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<\/a>Associate Professor of Chemistry Jianbo Gao and his team are using a state-of-the-art laser machine in their quantum physics research.<\/p><\/div>\n
A Brock University quantum physics research team is laying the groundwork for next-generation innovations in a wide range of products.<\/p>\n
\u201cQuantum\u201d refers to the smallest unit \u2014 photons, electrons, atoms or molecules \u2014 that make up a physical substance.<\/p>\n
In his latest project, Associate Professor of Chemistry Jianbo Gao is studying advanced nanostructured materials, which are made of components such as gold, semiconductors and crystals the size of a nanometer, which is a billionth of a metre. By comparison, a human hair is around 60,000 to 100,000 nanometres thick.<\/p>\n
At this minuscule size, materials have different properties than they do when they are larger, expanding scientists\u2019 understanding of physics properties, Gao says.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith this fundamental science research, we can develop many different novel technologies and answer unknown questions in the fundamental fields of photophysics, physical chemistry and electrical engineering, then translated into the fields of quantum technology and generative artificial intelligence,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Associate Professor of Chemistry Jianbo Gao and his team are using a state-of-the-art laser machine in their quantum physics research.<\/p><\/div>\n