The way research in quantum technology will be taken forward has been laid out in a revised roadmap for the field.
Published today in the New Journal of Physics , leading European quantum researchers summarise the field's current status, and examine its challenges and goals.
In the roadmap:
Introducing the collection of articles, Dr. Max Riedel and Professor Tommasso Calarco note: "Within the last two decades, quantum technologies have made tremendous progress, moving from Nobel Prize-winning experiments on quantum physics into a cross-disciplinary field of applied research.
"One success factor for the rapid advancement of quantum technology is a well-aligned global research community with a common understanding of the challenges and goals. In Europe, this community has profited from several EC funded coordination projects, which, among other things, have coordinated the creation of a quantum technology roadmap.
"We hope this updated summary proves useful to our colleagues in the research community, as well as anyone with a broader interest in the progress of quantum technology."
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New Journal of Physics