Institute of Nanotechnology

Cold atoms for quantum technology

Researchers from the National Physical Laboratory, University of Strathclyde, Imperial College London and University of Glasgow have developed a portable way to produce ultracold atoms for quantum technology and quantum information processing.... Read more...

Quantum information: Computing with a single nuclear spin in silicon

A research team, including members from the London Centre for Nanotechnology (LCN), has created the first working quantum bit based on the nuclear spin of a single phosphorus atom in silicon, opening the door for dramatically improved data processing in ultra-powerful quantum computers of the future.... Read more...

LESL launches start up challenge to celebrate 25th anniversary

Marking 25 years of supporting business growth in Scotland, LESL is launching the Enterprise Challenge 2013, a competition to find Scotland's next big start up.... Read more...

Could the 'science of the very small' be the answer to the world's big problems?

A successful project to educate school pupils across Bristol and South Gloucestershire about nanotechnology has climaxed in a debate about whether the manipulation of very small particles could be the answer to the world's energy problems.... Read more...