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"the smallest scales-why a molecule of water gets hot in a microwave oven, or how a uranium atom splits in a nuclear reactor. The rules of quantum mechanics are often counterintuitive and seem incompatible with our everyday experiences. Over the past century, deeper understanding of quantum mechanics has given scientists better control of the quantum world and quantum effects. This control provides technologists with new ways to acquire, process, and transmit information as part of a new scientific field known as quantum information science (QIS)"-- Provided by publisher.

Quantum theory. --- Quantum computing.

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This open access book makes quantum computing more accessible than ever before. A fast-growing field at the intersection of physics and computer science, quantum computing promises to have revolutionary capabilities far surpassing “classical” computation. Getting a grip on the science behind the hype can be tough: at its heart lies quantum mechanics, whose enigmatic concepts can be imposing for the novice. This classroom-tested textbook uses simple language, minimal math, and plenty of examples to explain the three key principles behind quantum computers: superposition, quantum measurement, and entanglement. It then goes on to explain how this quantum world opens up a whole new paradigm of computing. The book bridges the gap between popular science articles and advanced textbooks by making key ideas accessible with just high school physics as a prerequisite. Each unit is broken down into sections labelled by difficulty level, allowing the course to be tailored to the student’s experience of math and abstract reasoning. Problem sets and simulation-based labs of various levels reinforce the concepts described in the text and give the reader hands-on experience running quantum programs. This book can thus be used at the high school level after the AP or IB exams, in an extracurricular club, or as an independent project resource to give students a taste of what quantum computing is really about. At the college level, it can be used as a supplementary text to enhance a variety of courses in science and computing, or as a self-study guide for students who want to get ahead. Additionally, readers in business, finance, or industry will find it a quick and useful primer on the science behind computing’s future.

Particle & high-energy physics --- Computer science --- Teaching of a specific subject --- Quantum Physics --- Quantum Computing --- Computer Science, general --- Science Education --- Quantum Information Technology, Spintronics --- Computer Science --- Spintronics --- Open Access --- Introduction to quantum computing --- quantum computing textbook --- quantum computing for high school students --- introduction to quantum cryptography --- quantum gates --- quantum algorithms --- quantum superposition --- what is a qubit? --- quantum key distribution --- Quantum physics (quantum mechanics & quantum field theory) --- Mathematical theory of computation --- Science: general issues

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The reality of a radically changing world is beyond dispute. The notion of the Fourth Industrial Revolution is a heuristic key for the world of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, nanotechnology, quantum computing, big data, the internet of things, and biotechnology. The discussion of emerging technologies and the Fourth Industrial Revolution highlights urgent questions about issues like intention, function, risk, and responsibility. This publication stimulates further reflection, ongoing conversation, and eventually the production of more textured thinking. The conversation with technology and with thinkers on technology, holds the promise of a certain fecundity, the possibility to see deeper into human evolution, but also, may be, into the future of humankind.

Theology --- Sociology & anthropology --- Fourth Industrial Revolution --- technological drivers --- Artificial intelligence --- Bio-engineering --- Robotics --- Nanotechnology --- Quantum computing --- theological reflection --- Dystopian --- utopian futures --- Christian faith --- Stiegler --- Religious leadership

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This open access book presents selected papers from International Symposium on Mathematics, Quantum Theory, and Cryptography (MQC), which was held on September 25-27, 2019 in Fukuoka, Japan. The international symposium MQC addresses the mathematics and quantum theory underlying secure modeling of the post quantum cryptography including e.g. mathematical study of the light-matter interaction models as well as quantum computing. The security of the most widely used RSA cryptosystem is based on the difficulty of factoring large integers. However, in 1994 Shor proposed a quantum polynomial time algorithm for factoring integers, and the RSA cryptosystem is no longer secure in the quantum computing model. This vulnerability has prompted research into post-quantum cryptography using alternative mathematical problems that are secure in the era of quantum computers. In this regard, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) began to standardize post-quantum cryptography in 2016. This book is suitable for postgraduate students in mathematics and computer science, as well as for experts in industry working on post-quantum cryptography.

Applied mathematics. --- Engineering mathematics. --- Data structures (Computer science). --- Quantum computers. --- Computer security. --- Mathematical and Computational Engineering. --- Data Structures and Information Theory. --- Quantum Computing. --- Systems and Data Security. --- Computer privacy --- Computer system security --- Computer systems --- Computers --- Cyber security --- Cybersecurity --- Electronic digital computers --- Protection of computer systems --- Security of computer systems --- Data protection --- Security systems --- Hacking --- Information structures (Computer science) --- Structures, Data (Computer science) --- Structures, Information (Computer science) --- Electronic data processing --- File organization (Computer science) --- Abstract data types (Computer science) --- Engineering --- Engineering analysis --- Mathematical analysis --- Protection --- Security measures --- Mathematics --- Mathematical and Computational Engineering --- Data Structures and Information Theory --- Quantum Computing --- Systems and Data Security --- Mathematical and Computational Engineering Applications --- Data and Information Security --- Cryptography for Quantum Computers --- Post-quantum Cryptography --- Number Theory --- Representation Theory --- Quantum Physics --- Security Modelling --- Open Access --- Maths for engineers --- Algorithms & data structures --- Information theory --- Mathematical theory of computation --- Computer security --- Network security

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Flexible Electronics platforms are increasingly used in the fields of sensors, displays, and energy conversion with the ultimate goal of facilitating their ubiquitous integration in our daily lives. Some of the key advantages associated with flexible electronic platforms are: bendability, lightweight, elastic, conformally shaped, nonbreakable, roll-to-roll manufacturable, and large-area. To realize their full potential, however, it is necessary to develop new methods for the fabrication of multifunctional flexible electronics at a reduced cost and with an increased resistance to mechanical fatigue. Accordingly, this Special Issue seeks to showcase short communications, research papers, and review articles that focus on novel methodological development for the fabrication, and integration of flexible electronics in healthcare, environmental monitoring, displays and human-machine interactivity, robotics, communication and wireless networks, and energy conversion, management, and storage.

hydrophobic paper --- n/a --- conformal design --- stretchability --- stretchable circuits --- long-term plasticity --- tunnel encapsulation --- bio-integrated devices --- epidermal sensors --- artificial synapses --- droplet circuits --- stretchable electronics --- island-bridge --- bottom-up approaches --- liquid metal --- feedback control --- durability --- dry/wet conditions --- solution electronics --- nano-fabrication --- surface plasmon-polariton (SPP) --- electronic measurements --- Polyvinyl Alcohol --- wireless power --- quantum tunneling effect --- low-cost manufacture --- non-developable surface --- top-down approaches --- reliability --- microwave photonics --- tissue adhesives --- temperature sensor --- brain-like intelligence --- electron transport --- wearable stimulators --- variable optical attenuator (VOA) --- ionic conduction --- design metrics --- flexible electronics --- flexible organic electronics --- soft biological tissue --- neuromorphic computing --- wearable heater --- quantum computing --- epidermal electronics --- tunable adhesion --- paper electronics