On Thursday 03 November 2016 EPSRC's National Quantum Technology Hubs, working with the National Quantum Technologies Programme partners, successfully delivered the second Quantum Technologies Showcase event and demonstrated the technological progress arising from the national research programme.
The event received over 600 registrations from industry, academia and government, double the number applying for the first showcase last year. Thirty nine exhibits demonstrated the collaborative nature of the programme involving academia, industry and government partners and included demonstrators from a range of investments made as part of the National Programme including the Quantum Technology Hubs, Industry and the National Physical Laboratory.
The Government's Chief Scientific Adviser, Sir Mark Walport, used the showcase to launch the Blackett review 'Quantum Age: technological opportunities' which concludes with eleven important recommendations. The first states, There is a strong case for continuing the UK National Quantum Technologies Programme to maintain our world-leading position in a promising and now globally emerging area of technology....
