The three-day event created a fun, vibrant and collaborative environment for ten teams of hackers to explore real-world problems that support business growth while also benefitting the wider world

In the zone: The UK’s Quantum Hackathon brings together teams of graduate students and early-career researchers to explore quantum solutions to industry-relevant problems (Courtesy: NQCC)" title="Click to open image in popup" href="https://physicsworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/2026-nqcc-na-main-image.jpg"> In the zone: The UK’s Quantum Hackathon brings together teams of graduate students and early-career researchers to explore quantum solutions to industry-relevant problems (Courtesy: NQCC)

The UK Quantum Hackathon, organized by the National Quantum Computing Centre (NQCC), has become an annual highlight for the UK’s quantum community.…