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Clear as QuantumSecrets of the universe are shaping our futureDr Danni Holmes uses a special single-atom gun to implant “donor” atoms into silicon chips for quantum technology. Working at atomic scales has its challenges — even a sneeze in a cleanroom can derail weeks of effort! Danni is an excellent communicator, and her most unusual science outreach gig was doing live experiments over Antarctica. She will soon be touring Australia for the Marie Curie Lectures as part of an award from the Australian Institute of Physics. Danni shares a teaser: quantum science isn’t just about tiny particles, but about everything from why stars shine to...2025-06-3035 min

Clear as QuantumYour quantum futureDr Sol H. Jacobsen explores the fascinating world of spintronics — a field where quantum science already meets real-world applications. Sol is about to tour Australia for the Marie Curie Lectures as part of an award from the Australian Institute of Physics. Learn how manipulating electron spin opens doors to ultra-efficient information processing, and why this isn't just about quantum computing. We also dive into deeper territory: where does science end and philosophy begin? Sol discusses how quantum mechanics challenges our understanding of reality — and why these ideas matter to everyone, not just physicists.Whether you’re a se...2025-06-3036 min

Clear as QuantumQuantum printerEver wondered how the tiny processors in your phone or laptop are made? It all comes down to an ancient idea—writing on stone—taken to the most extreme level imaginable. Elliot Cheng is a Specialist Engineer in Nanolithography (aka tiny-stone-writing) at the University of Queensland’s Centre for Microscopy and Microanalysis. Using electron beams and extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lasers, he "prints" some of the smallest patterns in the world. This cutting-edge tech relies on quantum science and underpins the powerful, tiny computers we use every day.Have you ever dreamed of building things atom by atom...2025-04-1129 min

Ballet KroketBK S2 E25 Marten, Oopjen & AnselmDit zijn onze shownotes:Welkom bij aflevering 25 van het tweede seizoen van Ballet Kroket! We hebben het over alle dingen waarmee je het leven kunt vieren, versieren en verdiepen, kortom over alles op de lijn van ballet tot kroket.Je kunt onze opnames bijwonen, iedere maandagavond van 19:30 - 21 uur in Studio Kookhaven in Amsterdam Oost. Kom bijvoorbeeld op maandag 24 maart, dan maken we er een heel evenement van met de Ballet Kroket Huisband, de bar van Dick en de winkel van Lone én de mogelijkheid om bij Lone aan te s...2025-03-0649 min

Clear as QuantumLive - Celebrating quantum Ig NobilityWe present the inaugural, ultimate, and grand final EQUS Ig Nobel Prize!EQUS is coming towards an end, and there's plenty of Type 1 success to celebrate. But that is for another place, because the stories that end up being told and re-told (and re-told) with the most relish are invariably about Type 2 enjoyment. These incidents were not perhaps enjoyable in the moment but have grown to become our favourite anecdotes to share and reminisce about! Would you rather endure wildlife in the lab, a travel cancellation involving "second-hand" accommodation, a smoke-and-mirrors masterclass, biosecurity evasion, or an interstate...2024-12-1322 min

Ballet KroketS2 E12 - Aanrechtkastelen & BoezemvriendinnenWelkom bij aflevering 12 van het tweede seizoen van Ballet Kroket! We hebben het over alle dingen waarmee je het leven kunt vieren, versieren en verdiepen, kortom over alles op de lijn van ballet tot kroket. Host Francien Knorringa las De Gedichtenapotheek van Philip Huff. https://uitgeverijprometheus.nl/boeken/gedichtenapotheek-gebonden/ Host Jannekee Kuijper bezocht de tentoonstelling Jeroen Krabbé 80 - 8 Decennia In Beeld in het Cobramuseum. https://cobra-museum.nl/tentoonstelling/jeroen-krabbe-80-8-decennia-in-beeld/ En zij las Krabbé - Een Biografisch Portret dat Rosa Koelemeijer over hem schreef. https://www.rubinstein.nl/boeken/krabbe/ Gast Bas Robben schreef Ai...2024-11-2048 min

Clear as QuantumRoadtripping a quantum skipping ropeThis special episode recounts adventures from the 2024 National Quantum and Dark Matter Roadtrip - a science journey of more than 8000km across Australia! The roadtrip has become a significant annual National Science Week event, and this year it drove from Brisbane to Broome across the top of Australia. We visited numerous outback schools to share engaging presentations and hands-on activities, all designed to inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers. We also hosted pub quizzes and a community market stall! An adventure this big leads to plenty of stories, and we share some of our favourite a...2024-09-0529 min

