Top 10 Groundbreaking Consequences of Quantum Physics
In the past few decades, quantum physics has provided humanity with many incredible discoveries. Quantum physics has numerous real-world uses, ranging from the ability to trace cheating spouses to precise scanning of shattered bones and muscles in medical facilities. However, if the nerdy scientists who are genuinely researching the field are to be believed, there will be a lot more groundbreaking discoveries made in the future (and not just more strange science fiction films).
To put it simply, quantum physics is the study of the nature and laws of the smallest known particles in the universe, known as subatomic particles since they are generally smaller than atoms. Even the most seasoned physicists, however, find that a lot of the field is still mysterious, with many referring to it as a “weird science.”
Here are ten of the most groundbreaking applications of quantum physics, whatever the case may be.
10. Power Plants using Nuclear Fusion
Actually, life on Earth is a product of nuclear fusion in the sun, which also explains why Mercury is essentially just a roasted rock without life. Sunlight is the result of radioactive energy released by the sun’s abundance of hydrogen atoms fusing together with heat, pressure, and other elements to generate helium atoms. One of the basic mechanisms via which fusion takes the form of chain reactions is quantum tunnelling.
Currently, physicists and engineers with extensive knowledge of quantum physics are being hired by governments and scientists to try and replicate this process on Earth. While nuclear fusion powering the electrical grids is still a pipe dream, scientists anticipate that fresh developments in our understanding of quantum mechanics will make the pipe dream a reality.
9. Accurate Timekeeping
Utilising the principles of Quantum Mechanics, Atomic Clocks are already making huge contributions to humanity, whether it’s syncing many space stations and satellites circling the earth or receiving a flawless time-reading from the Mariana trench or Mount Everest.
More sophisticated quantum clocks, however, are anticipated to play a critical role in assisting in the achievement of these objectives as the demand for more accuracy grows. Therefore, the principles of quantum mechanics will play a major role in determining the direction humanity will take, from space exploration to incredibly accurate self-driving cars.
8. High-Performance Computing
Artificial intelligence is still lagging behind the capabilities of the human brain, despite the fact that computing technologies have advanced significantly over the past century. The demands of the future, when humans and machines are likely to be networked in a massive network that will be several times larger than the current internet infrastructure, are predicted to be beyond the capabilities of today’s silicon-chip based computing technologies. In this sense, quantum computing is now thought to be the best technology to take the place of the present one. To store and analyse data in real time, the technology essentially modifies the atom’s inherent features.
Indeed, there have already been encouraging results from quantum computer experiments, but scaling these models to commercially viable sizes has proven to be difficult. Scientists anticipate that by 2030, however, the technology may begin to take over the world. The technology is predicted to produce such significant advancements in data processing that calculations that now take supercomputers two years to complete could be finished by quantum computers in a matter of seconds.
7. Space Travel
The day when humans build habitable colonies on other planetary bodies is still a long way off. But according to prominent futurists (such as Dr. Micho Kaku), understanding quantum mechanics will be crucial to realising our dreams of crossing the last frontier. ever while current technology might not be able to provide sufficient speed for humans to ever settle on other planets in the Solar System, astronomers and fans of space exploration are often extremely optimistic about the opportunities presented by quantum physics.
Quantum computing is anticipated to advance human spaceship development further, as quantum clocks are currently used in modern spacecraft. Experts predict that the secret to achieving intergalactic travel over wormholes will ultimately rest in a deeper comprehension of quantum entanglement.
6. Highly Protective Cryptography
More secure encryption is highly demanded, as one of the most important concerns of our century is hacking and online security. Billions of data exchanges every minute, ranging from personal messages to banking transactions, should be kept secure. However, it has turned out that achieving this with current technologies is not that simple. Herein lies the area where quantum cryptography has been recognised as the ultimate solution to counteract cyber security risks. In essence, the technique modifies photons to store and distribute data at the subatomic scale. As a matter of fact, a number of successful applications of the technology have already been made (such voting and satellite data).
In an effort to scale and improve accessibility for quantum cryptography, major technology corporations are already investing significant resources in this field.
5. Stunningly Detailed Optic Instruments
The area of optics is currently experiencing one of the most widespread applications of quantum mechanics. Quantum tunnelling is used by the most sophisticated microscopes in the world to identify even the smallest things, such as electrons and DNA. Actually, quantum mechanics is largely responsible for the majority of the advancements and discoveries made in the field of microscopic science today.
It’s anticipated that the most precise telescopes of the future will also employ cutting-edge quantum concepts.
4. Managing Illnesses and Conditions in the Human Body
Modern radiography equipment and MRI scanners have been greatly influenced by the concepts of quantum mechanics over time. Innovative technology utilising Quantum Mechanics will likely bring about even more profound changes in the healthcare industry in the near future.
Experts believe that in the future, capabilities like nanotechnology and quantum computing will make it easier to combat risks like cancer and organ failures. According to credible studies, these technologies will also make it easier for the human body to fight off illnesses in the future.
3. Discovering Proof of Multiverse and Parallel Universes
For science-fiction enthusiasts, one of the most intriguing ideas is the idea of a parallel universe. In fact, most people still view the idea as a theory rather than a reality. Many eminent scientists have endorsed the idea of parallel worlds, despite disagreements among physicists and astronomers in general over their reality. Stephen Hawking once proposed the theory that black holes might actually be doors leading to other universes.
Renowned physicist Brian Greene, on the other hand, thinks that the ideas presented by the String Theory may indicate that Multiverses or Parallel Universes are real. Scientists like Hawking and Greene have noted that we might eventually find that the universe isn’t as lonely as we thought, provided we have a deeper comprehension of quantum mechanics and more sophisticated instruments.
2. Disrupt our Understanding of Space and Time
If you thought Einstein’s theory of relativity was too complicated, contemporary physicists have recently proposed ever-more-outlandish theories that will surely make matters worse. First, when it comes to the notion of space, contemporary physicists agree that even the regions of the cosmos that appear to be empty aren’t really empty at all. Scientists and astronomers refer to these purportedly vacant regions of space as “dark matter” and “dark energy.” The estimated combined mass of these two entities is around 95% of the universe.
However, contemporary physicists believe that time is largely a construct. In fact, the idea that any event can be considered past, present, or future is disproved by the eternal nature of reality. Furthermore, the same scientists also consider the possibility that quantum scale contradicts the linear notion of time.
In other words, if we trust the claims made by enthusiasts for quantum mechanics, time and space—which we previously believed to be unquestionably real—are not actually real. You most likely don’t exist if this idea doesn’t startle you.
1. Reality Is Made by Consciousness
What happens if an accumulating consciousness creates reality? Alternatively, what if you were the creator of reality and not the other way around?
These days, consciousness is the word that sparks the most heated discussions in the field of theoretical physics. Theoretical physicists generally agree that matter’s quantum state can vary depending on how it is interpreted, but some researchers, including Robert Lanza, Roger Penrose, and Stuart Hameroff, have gone so far as to propose that consciousness actually determines how matter behaves at the quantum level. For example, Lanza believes that space and time are merely instruments used by the intellect to understand the data of the universe. On the other hand, Hameroff and Penrose theorised that quantum gravity effects in vibrating neuronal microtubules are actually what cause consciousness.
Therefore, if you were to accept the ideas put out by scholars, you are actually creating reality as you live in it (much like spiders that weave their own webs to trap themselves in).
