Quantum engineering
Wednesday, August 13, 2014 - 07:30
in Physics & Chemistry
It can be difficult to distinguish between basic and applied research in the nascent field of quantum engineering. One person's exploration of quantum systems like atoms and electrons yields another's building block for quantum computers, and vice versa. Paola Cappellaro's lab operates at the interface of basic and applied research. "We sometimes go more in one direction and sometimes more in the other," she said.