Technology Convergence Report 2025

Quantum enhanced measurement The combination of quantum-enhanced precision instruments integrates quantum principles with measurement technology, improving our ability to measure physical properties with unprecedented accuracy. This approach is crucial in quantum positioning, navigation and timing (QPNT), as well as in medical research. Modern atomic clocks, using quantum effects, lose less than a second over the entire age of the universe. These clocks support GPS accuracy and can even provide an alternative to GPS through quantum magnetometers – devices that detect changes in magnetic fields with extreme precision – to create a unique fingerprint of the earth’s magnetic field for precise geopositioning. Such accuracy also underpins financial trading and telecommunications synchronization. In medicine, quantum-enhanced magnetic sensors detect weak neural signals with superior sensitivity, improving brain activity studies. By expanding measurement capabilities rather than just refining them, quantum technology is redefining precision across multiple fields. 2 1 2 2 2 3 3Quantum- enhanced measurementQuantum materialsQuantum metrology Quantum sensorsSuperconducting materials Signal processing algorithmsMeasurement optimizationSingle-photon detectors Technology domain Quantum Advanced materials Artificial intelligence Maturity level 3 Product4 Commodity 1 Genesis2 Custom-builtN Quantum-enhanced measurement, integrating quantum sensing, advanced materials and AI are transforming aerospace and geophysics with ultra- precise sensing. Medical diagnostics benefit from enhanced imaging, while aerospace uses quantum sensors for navigation in GPS-denied environments. Geophysical exploration improves through high- sensitivity measurements. Industry Company Outcomes Aerospace and maritime industriesQ-CTRLQPNT enhances maritime navigation with more precise real-time positioning. Aerospace and defenceAOSenseQuantum-sensing solutions enable precise measurements of rotation, acceleration, time and frequency, and gravity and gravity gradients Technology Convergence Report 51