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Red carpet for science

Science festival PassionforKnowledge - Quantum 13, started with the theater Victoria Eugenia crowded. In the opening ceremony, Pedro Miguel Etxenike claimed the importance of science and ended his speech dedicating this conference to Professor Henrich Rorher, recently deceased. "The human investigates to better understand the environment around him and because he feels passion for knowledge" said the rector of the UPV / EHU Iñaki Goirizelaia. Urkullu president, meanwhile, stressed the long and splendid career of this great festival, and the great importance of such conferences. "Scientific advances today, ensure the welfare of tomorrow," he concluded.

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Dudley Herchbach honors Bohr

Dudley Herchbach, Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1986, paid tribute to Niels Bohr in the inaugural conference of Passion for Knowledge - Quantum 13. In it, at the same time he reviewed the trilogy written by Bohr on the constitution of atoms, Herchbach conveyed to the public how passionate he was Bohr, and the importance of being: "Bohr realized that the classical physics was not enough to continue in the study of atoms, and decided to proceed with his work. Because science is art, is architecture, is to face paradoxes, with challenges. It is very important to use the material and technology available to open eyes and break boundaries. "

JuanIgnacio Cirac, Prince of Asturias Award (2006) and Director of the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics talked about how the supercomputers will be in 50 years. He referred to the computers that will be used to make special calculations, calculations to study chemical reactions, to design materials etc. To do so, he made a brief summary of the progress made in the last 30 years in the field of quantum physics, as these advances "have helped develop the first prototypes of quantum computers" as Cirac. However, "we are still far from obtaining a quantum computer can solve problems that the classic computers can not solve", concludes.

Did you know that ...

in 10 years there was a revolution in the understanding of the structure of the atom? In 1904, it was believed that the atom was like a plum cake. In 1913, however, the physicist Niels Bohr demonstrated that atoms were composed of a core and electron orbits. The festival Passion for Knowledge - Quantum 13 wants to celebrate the 100th anniversary of this finding, since the Bohr model was the starting point of quantum mechanics. Theory that has led to many applications that surround us in our daily life, such as electronics or diagnostic techniques in the field of medicine.

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Young among stars

Passion forKwoledge - Quantum 13science festival has had a big premiere at the Museum of Science Eureka!. Over two hundred young people have met with researchers at the highest level in meetings top @ DIPC Zientziarekin solasean!. Renowned scientists Juan Ignacio Cirac, Jocelyn Bell and Claude Cohen-Tannoudji have told their experiences when they were the age of the students and their path to become what today are: some great scientists. Students also had the opportunity to ask personal questions, questions about science and more general questions. Like today in San Sebastian, on wednesday, Aaron Ciechanover and Rafael Yuste will be available to students in Vitoria-Gasteiz.