Text by Nina Beier / Interview with Ulrich Eberl / Photo: Y. Colombe/NIST There has been a lot of talk lately about quantum technologies. Among other things, the EU has created the Quantum Flagship, which …
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Quantum computers – is the hype justified? (Interview with Ulrich Eberl)
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Quantum computers – a new type of computer
Text: Nina Beier / Picture: IBM Our computers are getting faster and faster. And: They are also becoming smaller. Nowadays, almost everyone carries their own small computer in their trouser pocket. Today’s smartphones weigh only …
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Quantum in LEDs – let there be light!
Cost-effective, efficient and durable – light-emitting diodes or LEDs for short have almost completely replaced conventional light bulbs. But what is behind the miracle lamps? Plain and simple: (quantum) physics! After we have dealt in …
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A journey into the small universe: great quanta!
Wouldn’t it be fascinating to be in several places at once? In our everyday life this seems hard to imagine, and yet such effects occur on the scale of the smallest particles, the atoms and …