The ACU Engineering and Physics Department welcomes Dr. Chris Monroe on Tuesday, March 21st. He will lecture in Hallbert-Walling Room 101 from 6-10 p.m. This is an open lecture for anyone. The details for his lecture are below.
PUBLIC LECTURE
TITLE: Quantum Technology: Putting Weirdness to Use
ABSTRACT: Quantum information science in the 21st century links two pillars
of 20th century thought: information theory and quantum mechanics. This new field exploits the bizarre features of quantum mechanics — uncertainty,entanglement, and measurement — to perform tasks that are impossible using conventional means, such as computing with unseemly amounts of data, and teleportation of quantum systems over remote distances. We anticipate that exotic quantum hardware such as individual trapped atoms, quantum dots in solids, and superconducting loops of wire will not only find their way into 21st century technology, but they will also bring quantum weirdness to the forefront and stimulate new ways of thinking about foundational aspects of the physical world.