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Research and evidence

The research behind Quantum Technologies: the questions it asks, the models and measurements it uses, how uncertainty is stated and how a result is reviewed and reproduced before it is published.

01Sequence

The order things happen in.

  1. 01Draftsources cited, labels attached
  2. 02Evidence checkevery value traced
  3. 03Independent reviewconflicts declared
  4. 04Editionpublished with its limits
  5. 05Correctiona new version, never a silent edit
02Questions

What the research asks.

  1. 01

    Quantum computing

    Hardware, algorithms and actual maturity.

  2. 02

    Quantum sensing

    Measurement, navigation and Earth-science applications.

  3. 03

    Quantum communications

    Communications research and deployment limits.

  4. 04

    Post quantum cryptography

    Transition security and algorithm standards.

  5. 05

    Quantum and materials

    Chemistry and materials simulation.

  6. 06

    Quantum workforce

    Research capacity and scarce skills.

03Open questions

What quantum research cannot yet answer well enough for decisions.

Quantum risk analysis has to separate what has been demonstrated from what is projected. The agenda is about cryptographic transition, sensing applications and the workforce and supply chains the field depends on.

  • How long will large organisations need to migrate to post-quantum cryptography, and what slows them? See post-quantum cryptography.
  • Where could quantum sensing improve navigation, timing and subsurface observation? See quantum sensing.
  • What capabilities do current quantum computers demonstrably have? See quantum computing.
  • Which materials and components constrain the field’s supply chain? See quantum and materials.
04Evidence

Every result keeps its label.

Results are labelled as observed, published statistics, estimated, modelled, forecast, scenario or expert judgement. Missing data is shown as missing, never filled silently.

Methods

Methods and uncertainty

How results are produced and where they stop

Sources

Source and data register

Where data comes from and on what terms

Publications

Reviewed outputs

Citable work with its editorial status

05Sources

Where this page’s references lead.

The bodies and documents this page is read against. Status and editions change; each link goes to the issuing body.

06Pages

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07Questions and answers

Questions and answers.

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