# 344: Superposition, Entanglement, and Interference

- Show: [Embedded.fm](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm)
- Published: 2020-09-10
- Length: 59m
- Episode: 344
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2020-09-10-344-superposition-entanglement-and-interference
- Listen: https://makingembeddedsystems.libsyn.com/344-superposition-entanglement-and-interference

## Summary

Kitty Yeung, a Senior Program Manager at Microsoft Quantum Systems and creator of the fashion brand Art by Physicist, discusses the intersection of quantum computing and wearable technology. She explains core quantum concepts like superposition, entanglement, and interference, while detailing her work on the Constellation Dress, which integrates LED matrices from Lumen Couture. Yeung also highlights the challenges of transitioning handmade fashion prototypes into scalable products, advocating for a shift toward on-demand manufacturing to reduce the industry's significant environmental waste.

## Chapters

- [0:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2020-09-10-344-superposition-entanglement-and-interference#t=6) Introduction: Kitty Yeung, Microsoft Quantum, and Art by Physicist
- [3:37](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2020-09-10-344-superposition-entanglement-and-interference#t=217) Microsoft's Quantum Education Effort and Q# Programming
- [8:02](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2020-09-10-344-superposition-entanglement-and-interference#t=482) Quantum Computing Fundamentals: Superposition, Entanglement, and Interference
- [19:50](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2020-09-10-344-superposition-entanglement-and-interference#t=1190) Quantum Hardware Architectures: Superconducting, Trapped Ions, and Topological Qubits
- [27:49](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2020-09-10-344-superposition-entanglement-and-interference#t=1669) Teaching Quantum Computing: Hackaday Comics and MS Learn
- [36:44](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2020-09-10-344-superposition-entanglement-and-interference#t=2204) Art by Physicist: From Handmade Prototypes to the Constellation Dress
- [39:27](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2020-09-10-344-superposition-entanglement-and-interference#t=2367) Fashion Industry Waste, Overproduction, and the Need for On-Demand Manufacturing

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- [Sustainability & circular products](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sustainability-and-circularity)
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## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Microsoft (company)
- Art by Physicist (company)
- Constellation Dress (product)
- Lumen Couture (company)
- Q# (tool)
- Hackaday (company)
- MS Learn (other)

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