On 11 November the Government introduced the National Security and Investment Bill into Parliament. Subject to Parliamentary approval, the Bill will update the Government’s powers to scrutinise and intervene in business transactions, such as takeovers, to protect national security. The Bill proposes to create a mandatory notification requirement for certain types of transactions in key sensitive sectors, of...

The National Meeting of Optics (RNO) is a triennial congress organized by the Spanish Society of Optics (SEDOPTICA), which has a long history of more than 30 years. An average of 200 professionals from different specialties of Optics and Photonics in Spain converge in each RNO and it is where the latest scientific and technological advances...

Quantum Science and Technologies have a huge potential to impact established industrial sectors, building new emerging industries and niche segments and creating economic value. The ongoing progress on building quantum computers, together with the push of quantum technologies including secure communication, sensing and quantum simulations are complemented by the vast family of emerging quantum materials (2D...

This will be a follow-on to the first EQTC conference held in Grenoble, France in 2019. EQTC 2021 will provide full coverage of the most prominent and recent advances in European and International quantum technology activities across basic sciences, communication, computing, simulation and sensing/metrology. The conference program addresses a wide range of topics in quantum...