Which global navigation system uses atomic clocks?
Chapter 1

The birth of the quantum

Chapter 2

Particles behaving badly

Chapter 3

Spooky connections across space

Chapter 4

Quantum tech in your pocket

YOUR GOAL

Master of Inside the quantum world

Ch 4 · Quantum tech in your pocket
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swimstereo The supercomputers of tomorrow

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swimstereo Quantum Tech in Your Pocket

To store your photos, electrons in your pocket tunnel straight through a solid wall.

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swimstereo Keeping time with atomic precision

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The supercomputers of tomorrow

swimstereo Quantum computers use qubits instead of regular bits to solve complex calculations in seconds instead of millennia.

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How quantum physics saves lives

swimstereo Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) machines use quantum spin to look inside the human body without surgery.

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Pocket Particle Pal
BETA

swimstereo Match and bond subatomic particles to discover how the universe is built.

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Fun Fact

Silicon power: Without quantum mechanics, we could not design transistors, meaning modern smartphones and computers would not exist.

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Glossary
transistor (noun)
A semiconductor device used to amplify or switch electrical signals and power. In 1947, Bell Labs engineers invented this component, which now operates by the billions inside modern smartphones.

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Gossip

Which quantum technology are you most excited to see mature?

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Quiz

What quantum-based medical machine uses the spin of hydrogen protons to map the inside of the human body?

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swimstereo How quantum physics saves lives

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Quiz

Roughly how long does it take for a modern atomic clock to lose or gain a single second?

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swimstereo The laser in your grocery scanner

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Quiz

Why can quantum computers solve certain complex problems much faster than classical supercomputers?

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Quiz

What quantum device, found in grocery scanners, produces a highly concentrated beam of synchronized photons?

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Quiz

What is the basic unit of information in a quantum computer called?

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Quiz

Which electronic component, designed using quantum mechanics, acts as a tiny switch in all modern computer chips?

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Quiz

Which global navigation system relies on the microsecond precision of atomic clocks to pinpoint your location?

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Quiz

Which element's atomic vibrations are most commonly used to define the precise length of a second in atomic clocks?

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