Intuitively, the theory of quantum mechanics doesn’t fit with many of the laws we are familiar with from classical physics. It is especially hard to imagine how a particle can be in ‘two states at once’. Yet, this principle is one of the keys to this revolutionary technology that is changing the world.
A century ago, unsatisfied with classical explanations about the strange behavior of particles, physicists opened a new branch of physics: quantum mechanics. The United Nations has chosen 2025 as the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology, to celebrate 100 years since the initial development of quantum theory.
Quantum science provides a powerful and detailed description of matter, on which virtually all modern technology depends. And the more we learn about the quantum world, the closer we are getting to having functional quantum computers. These computers have immense computing power and can perform complex calculations exponentially faster than classical computers. Thanks to quantum computers we could make great strides in science, such as developing personalized medicine and finding new solutions to our energy needs.
Quantum physicist Anne-Marije Zwerver will guide you through the world of qubits, entanglement, superposition and other quantum properties crucial to quantum computing. She will explain how a quantum chip is built and how, since qubits perform calculations in a fundamentally different way than we are used to, not only new hardware but also new algorithms need to be developed for quantum computing.
Dr. Anne-Marije Zwerver is a postdoctoral researcher at QuTech in Delft and the CEO and founder of Groove Quantum, a QuTech spinoff that focusses on realizing the most scalable quantum processor. She is a frequent public speaker on all things quantum, both through public lectures and for national media.
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