We are an EU-funded consortium of scientists investigating the thermodynamics of precision measurement using quantum systems. Spanning five European countries, our partners collaborate to identify fundamental limits and reveal new design principles for energy-efficient and precise quantum measuring devices.
The burgeoning quantum technology revolution promises a paradigm shift in the way that we generate, process, and communicate information. Technologies such as quantum computation and quantum sensing are enabled by our ability to control and measure quantum systems with exquisite precision. Such precise measurement and control consume power, meaning that the large-scale deployment of quantum technologies will come at an increasingly large energetic and environmental cost. It is therefore vitally important to develop more energy-efficient devices for precise quantum measurement that can operate at the nanoscale.