The humble electron is a pillar of modern technology. They power almost every aspect of daily life, from your toaster to your phone. But these devices use only one quantum property of the electrons: their charge. Today, physicists are harnessing other properties – such as their “spin” – to advance a new technological revolution. This talk will show you how our understanding of spin is changing the way we build devices. Your quantum future is coming – learn how, why, and what society should do to prepare.

Hear from Dr. Sol Jacobsen and how her work uses the quantum property of spin in future technological devices. She is a Group Leader at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, receiving her Ph.D. at the University of Tasmania and working as a researcher in Germany and Norway before establishing her group in 2019. She was selected as Outstanding Academic Fellow at NTNU, and will start her new project – SuperFlex – in 2025. 

This public lecture is part of the Australian Institute of Physics's 2025 Marie Curie Lecture Series. Tickets are FREE but registration is essential.