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Please Irritate me: The irritating power of quantum physics

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Picture: Wübben Stiftung Wissenschaft
Starts on
26.03.26
Ends on
26.03.26

19:00 — 20:30

BRICKS Club Berlin
Anton-Wilhelm-Amo-Straße 30
10117 Berlin

Event access: Public

What are the ir­ri­ta­ti­ons pro­du­ced by quantum physics? How is quantum physics chan­ging our un­der­stan­ding of the world? What tech­no­lo­gi­cal trans­for­ma­ti­ons lie ahead? In re­se­arch, pro­gress often starts with ob­ser­va­tions that ir­ri­ta­te the re­se­ar­cher and upend es­tab­lished wisdom. For Ni­cho­las Güsken, a quantum phy­si­cist at the Uni­ver­si­ty of Pa­der­born, this sense of unease is what drives dis­co­very. Peter-André Alt and physicist Nicholas Güsken talk about wonder, the power of chance and the productive force of irritation.

Ni­cho­las Güsken in­ves­ti­ga­tes how in­di­vi­du­al photons – the smal­lest light par­ti­cles – can be con­trol­led and har­nes­sed for new tech­no­lo­gies. Some ma­te­ri­als in­ter­act with light in such a way that they use light par­ti­cles as in­for­ma­ti­on car­ri­ers. Güsken’s pro­jec­ts usually start with the aim of de­mons­tra­ting a new me­cha­nism, an ap­p­li­ca­ti­on, or an effect. In the process, however, he often dis­co­vers un­ex­pec­ted phe­no­me­na that lead to new ex­plana­ti­ons. Re­cent­ly, he was re­se­ar­ching a ma­te­ri­al that changes color and texture under water, like the skin of a squid. This project came about by chance when his group noticed that it was pos­si­ble to program dif­fe­rent co­ef­fi­ci­ents of ex­pan­si­on in the ma­te­ri­al using elec­tron beams. He re­gu­lar­ly comes across phe­no­me­na that con­tra­dict es­tab­lished theo­ries – this is where the crea­ti­ve power of ir­ri­ta­ti­on lies, he be­lie­ves. Güsken will explain how light and matter in­ter­act on the nano scale and why this is crucial for tech­no­lo­gi­cal de­ve­lop­ment, and offers in­sights into his dis­co­very process.

The event will be held in German.

Please register on the website of the Wübben Stiftung Wissenschaft.

"Please Irritate Me" is a joint series of events organised by Die Junge Akademie and the Wübben Stiftung Wissenschaft.

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