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Run for Your Light

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Oxford Sparks: bringing science to life
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You may have heard the word “quantum” bandied around a lot. But what does it mean? In this animation we take a look at how the photon – the quantum particle of light – is being harnessed to help create new technologies like quantum computers.
To do this researchers need to be able to create and use photons, bits of light, one at a time - it's no mean feat. Find out some of the different ways they can do this and how it might change our world.

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Oxford Sparks: bringing science to life
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Robert Taylor
Steven Kolthammer
Josh Nunn
Keywords
Physics
light
quantum
quantum bits
quantum computers
technology
Department: Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences (MPLS)
Date Added: 12/04/2016
Duration: 00:02:44

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