A £14m funding award for quantum sensor technology has also been announced

System has been named Mary Coombs

System will be housed at the Irish Centre for High-End Computing

Looking to engage with supercomputer manufacturers and hardware providers

Government data says UK chip sector is expected to grow by 75 percent by 2030

Plus some other quantum news from the week

System will be integrated with Nvidia Grace Hopper superchip

System installed as part of the center’s quantum testbed program

Room-temperature system is more efficient at solving certain problems than binary digital computer 

Will partner with Nvidia at company’s Accelerated Quantum Research Center

Recommendations focus on boosting skills, finance and investment, and infrastructure

System will be used to support UK government’s five ‘Quantum Missions’

Comments made on company’s Q1 2026 earnings call

Mullally served as UK government advisor before joining quantum firm in 2022

Built by HPE and powered by Nvidia GPUs, the system offers 23 exaflops of AI compute

HX2 system will be deployed later this year

First photonic quantum system installed in a UK public sector facility

Roadmap based on quantum computing’s transition beyond physical to logical era

Successful applicant could be eligible for UK government funding

Company says achievement marks a “significant first step” towards building near-zero energy chips

Second time deadline has been extended

Center set to receive £5.6m in funding over next four years

UK government also announced funding to boost semiconductor skills

Investment will allow company to grow its EM-2 product portfolio