Clear as QuantumQuantum torchLasers are everywhere, and David Coutts helps us explore some of the quantum ideas behind these amazing light sources.David is a professor at Macquarie University and has worked with numerous exciting lasers - including some that produce light in Aussie green-and-gold colours. It's fascinating to realise just how widely lasers are used, even if they're often a bit behind the scenes. They can also be quite exciting, with beams able to drill a hole in your eye or even blast rust off metal! David explains how lasers work and various ways they can be built.2024-08-0932 min

Clear as QuantumQuantum toasterKaren Livesey talks about the quantum side of hot glowing things, revealing that quantum has been ubiquitous since the dawn of time. Karen is an Associate Professor at the University of Newcastle and has taught many students about how hot things glow in process called "blackbody radiation". Not only is this phenomenon thoroughly quantum, but it was actually one of the things that first led to the development of quantum theories in science. This is the first episode in a season exploring ubiquitous technologies that rely on quantum science, and Karen expertly explains kitchen toasters, sunlight, and...2024-08-0231 min

The Searchers PodcastNavigating Science and Spirituality with James Bennet | 54"In this intellectually charged episode of The Searchers Podcast, we sit down with the brilliant physicist James S. Bennett, currently unraveling the mysteries of quantum optomechanics at the ARC Centre for Engineered Quantum Systems (EQUS), The University of Queensland.Join us as we embark on a riveting exploration, diving headfirst into the profound intersection of science and spirituality. At (01:19), James candidly shares his experiences navigating the realms of science and his spiritual beliefs, offering a unique perspective on the age-old debate between belief in science and belief in God.The conversation takes an intriguing turn at (43:55), where we delve...2024-01-281h 43

Clear as QuantumLive - Disentangling quantumified shoelacesIn this live podcast event, we switch up our theme for Season 2 (coming soon) to talk about things that loudly claim to be quantum—but are they? Marketing gurus are alert to the appeal of "quantum", and many products use this buzzword to catch attention. Armed with a brief revision of what makes things really quantum, we have a go at working out how various items live up to this label. Have you heard of quantum batteries, dish-washing soap, TVs, shoes, fridges, and even motivational self-help? Some of these are totally valid, and others are more of a h...2023-12-1337 min

Clear as QuantumRephasingIt's been a long time without episodes, but we've "rephased" our podcast to restore coherence! Season 2 is coming soon, but this is a bonus episode to catch up on some highlights from the world of Quantum Science. Instead of interview guests we have two new co-hosts to introduce: Tim talks about nano-scale trampoline computers and an air-raid siren in his lab, and Jacinta shares her passion for quantum devices and emergent wormholes. The 2022 Physics Nobel Prize for quantum entanglement is a big discussion point, and we also touch on time crystals and even 2-dimensional time!M...2023-11-1733 min

Radio María JuanaRESCATE DE CABALLOS Marcia Martinucci de Pairetti pertenece a una ONG “Equus” que colabora en el rescate de caballos maltratados y en el Día del Animal llegó a la radio a contarnos sobre su experiencia personal; adoptó 3 ejemplares. Escuchala junto a Mónica Barceló en Comunicándonos en https://radiomariajuana.com/rescate-de-animales/ #caballo #equestre #diadelanimal #equs 2022-05-0214 min

meet the meQuanics - Quantum Computing DiscussionsmeQuanics - QSI@UTS Seminar Series - S25 - Adrian Chapman (University of Sydney)During this time of lockdown, the centre for quantum software and information (QSI) at the University of Technology Sydney has launched an online seminar series. With talks once or twice a week from leading researchers in the field, meQuanics is supporting this series by mirroring the audio from each talk. I would encourage if you listen to this episode, to visit and subscribe to the UTS:QSI YouTube page to see each of these talks with the associated slides to help it make more sense. https://youtu.be/4KIXVQtR9Qw Free-Fermion Solutions and Frustration Graphs ...2022-04-021h 06

Clear as QuantumLightHalina Rubinsztein-Dunlop explains how quantum light can make tiny tractor-beams to move and wiggle things.Halina is widely recognised for her substantial achievements in moving things with light. "Optical tweezers" are tiny tractor beams that can move and wiggle small particles (larger objects are "safe" because they'd probably burn up before being lifted off a planet into alien spaceships for example). This technique has an enormous number of applications such as wiggling the balance system of zebra fish to study how signals move through brain neurons, and heating gold nanoparticles to burn cancer cells from the inside...2021-12-0731 min

