Revealing Nature’s Quantum Compass (opens in new tab)

Yesterday marked the kickoff for the BBSRC’s funded Strategic Longer and Larger (sLoLa) scheme “Revealing Nature’s Quantum Compass”1. The sLoLa grants are a laudable endeavor by the UK government to fund “ambitious research projects that will deepen our understanding of life’s most fundamental processes”. It is wonderful to see the UK government taking seriously the importance of blue sky basic research, appreciating that asking deep questions is what drives scientific progress, often leading...