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Spooky Action and Beyond: The Power and Promise of Quantum Entanglement

Event Type
Lecture
Sponsor
Physics Department
Location
141 Loomis Laboratory of Physics
Date
Oct 25, 2025   10:15 am   11:15pm
Speaker
Paul Kwiat
Contact
Sharlene Denos
E-Mail
denos@illinois.edu

Quantum entanglement — Einstein’s infamous “spooky action at a distance” — is essentially the quintessential quantum phenomenon. Beyond mind-bending philosophical ramifications, it has mind-boggling practical applications, from unbreakable codes and ultra-sensitive sensors to enabling a global quantum internet. In this talk, we’ll explore what entanglement is, how to create, shape, and detect it, and how we're learning to harness it for revolutionary technologies. We’ll also learn why it deeply troubled some of the greatest minds in science.

Warning: This talk may cause a radical shift in your view of reality!

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