Photarix: Demonstrating game-changing, room-temperature, telecoms-wavelength single photon sources for ubiquitous quantum-secure encryption

Project funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) (Innovate UK, Collaborative R&D), research institution: LANCASTER UNIVERSITY. Award value (Gateway to Research): GBP 59,983, as stated by the source. Runs 2025-09-01 to 2026-02-28. Source: Gateway to Research (UK Research and Innovation) (national funding data, not CORDIS).

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AI-assisted summary: The Photarix project, funded by UK Research and Innovation, aims to develop room-temperature, telecoms-wavelength single photon sources for quantum-secure encryption. It is conducted by Lancaster University with an award value of GBP 59,983, running from September 1, 2025, to February 28, 2026. Suggested technology pillar: communication. Generated by AI from the public source text; it may contain errors and the original source is authoritative.