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2020-06-15 | |
发布年 | 2020 |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | 英国 |
领域 | 气候变化 ; 资源环境 |
正文(英文) | £70 million funding to secure UK position as a world-leader in quantum technologyThe government has announced 38 new UK projects that will benefit from more than £70 million government investment to help mark the start of Quantum Tech Digital Week.
Science Minister Amanda Solloway has today (Monday 15 June) announced 38 new UK projects that will benefit from more than £70 million government investment to help mark the start of Quantum Tech Digital Week. The new projects aim to solve global challenges and address key industrial challenges, from developing batteries for electric vehicles to innovating energy storage systems that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions, via the use of advanced quantum technologies. The technologies that have transformed our lives - the building blocks of modern computers, the mobile phone, the laser, the MRI scanner – are all products of quantum science. This involves harnessing the unique ways that light and matter behave at tiny atomic or subatomic levels. A new generation of quantum technologies exploit breakthroughs in the way that we are able to precisely manipulate and measure these special properties, to engineer quantum devices - like sensors and computers - with dramatically enhanced functionality and performance. Today’s significant cash injection will help drive forward quantum technologies and ensure the UK becomes a world-leader in this emerging field. One project being led by Adaptix, a medical imaging company, in collaboration with the University of Manchester will use enhanced imaging to allow surgeons to effectively differentiate between healthy tissues and tumours in cancer surgery. In addition, QLM, a start-up from Bristol, in collaboration with BP and the National Grid will use the funds to develop quantum enabled gas sensors that detect industrial leaks, helping to prevent natural gas being lost to the atmosphere and contributing to greenhouse gas emissions. The funding forms part of the government’s commitment to increase research and development investment to 2.4% of GDP. Speaking at the Quantum Tech Digital Congress, Science Minister Amanda Solloway said:
The £70 million government investment is part of its Quantum Technologies Challenge, led by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). The projects involve over 80 companies and nearly 30 universities and research organisations across the UK including the University of Glasgow, University College London and the National Physical Laboratory. Other quantum technology projects receiving funding include:
UKRI Challenge Director Roger McKinlay said:
The investment is part of a wider package delivered by The National Quantum Technologies Programme which is set to see more than £1 billion of public and private investment over its lifetime. The grants that have been awarded will be matched with over £30 million of private investment into the sector, driving the UK’s leading position in quantum technologies. Notes to editors£153 million of funding for Quantum technologies was announced by the Government in June 2019 as part of Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund wave 3 quantum challenge, to promote the commercialisation of quantum technologies. Half of this funding is now committed to projects and companies. The 38 projects have been awarded grants from the Quantum Technologies Challenge in 2020. The projects are at different stages – some are underway, others are still subject to terms and conditions checks.
Published 15 June 2020
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