“Optical lattice clocks: From Timekeepers to Spies of the Quantum Realm” (MCQST-Colloquium) (Prof. Ana Maria Rey)

In this talk I will explain how ultracold strontium atoms trapped by light can be used to create optical lattice clocks – the most precise timekeepers ever imagined. I am going to explain why these clocks are not only fascinating, but of crucial importance since they can help us to answer cutting-edge questions about complex many-body phenomena and magnetism, to unravel big mysteries of our universe and to build the next generation of quantum technologies.