SIO442: Is Quantum Technology Actually Better?

SIO442: Is Quantum Technology Actually Better?

Author: seriouspod.com April 24, 2024 Duration: 45:21

In honor of World Quantum Day (April 14th), Quantum Anne is here to discuss when quantum is better, when it's worse, and when it could honestly go either way.

Quantum Sensing
Quantum Computing Overview
100 Years of Quantum!

For ideas on how to celebrate World Quantum Day, check out: https://www.quantum.gov/world-quantum-day/! Anne made cake (photo attached), that represents a Hadamard gate.  It turns a |0> or a |1> into a (|0> +|1>)÷2 - a qubit into a superposition of two states.

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