India, July 31 -- Technological advances in controlling the world of the ultra-small, made over the past few decades, have brought to fruition a field called "Quantum Sensing." While it has applicability in a wide variety of problems, medical-diagnostics and healthcare-innovation would be revolutionised. Quantum sensors are ultra-sensitive devices, capable of detecting the faintest of biological signals-be they magnetic, electric, thermal or even mechanical. They could enable game-changing applications in real-time diagnostics by detecting or measuring phenomena within single cells that were previously undetectable.

With a strategic investment in research, infrastructure, and translational pathways, India is today presented with a golden...