PARTICIPATION IN THE OUTREACH ACTIVITIES DEDICATED TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC WITHIN THE EVENT: “XXXIX Reunión bienal de la Real Sociedad Española de Física”, Spain 2024.

Outreach activities by Alessandro Marcomini.

On July 16th, 2024 the Doctoral Candidate Alessandro Marcomini took part in an outreach activity dedicated to the general public within the Event “XXXIX Reunión bienal de la Real Sociedad Española de Física”, a prestigious conference organised by the Spanish Real Society of Physics in Donostia-San Sebastián (Spain). In an open-air setting located in the heart of the city, researchers from around the country have been illustrating the most interesting phenomena of Physics in an engaging and playful way.

Alessandro, as the only representative of the quantum technology community, had the chance to teach the fundamental properties of quantum mechanics adopting a daily-life based approach. Moreover, he could raise awareness about the security threats that modern cryptographic schemes are suffering, thus underlying the importance of Quantum Key Distribution in providing a new, fully safe solution. His exposition has been greatly appreciated by the public, with people of every age showing great interest and asking questions, with conversations going on well beyond the official ending time of the event.