IOP Tyndall Lecture 2026

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Lecture Title: How to Grow a Quantum Computer  

Abstract:

Computers were once the size of large rooms. This changed when physicists came to understand a new state of matter: the semiconductor. From that point on, we learnt to grow computers from crystals of silicon.  These days the race is on to build a practical quantum computer. These are again the size of large rooms. What we need is silicon for the 21st century, featuring a new, quantum state of matter.  In this talk I will discuss some possible candidates for these quantum crystals, including a naturally occurring mineral which features some (but not all) of the necessary properties.  

Speaker Bio: Felix Flicker is a theoretical physicist and senior lecturer at the University of Bristol. He works on the quantum underpinnings of matter.