Over the last few weeks I’ve delved into the rapidly advancing field of quantum technologies, exploring the histories, applications and geopolitics of what’s often referred to as the “3rd quantum revolution” [1]. I’ve been helped in this by artist and quantum physicist, Libby Heaney, and a number of other experts
When Pieter Vermaas was recently asked to speak at a conference on quantum computing, he was posed the following question: Will society reject quantum technology? To Vermaas, this was the wrong question. “The mindset is, ‘Okay, we are developing the technology. Then, society is potentially burning down.’ That kind of
Image Courtesy: Jamie Stoker He’s been called the “poet of physics” – and has devoted large parts of his life to explaining what appears on the surface to be the unexplainable. Rovelli’s book, Helgoland, attempts to make sense of the muddle that is quantum mechanics by telling the stories of
In the near future, quantum computers could contribute significantly towards the development of clean technologies. Could is the operative word – you see, it’s not yet certain whether a sufficiently robust computer of this type can be built in the next ten to twenty years. We spoke to quantum expert
Whether it is automatic speech recognition, self-driving cars or medical research: our need for computing power is constantly on the rise. Yet, the possibilities for increasing the performance of microchips will soon have reached their limit. So where do we go from here? It has been over 50 years since