research Directions: Quantum Technologies community supports researchers throughout the entire innovation process and fosters truly multidisciplinary collaboration to advance this field.

Research Directions: Quantum technologies community is a space to discover and contribute to the Questions shaping the field of quantum technology. Find out more about the associated journal here[opens in a new tab].

If this is your field, shape this community by:

• Submitting early or supplementary outputs, typically non-peer reviewed, that help answer the published questions. All outputs have a DOI and therefore are discoverable and citable.
• Suggesting future questions for publication. If the advisory council and executive board accept your suggestion, you will be the author of the Question. Please use the discussion forum for this or contact us on QuantumTechnologies@cambridge.org.
• Discussing other researchers’ question suggestions and other researchers’ outputs in the forum.

Suggesting how we can make this community and the associated journal work for you by contacting us on QuantumTechnologies@cambridge.org.