Ramsay seminar (January 2020)
Ramsay Seminar
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- What? Quantum 2.0
- Who? Dr. Andrew Ramsay – web & mail.
- Where? Wulfruna building (city campus), room MA030
- When? Monday 27 January 2020, refreshments are available from 7.00pm, lecture starts at 7.30pm, we finish by 9.00pm.
- Why? IOP Evening Lecture on quantum technology
- How? The talk is one hour and open to questions — refreshments will be served.
- Chair: Dr. Elena del Valle
- Registration: (optional but recommended for catering) [ Get me some drinks].
Abstract: The minimum feature size in the CPU of your phone or laptop is now about 7nm, or 20 atoms of Silicon. This is close to the physical limit of one atom. The CPU is an affordable wonder of the world. Since the exponential growth in computing power, the main driver of the information age, is slowing down, scientists started to think about the physical limitations of computing. One theme to emerge was quantum information. What if, rather than devices to process bits of information using quantum mechanical principles, instead, the information itself is quantum? If you can harness quantum superposition and entanglement, what new technologies are possible? For the last 20 years, inspired by the possibilities, scientists and engineers have made great strides in the construction and control of quantum devices. In this talk, Dr. Ramsay from the Hitachi labs will introduce the key concepts in quantum information for a lay audience, discuss some of the technologies, such as computing, cryptography, and clocks that may emerge, and give a personal perspective on how this field is reshaping and testing our understanding of quantum mechanics.
