Quantum tech to hit the streets

• Autores: Jacob Aron
• Localización: New scientist, ISSN 0262-4079, Nº. 3043, 2015, págs. 10-11
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • After decades of being stuck in the lab, quantum science is about to emerge as a technology that will impact humans' everyday life. If ambitious plans succeed, by 2020 the UK could host the world's most powerful quantum computer, a secure quantum network spanning the country, and numerous other quantum-powered industries. This mission kicked off in 2013, when UK chancellor George Osborne announced a L270 million investment in quantum technologies. Researchers are now setting up hubs to focus on particular areas--computing, communications, sensing and imaging--and aim to deliver useful quantum devices within five years, starting in 2015.