Quantum

[Music plays and a split circle appears and photographs of CSIRO activities flash through in either side of the circle, and then the circle morphs into the CSIRO logo]

[Animation image changes to show a map of Australia and symbols of a plane and ship, a first aid kit, Wi-Fi, a tree, a satellite, and a computer chip appear around the map]

Narrator: The Quantum Industry is one of Australia’s most promising growth opportunities. Quantum technologies are creating new products, new markets, and new jobs, and Australia has long been a leader in quantum research.

[Animation image changes to show a question mark symbol on the screen]

But what is Quantum?

[Animation image shows the question mark morphing into tiny bubbles which then morph into various shapes of bubbles moving over the screen]

It is based on quantum mechanics, which describes how things behave at the very small scale.

[Animation image changes to show a hand catching and holding one of the bubbles]

There’s no way around it, quantum is strange, and is not intuitive, but we can predict what it will do and how we can make use of it.

[Animation image changes to show a row of bubbles and symbols appear around the bubbles and then the line of bubbles morph into squares]

By controlling and measuring single quantum objects like atoms, ions, electrons or photons

and operating across the boundaries of physics, computing, and engineering,

[Animation image shows the squares morphing together into blocks which then morph into a map of Australia]

we can make quantum technologies that open up a whole new realm of possibilities.

[Animation image shows the blocks in the map of Australia moving up and down, and then the camera zooms in on the blocks]

We’re developing the software tools and understanding to allow quantum computers to tackle real-world problems

[Animation images move through to show a symbol of a sun and cloud, and then catalysts joining together in a line]

like the fast and accurate prediction of global and local weather patterns, or the design of new catalysts, materials, or drugs

[Animation images move through to show symbols of a sun and plant, a satellite moving around the Earth, a DNA strand and medical cross, and a padlock across the front of a line of data]

for use across agriculture, aerospace or medicine, and to ensure computer networks and communication platforms are cybersecure.

[Animation image changes to show a dot pattern morphing into a square of dots and then the camera zooms out to show a microchip, and then the animation image changes to show a world globe]

We're also developing new quantum materials and quantum sensing tools that could lead to devices with higher sensitivity, and reduced size, weight, and power demands, and that will help us better understand life and the world around us.

[Image changes to show the CSIRO logo]

That’s why Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, has launched the Quantum Technologies Future Science Platform.

[Animation image shows a dollar symbol appearing below the logo, and then a symbol of a city appears below the logo, and symbols of a mortar board and a factory appear either side of the logo]

It’s part of our $200 million programme that pushes the boundaries of existing research through deeper collaboration with universities and industry.

[Animation image changes to show the CSIRO logo surrounded by a circle of bubbles]  

Drawing on our research expertise, the Quantum Technologies Future Science Platform will help build world-class quantum capability.

[Animation image changes to show three workers and symbols of a plane and ship, a satellite, a tree, a first aid kid, a Wi-Fi symbol, and a pill bottle appear above them]

We will work with industry to identify the problems that can’t be solved using today’s technologies,

[Animation image shows a circle of bubbles appearing in the centre and linking to the symbols above the workers, and then the image changes to show a map of Australia covered with a network design]

and develop next generation solutions using quantum technologies, so that Australia can continue playing a key role in the emerging global quantum industry.

[Camera zooms out and two circles appear around the Australian map]

The future is quantum, and we are working to ensure Australia is ready for it.

[Animation image changes to show a blue bubble moving up from the bottom of a blue screen, and text appears on the screen: csiro.au/qt]

To find out more about this exciting new future science platform visit csiro.au/qt

[Music plays and the image changes to show the CSIRO logo on a white screen, and text appears: CSIRO, Australia’s National Science Agency]