Name: Quantum secrets and lasers
Start: 2017-05-16T
End: 2017-05-16T
Location: The Oxford Retreat

Tonight Gil will be discussing the world of quantum mechanics, and how it can be used to send secret messages; whilst Rob will be revealing the wonders of high intensity lasers. Pint of Science pint glasses and tshirts to be won! (Please note: event located on the first floor, only accessible via stairs.)

Quantum light: strange and useful

Gil Triginer Garces (Graduate student)

Some features of quantum mechanics are not only fundamentally puzzling but can also be leveraged to carry out useful tasks. For instance, quantum mechanics allows us to send secret messages in a way that no one could ever eavesdrop them. Using photons it is possible to set up a network where information can be safely sent around, remaining secure thanks to the laws of physics.

High-intensity lasers - investigating the physics of the extreme

Rob Shalloo (PhD student)

When you fire a highly-intense laser pulse at matter, the bonds which the hold atoms of that matter together are broken, and the very atoms themselves are ripped apart in the extreme conditions that are created. Such lasers are capable of accelerating charged particles to almost the speed of light and producing temperatures and pressures higher than those found at the center of our own sun. What are researchers using these incredible machines for and how are they impacting society? Rob is going to discuss these highly-intense lasers and their applications in research and beyond.

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