The aim of the Dodd-Walls Centre is to develop quantum technologies based on the fundamental ideas of Quantum Physics - a field whose success is so extraordinary one might say almost our entire understanding of the world around us relies upon it.
The Dodd-Walls Centre brings together scientists from two universities and two companies to form a single research programme. What unites these scientists is their passion for Quantum Science - the underlying theory that describes the world around us. Quantum Science played an enormous role in technological developments of the 20th century. From the development of silicon chips to lasers, quantum technologies have transformed society and lead to massive advancements, including modern computation, communication, medical imaging and sensing systems.
A new way of storing and ‘echoing’ pulses of light has been discovered, allowing bursts of laser light and a cloud of atoms to work as a flexible optical memory and potentially assist in extending the range of quantum information systems.
