EQUS' research portfolio
To build a useful quantum machine, three key aspects must first be understood: what materials must be used, how it will interface with the world, and what are the underlying rules governing it? This takes a combination of theoretical and experimental research—an area in which EQUS has excelled.
Recognising these requirements, EQUS’s research portfolio was divided into three inter-related programs, which focus on different aspects of building quantum machines:
- Creating the materials from which quantum machines may be built (Designer quantum materials)
- Enabling quantum machines to interact with their environment (Diagnostic & Imaging)
- Designing and manipulating quantum machines with hundreds of individual components (Engines and Instruments)
The outcomes of these programs enabled the launch of two flagship research projects, also described further below: 1KQubits and Quantum Clocks.
EQUS’ Translational Research Program (TRP) could be considered a third flagship of the Centre.
Designer Quantum Materials
Quantum mechanics permits far more exotic states of matter than the gases, liquids, solids, and plasmas used in current technology.
Quantum-Enabled Diagnostics and Imaging
Developing prototypes of the sensing and imaging components required for quantum machines to interact with their environments.
Quantum Engines and Instruments
Integrating the components of a quantum machine into functioning devices
1kQubit Flagship
Developing the foundations for a useful, fault-tolerant quantum processor.
Quantum Clock Flagship
Hardware, architecture and theoretical foundations for better clock technologies.
