IYQ 2025 Opening Ceremony Vlog: 100 Years is Just the Beginning 

The International Year of Quantum (IYQ2025) Opening Ceremony at UNESCO in Paris was a landmark event, bringing together some of the world’s leading scientists, policymakers, and industry pioneers. The event marked the beginning of a year-long celebration of quantum science, highlighting its role in shaping the future of technology, education, and global collaboration.

Diya Nair, Global Lead for Outreach and United Kingdom’s Ambassador of Girls in Quantum, attended the ceremony to capture key moments from the event. She created a vlog that takes you behind the scenes, showcasing thought-provoking panel discussions, inspiring keynote insights from Nobel Laureates who have shaped the field and much more! A key focus of the discussions was speakers emphasising the importance of investing in quantum education to equip future generations with the knowledge and skills to shape this rapidly evolving field.

Another central theme was quantum’s potential to address some of the world’s most pressing challenges. Experts discussed applications in quantum sensing, which could revolutionise medical diagnostics and environmental monitoring; cybersecurity, where quantum encryption promises unprecedented levels of data protection; and financial services, where quantum algorithms could transform risk analysis and optimisation. The event truly served as a call to action, encouraging interdisciplinary collaboration between academia, industry, and governments to accelerate progress.

Watch the full vlog by Diya here:

As we celebrate 100 years of quantum science, its full potential is still yet to be realised. The discoveries made today will shape the technologies of tomorrow, and this event was a powerful reminder of how far the field has come—and how much further it can go.

Watch the full opening ceremony on the UNESCO YouTube Channel.

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Diya Nair is the Global Lead for Outreach and UK Ambassador of Girls in Quantum.

Quantum World Congress

Get ready for Quantum World Congress 2025, happening from September 16th to 18th at Capital One Hall in Greater Washington. Join us as the world’s quantum ecosystem comes together to bring a quantum-ready future into focus. From groundbreaking keynotes to cutting-edge discussions and unparalleled networking, this is where the quantum revolution happens. Mark your calendars—you won’t want to miss it!

Background

Since 2022, the world’s Quantum ecosystem has gathered to bring a quantum-ready future into focus. Quantum World Congress is the world’s premier gathering for quantum technology leaders, innovators, and visionaries. The 2024 event took place from September 9th to 11th in Greater Washington, uniting global experts from industry, government, and academia to explore the latest breakthroughs in quantum research, applications, and commercialization. With keynote speakers, interactive sessions, and cutting-edge exhibits, Quantum World Congress fosters collaboration and accelerates the development of the global quantum ecosystem. This annual event highlights the pivotal role of quantum technology in shaping the future, building on Greater Washington’s leadership as a hub for innovation.

University for Children – “A Quantum Leap into the Future”

A lecture on quantum physics to children aged 8-12 years. We introduce young minds to complex scientific concepts through interactive learning, simplifying quantum principles, and encouraging curiosity, critical thinking, and future exploration in science.

The lecture “A Quantum Leap into the Future” covered the following topics:

• Young´s Double Slit experiment
• Making electrons visible
• Quantum logic
• Photons and the speed of light
• Spectra and IR
• Lasers
• Levitating superconductor

Université des enfants – “Un bond dans le futur”.

Une conférence sur la physique quantique pour les enfants âgés de 8 à 12 ans. Nous introduisons les jeunes esprits à des concepts scientifiques complexes par le biais d’un apprentissage interactif, en simplifiant les principes quantiques et en encourageant la curiosité, la pensée critique et l’exploration future des sciences.

La conférence “Un saut quantique dans le futur” a couvert les sujets suivants :

– Expérience de la double fente de Young
– Rendre les électrons visibles
– Logique quantique
– Photons et vitesse de la lumière
– Spectres et IR
– Lasers
– Supraconducteur en lévitation

Universidad para niños – “Un salto cuántico hacia el futuro”

Una conferencia sobre física cuántica para niños de 8 a 12 años. Introducimos a las mentes jóvenes en conceptos científicos complejos mediante el aprendizaje interactivo, simplificando los principios cuánticos y fomentando la curiosidad, el pensamiento crítico y la exploración futura de la ciencia.

