{"id":25347,"date":"2023-08-07T16:15:29","date_gmt":"2023-08-07T14:15:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/penta-power.com\/docs\/what-practical-applications-are-based-on-quantum-physics\/"},"modified":"2024-01-07T10:55:19","modified_gmt":"2024-01-07T09:55:19","password":"","slug":"what-practical-applications-are-based-on-quantum-physics","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/www.penta-power.com\/en\/docs\/what-practical-applications-are-based-on-quantum-physics\/","title":{"rendered":"What practical applications are based on quantum physics?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Quantum physics has led to numerous practical applications that have had a major impact on our daily lives. Some of these are:<\/p>\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>\n  <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#bcae7a\" class=\"has-inline-color\">MRI scanners<\/mark>\n<\/strong>: This medical imaging technology uses the principles of quantum mechanics to create detailed images of the human body.<br\/><br\/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\n  <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#bcae7a\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Lasers<\/mark>\n<\/strong>: Lasers, used in a wide range of devices from DVD players to surgical instruments, are based on quantum theory.<br\/><br\/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\n  <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#bcae7a\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Solar cells<\/mark>\n<\/strong>: The operation of solar cells is based on the principle that light can be absorbed by certain materials and converted into electrical power &#8211; a direct application of the quantum properties of light.<br\/><br\/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\n  <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#bcae7a\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Electron microscopes<\/mark>\n<\/strong>: These powerful microscopes, which can image atomic structures, have been made possible by the understanding of quantum behavior.<br\/><br\/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\n  <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#bcae7a\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Atomic clocks for GPS<\/mark>\n<\/strong>: Quantum physics underlies the accurate measurement of time in atomic clocks, which is essential for the operation of GPS navigation systems.<br\/><br\/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#bcae7a\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/penta-power.com\/en\/?page_id=24683\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/penta-power.com\/producten\">The Penta Power Tags<\/a><\/mark> <\/strong>To transform radiation<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These are just a few examples; new technologies are constantly emerging whose operation is based on principles from quantum physics&#8230;.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-style-rounded\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/ejctdpe5iyz.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Laser-kwantum-fysica.webp?strip=all\" alt=\"Laser quantum physics\" class=\"wp-image-23360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ejctdpe5iyz.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Laser-kwantum-fysica.webp?strip=all 600w, https:\/\/ejctdpe5iyz.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Laser-kwantum-fysica-300x200.webp?strip=all 300w, https:\/\/ejctdpe5iyz.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Laser-kwantum-fysica-360x240.webp?strip=all 360w, https:\/\/ejctdpe5iyz.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Laser-kwantum-fysica.webp?strip=all&amp;w=60 60w, https:\/\/ejctdpe5iyz.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Laser-kwantum-fysica.webp?strip=all&amp;w=120 120w, https:\/\/ejctdpe5iyz.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Laser-kwantum-fysica.webp?strip=all&amp;w=180 180w, https:\/\/ejctdpe5iyz.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Laser-kwantum-fysica.webp?strip=all&amp;w=240 240w, https:\/\/ejctdpe5iyz.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Laser-kwantum-fysica.webp?strip=all&amp;w=420 420w, https:\/\/ejctdpe5iyz.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Laser-kwantum-fysica.webp?strip=all&amp;w=480 480w, https:\/\/ejctdpe5iyz.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Laser-kwantum-fysica.webp?strip=all&amp;w=540 540w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quantum physics has led to numerous practical applications that have had a major impact on our daily lives. Some of these are: These are just a few examples; new technologies are constantly emerging whose operation is based on principles from quantum physics&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":24663,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"doc_category":[172],"doc_tag":[],"class_list":["post-25347","docs","type-docs","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","doc_category-science"],"year_month":"2026-11","word_count":169,"total_views":"714","reactions":{"happy":"0","normal":"0","sad":"0"},"author_info":{"name":"Lode Denecker","author_nicename":"pentapower","author_url":"https:\/\/www.penta-power.com\/en\/author\/pentapower\/"},"doc_category_info":[{"term_name":"Science","term_url":"https:\/\/www.penta-power.com\/en\/docs-category\/science\/"}],"doc_tag_info":[],"knowledge_base_info":[],"knowledge_base_slug":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.penta-power.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/25347","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.penta-power.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.penta-power.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/docs"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.penta-power.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.penta-power.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25347"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.penta-power.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/25347\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.penta-power.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24663"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.penta-power.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25347"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"doc_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.penta-power.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc_category?post=25347"},{"taxonomy":"doc_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.penta-power.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc_tag?post=25347"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}