About this episode

The episode discusses efforts to detect quantum gravity using lasers and interferometers.

Interesting Things with JC #1763: "Looking for Quantum Gravity with Light" – Scientists are firing lasers through interferometers to detect quantum gravity without reaching the Planck scale. QUEST found nothing, now more sensitive experiments are looking for fluctuations hidden in the light.

People in this episode

Host: JC

Topics covered

• quantum gravity
• lasers
• interferometers
• scientific experiments
• light fluctuations

Keywords

• quantum gravity
• lasers
• interferometers
• light
• scientific experiments

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: QUEST

Products: lasers

Places: Planck scale

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