Clear as Quantum

Clear as Quantum is an EQUS podcast about quantum science and the exciting technologies that are getting ready to unleash a quantum revolution.

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Clear as Quantum is an EQUS podcast about quantum science and the exciting technologies that are getting ready to unleash a quantum revolution. In this spooky podcast at a distance well try to dust the cobwebs out of the quantum physics realm that's entangling our lives. Over the course of 10 episodes youll hear from some of Australias leading quantum scientists, and learn things worth knowing about.
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Genres: Natural Sciences, Physics, Science

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Quantum diagnosis
Episode 5
Wednesday, 2 September, 2026

Magnetic Resonance Imaging machines are excellent props in TV medical dramas, and Peter While joins us to explain the physics behind MRI. Yes it's quantum!Peter is an MR physicist working at a hospital in Trondheim (Norway) with a background spanning hardware design, clinical practice, and now AI-assisted image reconstruction. He walks us through what it's actually like to get an MRI scan, and how the whole process comes down to nudging the quantum spin of hydrogen atoms in your own body — meaning that anyone who's had an MRI has, in a strange sense, briefly been a sort of quantum computer. The technique involves no ionizing radiation at all, but the enormous magnetic fields do occasionally lead to other eye-watering safety incidents.Have you ever wondered about using medical equipment as a musical instrument? Subscribe and share with your friends!