quantumdevicedevelopment
nounUK /ˈkwɒntəm dɪˈvaɪs dɪˈvɛləpmənt/
US /ˈkwɑːntəm dɪˈvaɪs dɪˈvɛləpmənt/
The work of making new machines that use tiny quantum rules to do clever jobs.
The lab's quantumdevicedevelopment team built a tiny sensor that can detect faint magnetic fields.
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2. The branch of applied physics focused on designing and improving devices that rely on quantum effects.
She studied quantumdevicedevelopment to learn how superconducting circuits are made.
3. The process of turning quantum research ideas into working prototypes and products.
Funding for quantumdevicedevelopment helped move the experiment from the lab bench to a usable chip.
4. The engineering field concerned with building hardware for quantum computers, sensors, and communication systems.
Quantumdevicedevelopment now includes work on photonic links for secure networks.