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It’s big quantum time

Sir Peter Knight, described as "one of the UK’s most influential scientists and leaders of scientific policy" by his peers, tells Nature Photonics about the many hats he is wearing now in pushing quantum research and technologies in the UK and beyond.

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Won, R. It’s big quantum time. Nat. Photon. 19, 118–119 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41566-025-01626-z

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