Mr Vedral's professional interests lie in quantum computing and quantum information science, which use the laws of quantum mechanics respectively to build powerful computers and render codes unbreakable.

ECONOMIST: Information theory

At some point the laws of quantum physics take over, causing electrons to behave in strange ways, including hopping from one circuit to another.

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This is when the laws of quantum mechanics, a branch of physics that describes the interaction of objects smaller than molecules, wreak havoc on the way chips are designed.

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Under the laws of quantum mechanics, the nuclei of atoms have shell-like structures analogous to the spheres in which given numbers of electrons exist in certain orbits around the nucleus.

ECONOMIST: Nuclear physics

The sensors rely on quantum tunnelling, in which electrons take journeys that would not be allowed by the laws of classical physics, as long as the distances involved are tiny.

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