How quantum will affect cities - with Ruth Oulton

Discover how quantum technologies will revolutionise our lives, as Ruth Oulton guides us through the smart cities of tomorrow.

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To us, we know a city as a collection of famous sights, buildings, shops, museums and places of work. But to the communications engineer, the city is a huge network of information. Smart cities analyse this information in real time, informing faster and better decisions on everything from rerouting traffic to managing energy consumption. Join quantum photonics expert Ruth Oulton as she explores how introducing quantum technologies will revolutionise how our cities are managed.

Using the properties of single particles, quantum technologies can detect increasingly sensitive changes in the environment and transmit data securely. With the use of quantum navigation devices, our movements around the city underground will be even smoother even when satellites are not available. Quantum smart cities will be more secure for individuals and society, and reveal even more information in real time as we move about our cities.

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[JK-dvqe]

my city has dynamic analysis of the traffic at all times to ensure that the car traffic flows as inefficiently as possible 24/7

[petergerdes]

This was a nice talk and she does explain how quantum mechanics enables some amazing sensors but it would have been better to say something like the quantum sensors of the future city in the title.

[stocktonjoans]

what a dumb, click-bait title, quantum _WHAT?, _ that's like saying how micro will effect cities, and throwing around buzz words for clicks is pretty lame for an institution as prestigious as the RI

[iAnasazi]

Quantum, Crypto and Cyber walk into a bar...

[sharonzenit]

Cool Tech! I'm writing novels about cities in the near-future. I need a way for a character to accurately detect underground tunnels and caverns below Central Park in New York City, in the year 2040. Many underground survey technologies are being developed, but none show the precision that Quantum Gravimeters are demonstrating. A quick search turned up a portable version being made by a company called Exail: that will work for the novel!
-> All the tech mentioned in the presentation is fascinating, useful, and definitely coming into common use.
Thank You for sharing your knowledge, Ruth!

[timothy]

Science was under extreme pressure in London when it came to the Catholic religion.

[iampdv]

A peek into the brave new world... Creepy...

[debracazalet]

Check out what Smart Meters do to environments before thinking they are a solution 🙌🏼

[iampdv]

I'd rather live in a stupid city. What will protect these from turning into a nightmarish dictatorship? Your promise of privacy? This far we are getting less and less privacy as the digitisation goes on. Stunningly, even a paper mail is more private than email (with most services) because it's not normally seen by the post and governments at least need a court order to open and read!

[opperhoofdgeilebizon]

I do hope it's not 320 K 😅 still loved the talk