BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:Data::ICal 0.22 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Peter Maurer\, Stanford University\n\n
Quantum optics has had a profound impact on precision
measurements\, and recently enabled probing various physical quantities\,
such as magnetic fields and temperature\, with nanoscale spatial resoluti
on. Such advancements in &lsquo\;quantum sensing&rsquo\; have brought the
elusive dream of performing nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR)
on individual biomolecules closer to reality. In my talk\, I will discuss
the development and application of novel quantum metrological technologies
to study biological systems at a single-molecule level. I will start with
a general introduction to quantum sensing\, with a focus on the measureme
nt of magnetic fields at a nanoscale. I will then show how we utilize such
sensing techniques to control the temperature profile in living systems w
ith subcellular resolution. Finally\, I will provide an outlook on how qua
ntum sensing and single-molecule biophysics can be utilized to perform NMR
spectroscopy with unprecedented sensitivity\, possibly down to the level
of individual biomolecules.
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