Pt. I. Quantum technologies. Small phenomena, big implications -- Quantum sensing and metrology -- Understanding computation -- The birth of quantum computing -- Quantum computing applications -- Quantum computing today -- Quantum communications -- pt. X. Shaping the quantum future. Quantum technologies and possible futures -- A policy landscape -- The quantum age : conclusions.
Summary:
"The smallest scales-why a molecule of water gets hot in a microwave oven, or how a uranium atom splits in a nuclear reactor. The rules of quantum mechanics are often counterintuitive and seem incompatible with our everyday experiences. Over the past century, deeper understanding of quantum mechanics has given scientists better control of the quantum world and quantum effects. This control provides technologists with new ways to acquire, process, and transmit information as part of a new scientific field known as quantum information science (QIS)"-- Provided by publisher.
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