Grainger physicists will host an interactive experience exploring quantum entanglement at the Public Quantum Network (PQN) node at the Urbana Free Library. Participants can send a Valentine’s message to a friend using entangled light particles, meaning they can affect each other regardless of the distance between them. In addition, attendees will have fun pairing up with strangers to manipulate the light particles in teams of two. Finally, physicists will guide participants through a Bell test, a key experiment in quantum mechanics that earned the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics.
Physics professor Gina Lorenz says the Valentine’s Day quantum messaging activity is the latest in a series curated by the Public Quantum Network to promote the accessibility of quantum. “The PQN aims to enable everyone to participate in the development of new quantum technologies,” she said.
Learn more about how Grainger Engineering is participating in the International Year of Quantum Events