Quantum tech goes hunting for dark matter in Perth

Can the superconducting circuits, quantum-limited amplifiers and single-photon detectors being developed for quantum information can help find the invisible matter that dominates the mass of the Universe?

This is the question national and international leaders in quantum technology will discuss at the 21st Patras Workshop on Axions, WIMPs and WISPs in Perth in November.

The event is one of the longest-running international meetings devoted to dark matter and other weakly interacting particles.

The timing of the event is fortuitous, as techniques developed to manipulate microwave photons and superconducting circuits are being turned around and used as some of the most sensitive measurement tools available.

Learn more about the event in an article by Mike Tobar in qnews.