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SUMMARY:Harnessing the quantum world — can lab experiments become practi
 cal technologies? - Professor Simon Benjamin\, University of Oxford
DTSTART:20181128T200000Z
DTEND:20181128T210000Z
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CONTACT:Fionn Bishop
DESCRIPTION:The effort to develop practical quantum technology is ramping 
 up worldwide\, with the UK and other governments recently announcing hundr
 eds of millions of dollars worth of investment. Some say this is premature
 ! Are we now sure that complex quantum systems can be adequately controlle
 d\, and sufficiently scaled\, that they will be useful outside the lab? I 
 will argue that the answer is "yes". After reviewing recent achievements i
 n experiments\, theory and applications\, I will describe the Q5:50 machin
 e that the Oxford-led National Quantum Hub is working towards in the UK. M
 ore importantly\, I'll try to offer an answer to the question "What would 
 the first generation of such machines be useful for?"
LOCATION:Wolfson Lecture Theatre\,  Department of Chemistry\, Lensfield Ro
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