NSF backs quantum sensor network research with $600,000 grant

Stony Brook and the University of Hawaiʻi are getting $600,000 from the National Science Foundation over three years to develop smarter quantum sensor networks. The project will combine entanglement, photonics, and new types of quantum nodes—so sensors can work together instead of alone. The end goal: pick up on weak, complex signals for use in everything from environmental monitoring to magnetic imaging and secure communications.

• $600,000 NSF grant funds three-year research effort
• Focus on networked, entangled quantum sensors
• Photonic and semiconductor-based nodes under investigation
• Potential uses include ocean monitoring and medical imaging