Clear as QuantumNoiseKirk McKenzie talks about quantum "noise" and some of the most impressively precise measurements ever made.Kirk brings quantum precision to some of the biggest questions about our planet and universe. He works on laser instruments that have to face up to (and "squeeze") the fluctuations of quantum noise in order to detect gravitational waves - tiny movements of a mirror by a billionth of a millionth of a millimetre! Similar instruments are now in space to measure droughts, floods, and melting polar ice caps (all from low-earth orbit). We are blown away by both the giant...2021-11-3030 min

Clear as QuantumIgnoranceJacq Romero reveals that "ignorance" can be a quantum superpower.Jacq has won numerous awards for her research into the shape of photons, and has brought this work into mainstream quantum information. Information is usually encoded in 0s and 1s, but qudits (beyond qubits) could open a more interesting way to encode quantum information across more levels. It's like Schrödinger's cat that's both dead and alive - but you have the whole zoo! No matter how many levels are used, often the interesting and useful states are built by throwing away some information (engineering a kind o...2021-11-2329 min

Clear as QuantumSpinGlen Harris discusses whirlpools and the famously quantum property of "spin".Glen's love of hard challenges has led him to study quantum optomechanics, the art of using light to measure (or cause) extremely tiny mechanical movements. His current projects include measuring the position of a mirror to less than the diameter of an atom, developing inertial sensors for defence applications, and stirring up the worlds smallest whirlpools. It turns out that quantum spin is not the same thing as a whirlpool, but is critical to the commercial storage and transport of liquid hydrogen fuel!Are...2021-11-1632 min

Clear as QuantumDualityMike Tobar explains how quantum "duality" limits ultra-precise measurements.Mike breaks this standard quantum limit of measurement precision in order to explore things as diverse as dark matter, gravity waves, and radar. Duality is the fact that everything (photons, particles, ..., people, planets) are best described as both particles and waves at the same time - but that's not the only mind-bending idea in this episode. The search for dark matter means looking for a subatomic particle that has cosmic size, and Mike describes experiments using giant ultra-cold tuning forks that can ring for days! Have yo...2021-11-0928 min

Clear as QuantumCoherenceJohn Bartholomew talks about quantum memories and the challenges of keeping quantum information "coherent".John explores the limit of how long quantum information can be stored - a "quantum memory" is an important part of quantum information technologies. He was part of a team that set the record for this "coherence time" of about 6 hours (using super-cold glowing crystals). This might seem short compared to classical hard drives, but its excitingly long enough to imagine building a quantum sneaker-net. In fact this idea of coherence gets at the boundary between quantum and classical! John shares his own j...2021-11-0230 min

Clear as QuantumSystemsQuantum doesn't have to be tiny! Magdalena Zych talks about quantum "systems" on a cosmic scale.Magdalena is a theoretician who ponders questions that straddle quantum physics and relativity - which is a big deal because these two famous theories aren't quite compatible. Quantum systems make superbly precise clocks, and measuring time is a way to play with the bent space-time of relativity. This is a great game to stretch your brain! We are amazed by the ability of equations to describe the universe (although the detailed maths are left out of this conversation), and Magdalena recounts...2021-10-2627 min

Clear as QuantumEngineeredThomas Volz discusses what the word "engineered" has to do with quantum science, and gives an exciting overview of the emerging quantum industry.Thomas builds - or engineers - exotic quantum particles that don't occur in nature! These new kinds of material are part matter and part light, and are made using laser light bouncing between two mirrors (a bit like in a hotel elevator) that interacts with atoms in the gap between the mirrors. The idea of "quantum engineering" extends into a lively and rapidly growing range of industrial applications, and Thomas talks about co-founding a...2021-10-1927 min

Clear as QuantumQuantumSally Shrapnel shares a somewhat meandering journey into quantum science, and gives a fascinating perspective on our keyword "quantum".Sally is one of the Deputy Directors of EQUS and does theoretical research into pretty deep ideas like "causation" and "the arrow of time", but this doesn't mean she's detached from reality. She worked as a medical doctor and rural GP before becoming a quantum scientist, and has some great stories (and advice) from her less direct career journey. Her combination of expertise enabled Sally to help work out important things about COVID-19 early in the pandemic, and...2021-10-1233 min

