Pint of Science: Tim Hirsch
Pint of Science: Nanotechnology and Quantum Mechanics
EQUS PhD student Tim Hirsch is presenting at Pint of Science!
Date: Monday 13 May
Doors: 6:30 pm
Event: 7:00–8:30 pm
Cost: $8
Location: Easy Times Brewing Co., 20 Logan Rd, Woolloongabba, Brisbane, QLD 4102
Dr Carla Verdi is using AI to better understand the properties of material needed for quantum mechanics and Tim Hirsch talks nanotechnology and sound waves.
Exploring materials atom by atom
Carla Verdi (University of Queensland)
To understand the properties of materials we need quantum mechanics, but solving Schrödinger's equation for many interacting quantum objects seems impossible! We will discover how this challenge can be overcome, and use some help from AI too.
Smart vibrations: computing with sound
Tim Hirsch (University of Queensland)
I’ll explain how we’re making energy efficient, radiation tolerant computers by throwing out the paradigm of electronic circuitry, and instead using mechanical motion to do the logic. Learn about nanotechnology, the power of nonlinear physics, and how sound waves are capable of more than you think.
Photo by Umberto on Unsplash
Major funding support
The Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Engineered Quantum Systems (EQUS) acknowledges the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia and their continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. We pay our respects to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and to Elders past and present.