Insights into quantum research at ETH
A network consisting of 18 research groups in various departments of ETH Zurich conducts research into the postdigital future. A new video provides insights into the world of this research.
What happens when transistor technology is soon reaching its limits? When the demands on the digital world of our daily lives keep increasing and today's technology is no longer able to process the flood of data quickly enough? How to make our data secure in the future? How should a universal quantum computer be constructed?
Even today, our everyday life is largely data-driven. Our mobility, almost every financial transaction, but also our jobs, our leisure time and research are supported everywhere by computers. Many new applications are continuously developed worldwide and require ever greater computing capacities. Enormous amounts of data has to be processed safely. The physical foundations of today's technology were developed in the 1950s. At a time when PCs were still science fiction. Since then, the world has developed rapidly, as external pageMoore's law illustrates. This technology is now reaching its limits.
No wonder then that new solutions are being explored intensely all over the world. The quantum computer promises to overcome these boundaries and expand the digital world, consisting of 0 and 1, to include situations where a value can be 0 and 1 at the same time. Which qubits — the smallest elements of quantum computers — these machines of the future will be built of is a topic of current research. Scientists at ETH have over many years build up experience, expertise and know-how in this area. Students from the diverse research groups involved will use their knowledge to found new start-ups. The research location and well-trained specialists are important factors for international companies planning branches in Zurich. Switzerland wants to be part of the quantum revolution.
The 4-minute video provides an insight into the world of this research.