The Quantum Technology in Your Pocket

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You might not know that you use quantum technologies every day pretty much constantly. Here I have summarised five of them, but there are many others. Quantum physics is often seen as a weird part of physics, far removed from our every day lives but this couldn’t be further from the truth. The entire modern world exists because of our understanding of quantum physics!

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Some links to interesting info if you would like to find out more:
Forbes: What has quantum mechanics ever done for us.

Scientific American interview.

Smithsonian practical uses of quantum mechanics.

Phys.org quantum technologies

LCD vs LED screens

How an LED works

Difference between CCD and CMOS

Invention of the transistor.

History of semiconductors.

Veritasium explains transistors well

Explanation of a photodetector

Hyperfine splitting of a caesium atom

Helium Neon Laser

LEDs

Energy Bands


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