Is the Quantum Effect in Nanotechnology Compatible with Gravity? Gary Steele Thinks It Is
Finding Genius Podcast
Richard Jacobs
4.4 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 21 August 2020
⏱️ 40 minutes
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Summary
Professor Gary Steele works with quantum circuits and the compatibility of quantum mechanics with gravity through vibration and oscillation.
In this podcast he explores
- How quantum circuits function and what advantages they pose,
- How his lab is tackling quantum nanotechnology and features of nanotechnology materials by trying to harness gravity in quantum mechanics, and
- What are challenges to these endeavors and implications of achieving their goals.
Gary Steele is a professor in the Department of Quantum Nanoscience with the Kavli Institute of Nanoscience at the Delft University of Technology. This podcast discussion explores both the importance of quantum mechanics in nanotechnology and ground-breaking use of nanoscience and nanotechnology.
Professor Steele first discusses his lab's work with quantum circuits. He explains how these circuits are on chips, and while classic circuits can only process current flow in one direction at a time, quantum circuits can enable the current to flow in both directions at the same time: that's the advantage of quantum mechanics. These circuits can be used to make quantum computers, which have a supercharged ability for complex computations because of the ability to maintain 0 and 1 at the same time.
He's also working on groundbreaking steps in quantum mechanics, trying to make a mechanical element maintain a super position, or basically, work in two places at the same time. He explains this complex project as trying to cause one oscillating object to take on the appearance of two objects that would have a force of gravity on each other. In other words, this object would be exerting a force and not exerting a force at the same time.
He explains that this takes on the question regarding the compatibility of quantum mechanics and gravity. He thinks they are and explains what challenges and parameters need to be overcome that will get them closer to what they want to achieve.
For more, see his lab's website: steelelab.tudelft.nl/.
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| 0:44.4 | Podcast. Today I have Gary Steele, he's a professor, the Department of Quantum Nanoscience |
| 0:50.1 | in the Cavley Institute of Nanoscience at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. |
| 0:55.6 | So, Gary, thanks for coming. |
| 0:57.6 | My pleasure. |
| 0:58.6 | Yeah. |
| 0:59.6 | So what's, I see the topic is quantum circuits and mechanics. What's your research about? |
| 1:05.0 | So our research has two main focuses, as you can kind of see in the title. |
| 1:12.0 | Quantum circuits is one part of what we do, actually all the different |
| 1:16.8 | research we work on involves quantum circuits in some way. And then quantum circuits are little circuits that we make on a chip in a |
| 1:25.2 | clean room a bit like the chips that might be in your mobile phone. |
| 1:28.2 | Except we make them in a we do all sorts of tricks to be able to make these circuits behave in a quantum way and that's why we call them quantum. |
| 1:36.6 | What do you mean it? Yeah, so quantum circuit, do you mean it uses quantum mechanics to function or what do you mean? Indeed exactly so the idea let's say in your |
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