A week of quantum "Physics in Hollywood" on World Quantum Day at the TU Braunschweig
The fascinating world of quanta will take centre stage in Braunschweig and the region during the week of 8-14 April – from a symposium to a Science Watch Party. “Physics in Hollywood” is the theme of the Science Watch Party that will take place on World QUANTUM Day on 14 April at TU Braunschweig. There will be an entertaining discussion with the audience about how realistic well-known film scenarios are.
At the smallest level, our world behaves very differently from what we expect from our everyday experience – and then quantum physics seems almost like magic. The Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB), Quantum Valley Lower Saxony, the Cluster of Excellence QuantumFrontiers and the phaeno Science Center invite you to experience this magic for one week.
Science Watch Party „Physics in Hollywood“
At the Science Watch Party “Physics in Hollywood”, famous film scenes are examined in an entertaining way. Picture credit: science birds
How do lightsabers work? What are these multiverses? Can we really travel through time? And what about inversion, entropy and inverse radiation in the science fiction action movie Tenet? Hollywood is not the pinnacle of scientific realism, but on World Quantum Day, the physicists Sascha Vogel of science birds and Teresa Tschirner from the PTB will demonstrate how thick it gets at the somewhat different Science Watch Party and discuss well-known movie sequences with the audience. The event is not about formulas and natural constants, but about having fun with science. Kids in 5th grade and up can participate. The event is free.
When: April 14, 2024 (World Quantum Day) from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Place: Lecture hall SN 19.1 of the TU Braunschweig, Altgebäude Trakt, Schleinitzstraße 19, 38106 Braunschweig.
The event is organized by the Cluster of Excellence Quantum Frontiers and the House of Science together with PTB Braunschweig.
Further program items for all interested young and old to join in and do themselves
On April 9, starting at 7 p.m., PTB scientists Fabian Wolf and Daniel Stuhlmacher will give an entertaining introduction to their favorite topic: ion traps. Why do you need to trap ions? What do you do with the ions? And what does this have to do with quantum computers, atomic clocks and Einstein’s theory of relativity? After Fabian Wolf’s talk “Who catches the ions in Braunschweig” at the Braunschweig co-working space TrafoHub (https://trafohub.de/), you can slip into the role of a researcher yourself and experiment at the Paul trap or explore PTB’s ion trap laboratory with VR glasses. The event is free of charge. Registration is not required.
On April 14, it is also worth taking a trip to the World Quantum Day at the phaeno Science Center in Wolfsburg (World Quantum Day – phaeno). On this day, visitors can explore new exhibits in the quantum exhibition: The interactive artwork Quantum Jungle offers the possibility to experience the properties of the quantum world in a playful way. In addition, a variable nitrogen and dye laser will be on display for the first time. The “Meet the Scientist” event will start at 11 a.m.: PTB scientists Daniel Stuhlmacher and Alexandros Metavitsiadis will give visitors to the exhibition the opportunity to experience a virtual tour through a quantum technology laboratory using VR glasses.
Further social program
The exchange evening “Women in Quantum Technologies”, organized by Quantum Valley Niedersachsen, is aimed specifically at female students and prospective quantum researchers and will take place on April 11 at 5 pm in the Haus der Wissenschaft. In a relaxed atmosphere, women working with quantum technologies will talk about their careers and their own experiences. The panel will include researchers from start-ups, research institutes and research coordination. Registration is required. larissa.braun@ptb.de
Quantum technology on a grand journey: Just in time for World Quantum Day, a quantum emitter is going on a big QuanTour through Europe. The QuanTour kick-off event of the German Physical Societies will take place at the PTB in Berlin on April 14 at 16:00 and will be broadcast via livestream. During the QuanTour, a specially manufactured quantum light source will be sent across Europe: Within twelve months, it will be a guest in twelve laboratories in twelve different cities.
At the symposium of PTB’s Competence Center Quantum Technology on April 8, PTB researchers and invited guests will discuss the topic “Metrology for the emerging quantum communication industry”.