L’avenir est quantique, et il doit être « parfait » si nous devons y investir notre sécurité et nos données.
Lorsqu’on voit des personnes âgées utiliser des applications de transactions bancaires en ligne pour payer leurs factures, on sait que le monde est devenu numérique. Thomas Jennewein, membre de l’Institut d’informatique quantique (IQC) et professeur au Département de physique et d’astronomie de l’Université de Waterloo, a vu la communication numérique devenir dominante, tout comme les transactions bancaires numériques. Et cela le préoccupe.
Une expérience vient de montrer qu’une intrication parfaite à l’aide d’une boîte quantique est possible — à condition d’avoir le bon photodétecteur. Des détecteurs plus rapides ayant une gigue temporelle et des bruits de comptage ultrafaibles pourraient bientôt ouvrir la voie à des applications pratiques de l’intrication.
The Physics of Information lab, led by Professor Achim Kempf, was awarded one of the 2018 Google Faculty Research Awards. Kempf’s lab focuses on the physics of information, a wide research field that ranges from general relativity and quantum theory to information theory and artificial intelligence (AI).
An experiment has discovered that perfect entanglement with a quantum dot is possible – with the right photodetector. Faster detectors with ultra-low timing jitter and dark counts may soon pave the way to practical entanglement applications.
The Quantum Innovators in science and engineering workshop brings together the most promising young researchers in quantum physics and engineering. Guests are invited for a four-day conference aimed at exploring the frontier of our field.
The future is quantum, and it needs to be “perfect” if we are going to trust our security and data with it.
“Quantum physics” has taken its position with “rocket science” in pop culture as a shorthand for frighteningly complicated science. Quantum physics has also taken on a sort of magical connotation in fiction, with features like entanglement, superposition, and tunneling, spurring imagination. But where does the science draw the line? How much is joyful speculation, and how much is disregard for reality? And if it’s always seen as either magical or scary, how does that affect the perception of quantum science?
The Quantum Shorts film festival is delighted to announce its three top prize winners, selected from a shortlist of ten incredible short films inspired by quantum physics. The Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC), is a scientific partner of the festival.
Angela Mondou, author, entrepreneur and founder of ICE Leadership Inc., shared her insight into technology commercialization at the CryptoWorks21 Distinguished Lecture March 12.