On Wednesday morning, 12 April, His Majesty the King Willem-Alexander and President Macron honoured the UvA's Faculty of Science with a visit. Prof. Florian Schreck and Prof. Professor Philippe Bouyer showed the King and the French president around t
On Wednesday morning, 12 April, His Majesty the King Willem-Alexander and President Macron honoured the UvA's Faculty of Science with a visit. Prof. Florian Schreck and Prof. Professor Philippe Bouyer showed the King and the French president around the UvA's Quantum Gases & Quantum Information Lab and talked about the promising possibilities of quantum technology. This was followed by a round table discussion with CEOs of Dutch and French companies. Groundbreaking
Sensors, the other quantum revolution
January 20, 2021CNRS
Medicine, civil engineering, telecommunications, natural resources management… Quantum sensors offering both unique sensitivity and accuracy are about to revolutionise detection in a number of fields.
Identifying every pipe and cavity beneath our cities, anticipating a volcanic eruption, or observing brain activity in the most minute detail, these are only some of the tantalising promises made by a new type of instrument with unprecedented sensitivity: quantum sensors. Of all the quantum technologies under development, they are among the most advanced, with some even emerging from the laboratory and reaching the market!
Exceptional sensitivity
As their name suggests, quantum sensors use the properties of quantum physics, the theory that describes phenomena on the atomic scale. Central to these devices are microscopic objects (photons, atoms, electrons, etc.) that physicists can now manipulate at will, and even place wi