’Quantum computers will lead to previously unknown applications’

NewIn: Barbara Kraus. Barbara Kraus In the this episode of our "New In" series, we introduce Prof. Barbara Kraus. The physicist is looking for computable rules regarding the behavior of quantum systems to facilitate reliable new applications. What fascinates you about physics as a subject? - It's the analytical thinking that fascinates me. It's exciting to try to understand nature, to learn from it, and to contemplate whether the knowledge gained can be used for new applications. To what extent does this apply to quantum mechanics? - A huge amount of money is being invested into the field of quantum technologies around the world. It's all based on the assumption that quantum computers can be used, for example, to solve tasks that cannot be solved using classical methods - because it would simply take too long.