Name: The fuzzy edge of the everyday
Start: 2017-05-17T
End: 2017-05-17T
Location: The Colonel Fawcett

Our day-to-day lives are increasingly dependent on technologies that are becoming exponentially more complex in their design and mind-bogglingly complicated in their operation. There is still hope however, for Rome, as well as the iPhone, wasn't built in a day! To bring us back to reality, we sought the help of two scientists who will descend from the Ivory Tower and reveal the secrets of the everyday! Join us in making the fuzzy edge of the everyday a little bit clearer and bringing the edge of tomorrow a little bit closer.

Please note: this event has no step free access.

Killing Schrödinger's Cat

Guy Skinner (PhD Researcher)

Schrödinger's cat is the bane of any physicist with a sense of humour. The terrible jokes might be forgiven (even those made by The Big Bang Theory) if the physics were correct. Every one of these 'gags' is ignorant of our knowledge of the quantum-classical interface. Using quantum decoherence, we will see that the fate of the cat will be determined prior to any observation by the scientist. By the end of the talk, we will be in agreement that the jokes are laughable but not for the intended reason.

The puzzling High-Temperature Superconductors

Dr Cedric Weber (Lecturer in Theory & Simulation of Condensed Matter)

The mysterious quantum phenomenon of superconductivity only occurs at low temperatures, limiting its everyday applications. However, in 1989 it was found that certain materials can be superconductive at much higher temperatures.
The puzzling nature of high-temperature superconductors has attracted the attention of many scientists. Come along to hear about its applications which include medical imaging and magnetic levitation.

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