Clear as QuantumPilotLachlan, Liz, and Yasmine introduce themselves as hosts of Clear as Quantum, and share anecdotes about their own quantum science research.This first season of Clear as Quantum will interview a range of quantum science experts around Australia, but it's nice to hear a bit about the hosts first. Liz talks about building quantum sensors that might enable magnetic communication inside mines. Lachlan explains a bit about glowing diamonds, and Yasmine shares her work building Schrödinger Cats out of ultracold helium! They also share how they got into quantum science and what excites them about it.2021-10-0532 min

LOGINPDI La Calera incauta más de tres mil dosis de cocaína transportada en modalidad de correos humanosLa Brigada Antinarcóticos y Contra el Crimen Organizado (BRIANCO) La Calera de la Policía de Investigaciones de Chile, detuvo a dos personas de nacionalidad boliviana por su responsabilidad en la Infracción a la Ley de Drogas, quienes transportaban la sustancia ilícita al interior de su cavidad abdominal. Los detectives concretaron las detenciones en un control terrestre antinarcóticos instalado en la plaza de peaje de El Melón, en la comuna de Nogales, en una fiscalización a un bus proveniente de Antofagasta con destino a Santiago, donde el ejemplar canino Equs dio alerta...2021-08-2801 min

Clear as QuantumIntroducing Clear as QuantumComing soon, a podcast about quantum science and technology and how it is set to change the world.Quantum science is getting ready to unleash a revolution. Quantum computers are in the news, and quantum technologies of many kinds are getting ready to make an impact. Students in school today will be among the world’s first ever generation of quantum engineers. Don’t you wish you knew more about quantum technology? Subscribe now to Clear as Quantum in your favourite podcast app, or bookmark clearasquantum.transistor.fm in your web browser so that you’re ready to cat...2021-08-1202 min

The Uncertainty PrincipleThe Uncertainty Principle Episode 3: Live from FRINGE WORLD Perth 2020Join Taryn and Ben as they travel back in time to a 2020 live show, to talk about a deep cosmic mystery!Special thanks to Laura Skates (@FloraSkates) and The ARC Centre of Excellence for Engineered Quantum Systems (equs.org).Follow us on Twitter @PrincipleCast, or @CurioNetwork on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram.Our intro and outro music is "Set phasers to done" by Lorenzo's Music:https://www.lorenzosmusic.com/Licensed under Creative Commons:https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/2021-03-1800 min

The Other Everest with David Irvine"Redefining Authenticity" Episode 9 - Patricia BourneA remarkable, caring leader, Patricia Bourne, CEO of EQUS, shows us how authenticity is a powerful approach to building an aligned, values-based culture.2020-05-2000 min

meet the meQuanics - Quantum Computing DiscussionsMeet the meQuanics - E25 - Prof. Andrew Doherty (U. Sydney)In this episode we will be joined by Prof. Andrew Doherty, Professor of physics at the University of Sydney and Deputy Director of the ARC center of Excellence in Engineered Quantum Systems. Andrew will be here to discuss his research, the broader efforts at Sydnet University and the next stage of developments for EQUS. follow us on twitter http://www.twitter.com/mequanics on soundcloud http://www.soundcloud.com/mequanics. Visit the EQUS website at www.equs.org and follow andrew at https://twitter.com/andrewcdoherty 2016-11-1552 min

meet the meQuanics - Quantum Computing DiscussionsMeet The meQuanics - E16 - A/Prof. Tom Stace (U. Queensland)Our next episode will be with A/Prof. Tom Stace of the University of Queensland and the Australian Research Councils Center of Excellence for Engineered Quantum Systems (EQuS). Tom will talk about how how quantum technologies extend beyond quantum computing, and can have a real impact on the next generation of technology. Subscribe to us on soundcloud www.soundcloud.com/mequanics and iTunes itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/meet-mequanics-quantum-computing/id1099431495?mt=2 Follow meQuanics on twitter: @mequanics And Prof. Stace at: @tomstace Prof. Stace's website: https://www.smp.uq.edu.au/node/106/427 2016-08-1748 min

Voces al aireVoces al aire 11 - 7 Decembro 2011No noso primeiro programa de decembro. Contando coa entrevista a Tomás Bande de Enxeñería Sen Fronteiras sobre o curso de soberanía alimentaria en Lugo. Tamén entrevistaremos a Equs Zebra, con Victor Ongbá que nos contarán as súas actividades no mes de decembro. No tema de xénero trataremos o feminicidio de cidade Juarez. E para rematar estaremos con Marga González de Amnistia Internacional.2011-12-1957 min