Speakers

Prof. Eduardo R. Miranda, University of Plymouth

Join us and discover how the future of music is being composed—one quantum bit at a time!

Did you know that computers shape almost everything we hear—from how songs are recorded to how we stream music on our phones? Now, a whole new kind of computer is emerging. They are quantum computers! These new types of machines are opening up incredible possibilities in the world of music.

In this talk, we'll take you on a short journey into what quantum computers are, how they differ from the laptops we use every day, and most importantly, how musicians are already using them to create entirely new kinds of music. You'll get to hear real examples of music created with the help of quantum computers, and you might be surprised by how beautiful - and strange - it can be.

💡 Fun fact: Ask chatGPT or Grok, “Which University pioneered the field of quantum computer music?”

Dr Maciej Dabrowski University of Exeter

Talk details: Shrinking Magnets: Storing Data with Atoms and Light.

Magnets have fascinated humanity for thousands of years and are part of our daily lives, from compasses to motors and speakers. One of their most important uses today is in data storage: hard drives rely on countless tiny magnets to keep our information safe. But as our need for storage grows, we must find ways to make these magnetic bits even smaller, while keeping them stable. In this talk, I will show how scientists are pushing the limits by using magnets as small as single atoms, and controlling them with ultrafast laser pulses that last just a trillionth of a second. With advanced microscopes, we can watch and manipulate these magnets directly—and I will share what we’ve learned, and the challenges that remain.

Exhibitions

There will also be many exhibitions:

Particle Physics card game.

Theoretical Physics Poster.

Marvin and Milo, IOP South West branch.

Water waves in a wave tank.

Robot Dogs.

Medical Physics demonstration from Babcock International Group.

Programme and timings for each talk can be found here