Can something you can see with your eyes behave like a quantum particle? The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics honored John Clarke, Michel Devoret, and John Martinis for proving that even large electrical circuits can follow quantum rules. Their discovery—that superconducting circuits can act as “artificial atoms” with discrete energy levels—paved the way for today’s quantum computers, including the IBM Quantum System One right here at RPI. Prof. Giedt will help explain how their seminal work transformed physics and opened the door to a new era of computing.

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