The need for science communication in quantum technologies

J Munro William

Mariana Filipova, Anton Mladenov, Boyan Jekov +1 more

Abstract Quantum communication technologies are on the verge of a technological development that will change humanity. This paper aims to show the need for quantum technology knowledge outreach among the general public and the necessity of quantum science reaching people in an understandable language. Drawing on global scholarly sources, we explore the differences between classical and quantum physics, classical and quantum computing, and the conventional Internet versus the quantum Internet. Examples from different fields show the need for education and the popularization of quantum technologies. A number of effective methods for teaching youngsters are described, such as infographics, comics, interactive events, storytelling, and personal experiences. This research is based on worldwide scientific sources and an experimental approach, aiming to contribute to a wider understanding of quantum communication technologies based on the contemporary need for their outreach.

Yury Kurochkin

Yazhen Wang, Xinyu Song

Quantum science and quantum technology are of great current interest in multiple frontiers of many scientific fields ranging from computer science to physics and chemistry, and from engineering to mathematics and statistics. Their developments will likely lead to a new wave of scientific revolutions and technological innovations in a wide range of scientific studies and applications. This paper provides a brief review on quantum communication, quantum information, quantum computation, quantum simulation, and quantum metrology. We present essential quantum properties, illustrate relevant concepts of quantum science and quantum technology, and discuss their scientific developments. We point out the need for statistical analysis in their developments, as well as their potential applications to and impacts on statistics and data science.

In the chapter, the main areas of science that will impact the social diffusion of quantum computing are analyzed. The analysis begins by outlining some of the fundamental notions of this new technology and its need to be adapted to the common knowledge of citizens in order to understand its potential from the perspective of communicability and informatics. The educational aspects that must be reformed and/or improved to increase interest in the study of science, and in particular towards this new paradigm of digital and interactive information, are also disclosed. Finally, the results of a heuristic experiment based on science fiction and with users of new technologies belonging to generation Z are disclosed.