Join David Jamieson as he explores his work in quantum technology and examines how we plan to build the first quantum machines.

Watch the Q&A for this video here: https://youtu.be/gnf9eH4WjQM
Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe

Einstein's most revolutionary idea, the quantum of light, led to the concept of a radical new type of computer. This computer would use the strange rules of quantum mechanics to process information encoded in quantum bits, otherwise called qubits.

In this talk, you will learn more about how these large-scale devices can solve important problems that cannot be solved by conventional machines. And about some of the formidable scientific and engineering hurdles that would need to be overcome, through the use of unprecedented precision to manipulate and interrogate single atoms.

This conference was filmed at Ri on July 5, 2022.

00:00 Conference plan
3:23 A retrospective of the computer age
11:29 The first quantum revolution
16:58 Demonstration of Einstein's photoelectric effect
11:30 p.m. Discovery of the core
27:41 Discovery of spin
35:28 'There's plenty of room down there'
39:36 The start of a second quantum revolution
51:15 The scary quantum state
54:17 Maintaining order in a large-scale device

David Jamieson is Professor of Physics at the University of Melbourne. He holds a PhD from Melbourne and has completed postdoctoral fellowships at Caltech (USA) and the University of Oxford (UK).

David has served terms as a school principal and president of the Australian Institute of Physics. His research expertise in ion beam physics has been applied to test some of the key functions of a revolutionary quantum computer built in silicon at the ARC Center for Quantum Computing and Communication Technologies.

In 2020, David was awarded a Wolfson Visiting Fellowship from the Royal Society to work on new ideas for engineering silicon with single atoms. He is also a member of the Australian Institute of Physics and the Institute of Physics (UK).

—
A very special thank you to our Patreon supporters who help make these videos possible, in particular:
Andy Carpenter, William Hudson, Richard Hawkins, Thomas Gønge, Don McLaughlin, Jonathan Sturm, Microslav Jarábek, Michael Rops, Supalak Foong, Efkinel·lo, Martin Paull, Ben Wynne-Simmons, Ivo Danihelka, Paulina Barren, Kevin Winoto, Jonathan Killin , Taylor Hornby, Rasiel Suarez, Stephan Giersche, William Billy Robillard, Scott Edwardsen, Jeffrey Schweitzer, Frances Dunne, jonas.app, Tim Karr, Adam Leos, Alan Latteri, Matt Townsend, John C. Vesey, Andrew McGhee, Robert Reinecke, Paul Brown, Lasse T Stendan, David Schick, Joe Godenzi, Dave Ostler, Osian Gwyn Williams, David Lindo, Roger Baker, Greg Nagel, Rebecca Pan.

—
The Ri is on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheRoyalInstitution
and Twitter: http://twitter.com/ri_science
and Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/royalinstitution
and TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ri_science
Listen to the Ri podcast: https://anchor.fm/ri-science-podcast
Our editorial policy: https://www.rigb.org/editing-ri-talks-and-moderating-comments
Subscribe for the latest scientific videos: http://bit.ly/RiNewsletter

Product links on this page may be affiliate links, meaning it won't cost you anything extra, but we may earn a small commission if you decide to purchase through the link.

Please take the opportunity to connect and share this video with your friends and family if you find it useful.