La conferencia “Un salto cuántico hacia el futuro” trató los siguientes temas:

– Experimento de la doble rendija de Young
– Hacer visibles los electrones
– Lógica cuántica
– Los fotones y la velocidad de la luz
– Espectros e IR
– Láseres
– Superconductor levitante

Feria de la Cuántica

Las asociaciones de divulgación de la ciencia junto con amantes de la misma realizarán una feria con demostraciones y actividades interactivas abiertas a todo el público para mostrar la importancia de la cuántica en nuestro mundo moderno.

Contacto: egomez@ifisica.uaslp.mx

Feria de la Cuántica

Les associations de divulgation de la science et les amateurs de la science organiseront une foire avec des démonstrations et des activités interactives ouvertes au public pour montrer l’importance de la science dans notre monde moderne.

Contact : egomez@ifisica.uaslp.mx

Feria de la Cuántica

Las asociaciones de divulgación de la ciencia junto con amantes de la misma realizarán una feria con demostraciones y actividades interactivas abiertas a todo el público para mostrar la importancia de la cuántica en nuestro mundo moderno.

Contacto: egomez@ifisica.uaslp.mx

Exposition “What the quant ? L’exposition sur l’année quantique 2025”

L’exposition “What the quant ?” célèbre l’année quantique 2025 au Forum Wissen, le musée de la connaissance de l’université de Göttingen. Le Forum Wissen consacre une grande exposition spéciale à la mécanique quantique, dont l’histoire est étroitement liée à celle de l’université de Göttingen. L’exposition raconte l’histoire de la physique quantique de 1900 à nos jours. Elle sera présentée au Forum Wissen du 27 mars au 5 octobre 2025.

L’exposition spéciale du Forum Wissen explore la manière dont la compréhension de la mécanique quantique s’est faite en 1925. Elle montre que la science est une entreprise collaborative soutenue par des échanges avec d’autres. L’exposition montre le rôle joué par les réseaux de recherche internationaux, ainsi que les circonstances financières, politiques et sociales de l’époque qui ont rendu possible cette percée scientifique, et la technologie actuelle qui s’appuie sur la physique quantique.

Des expériences pratiques en physique quantique montrent que le monde fonctionne très différemment au niveau des atomes individuels, contrairement à ce que nous pourrions imaginer. Un large éventail d’exemples montre où les technologies quantiques sont actuellement utilisées. Des contributions ludiques et théâtrales élaborées par les élèves, ainsi que des installations artistiques, invitent les visiteurs à explorer le monde des quanta dans le Forum Wissen.

L’exposition a été conçue par les conservateurs du Forum Wissen, Ramona Dölling et Christine Nawa, en collaboration avec le professeur Stefan Kehrein, physicien à l’université de Göttingen, et d’autres conservateurs de collections de l’université.

L’exposition est parrainée par la Société allemande de physique.

Exhibition “What the quant?! The exhibition on the quantum year 2025”

“What the quant?!” is an exhibition to celebrate the Quantum Year 2025 in the Forum Wissen, the knowledge museum of the University of Göttingen. The Forum Wissen is dedicating a large special exhibition to mark the topic of quantum mechanics, whose history is closely linked with Göttingen University. The exhibition tells the story of quantum physics from the year 1900 right up to the present day. It will run at the Forum Wissen from 27 March to 5 October 2025.

The special exhibition in the Forum Wissen explores how the understanding of quantum mechanics came together in 1925. It illustrates that science is a collaborative endeavour supported by exchange with others. The exhibition shows the role played by international research networks, together with the financial, political and social circumstances at the time that made the scientific breakthrough possible, and current technology that relies on quantum physics.

Hands-on experiments in quantum physics illustrate that the world works very differently at the level of individual atoms than we could ever imagine. A wide range of examples show where quantum technologies are currently in use. Playful and theatrical contributions developed by pupils, as well as art installations, invite visitors to explore the world of quanta in the Forum Wissen.

The exhibition was developed by Forum Wissen curators Dr Ramona Dölling and Christine Nawa in collaboration with Göttingen University physicist Professor Stefan Kehrein and other curators of collections across the University.

The patron of the exhibition is the German Physical Society.