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Quantenkoffer: Quantum Physics Science Kit
- sriram_malhar 5y agoI don't understand most of it, but boy, so gorgeously built!
- designium 5y agoIs it in production? Or just a demo?
- madoell 5y agoSeems like they sell it to schools and universities. Plan is to build in series with a price under EUR 10k Source (in German): https://www.google.de/url?q=https://www.spohngymnasium.de/images/stories/presse/SZ_2018_26_06.pdf&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwid6IX466f3AhVL8LsIHWVsB9EQFnoECAYQAg&usg=AOvVaw2ywWAsUdjkSBHLY_u9ByWZ https://www.google.de/url?q=https://www.spohngymnasium.de/im...
- swashbuck1r 5y agoIt’s like the iPod of portable quantum physics labs. Elegant and beautiful! So what in the world does someone study to learn to design something like that? Computer Engineering with a PhD in experimental physics?
- zmgsabst 5y agoNot to diminish what is an excellent piece of engineering, because this is (seemingly) a very well designed product. But none of this is that innovative — anyone familiar with optical tables would be able to conceive of “optical table, but safe plug and play”. [1] To actually productize that vision: - product/mechanical engineer for the case + fittings - someone with a undergrad in optics, preferably familiar with laser tables - an SDE familiar with embedded systems - an EE familiar with embedded systems [1] For people who may not be familiar with optical systems, many labs use plates like these onto which standard components are placed: https://eksmaoptics.com/opto-mechanical-components/optical-tables-700/honeycomb-breadboards-704-705-707-712/ https://eksmaoptics.com/opto-mechanical-components/optical-t... And in use: https://www.eurekalert.org/multimedia/731030 https://www.eurekalert.org/multimedia/731030
- guenthert 5y agoI think this is much more than an optical breadboard. The trick with the periscope is IMHO neat and allows for clean separation of the user's experiment from the invariant photon generator/detector part. Turning on the guide beam with a touch of a button is magic to anyone who had to labor on an optical table. This might allow for set-up, alignment and conduction of an experiment within the short time allotted in educational settings, which would be quite a challenge using less smart constituents.
- t_mann 5y agoMaybe it's better to think of it as a team product. That being said, I'm sure there are people who could build something like that on their own by combining the right classes in a good engineering school.
- qsi 5y agoLooks very interesting... Are they selling this?
- linspace 5y agoToo good for my pocket, without knowing how much costs. Obviously aimed at institutions.
- TheOtherHobbes 5y ago$10k? $20k? I was looking for something exactly this a while back but I'm guessing it's Not Cheap.
- madoell 5y agoThis article (behind paywall) about the quantenkoffer says that the price is EUR 30k.
- madoell 5y agoEdit: Here is the link => https://www.schwaebische.de/landkreis/landkreis-ravensburg/ravensburg_artikel,-weltweit-erster-quantenkoffer-an-ravensburger-gymnasien-uebergeben-_arid,10891818.html https://www.schwaebische.de/landkreis/landkreis-ravensburg/r...
- l33tman 5y agoAdBlock blocker unfortunately
- madoell 5y agoAh, sorry. Found it as .pdf as well => https://www.spohngymnasium.de/images/stories/presse/SZ_2018_26_06.pdf https://www.spohngymnasium.de/images/stories/presse/SZ_2018_...
- madoell 5y agoHere is the article as a pdf-file => https://www.spohngymnasium.de/images/stories/presse/SZ_2018_26_06.pdf https://www.spohngymnasium.de/images/stories/presse/SZ_2018_...
- carterschonwald 5y agohttps://www.qdusa.com/products/qutools_quantum_education_kits.html https://www.qdusa.com/products/qutools_quantum_education_kit... Seems to be the us distributors listing for this kit
- l33tman 5y agoIts nice but no call to action button anywhere on any of their sites. How do I sign up for the launch? How do I buy it? Can you buy it? Etc..
- layer8 5y agoThe price seems to be around 30,000 €. You’ll probably have to contact them or a distributor for a quote.