Quantum Devices…that simply aren’t?

May 28, 2020 by Rusty Flint

Quantum can be an over-used term. Here at QZ it applied chiefly to the field of quantum science which is an established science with repeatable observations. Sure it is a theory but that doesn’t mean anything can get a Quantum label as some product makers think. Buzz terms are all part of the marketing patter for some companies and their products which have nothing at all to do with quantum technologies and more as way to sell products which have dubious properties.

The BBC has a great article on devices which are sold for around $400 which claim to use Quantum technology to protect people from 5G transmissions. You can read more about the BBC’s findings when they take one of these devices apart…which appears to resemble a 128MB USB stick. The makers claim otherwise.

We’ll leave it to you to decide such a device can work. But you know what we think…

BBC article on Quantum USB stick that aims to reduce 5G.

Rusty Flint

Rusty is a quantum science nerd. He's been into academic science all his life, but spent his formative years doing less academic things. Now he turns his attention to write about his passion, the quantum realm. He loves all things Quantum Physics especially. Rusty likes the more esoteric side of Quantum Computing and the Quantum world. Everything from Quantum Entanglement to Quantum Physics. Rusty thinks that we are in the 1950s quantum equivalent of the classical computing world. While other quantum journalists focus on IBM's latest chip or which startup just raised $50 million, Rusty's over here writing 3,000-word deep dives on whether quantum entanglement might explain why you sometimes think about someone right before they text you. (Spoiler: it doesn't, but the exploration is fascinating)