# Event Details

- **Event Name**: QUIRKY QUANTUM PHYSICS FREE LECTURE SERIES: A Tunnel Through Nothing
- **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 14 Jul, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Tue, 14 Jul, 2026 at 08:00 pm
- **Event Description**: In 1926, Erwin Schrodinger published the famous equation that bears his name. This equation accounts for a wide range of strange atomic phenomena - but perhaps none is so puzzling as Quantum Tunneling. If two metals are separated by the vacuum of empty space from each other, then even if the electrons in one metal lack the energy to arc and jump the gap between them, the Schrodinger equation predicts that there is a probability that they will nevertheless show up in the second metal. This phenomenon is not just a theoretical curiosity - but the chips in your smartphone and computer memory in your laptop rely on this effect. Quantum tunneling also accounts for some forms of radioactivity and more importantly - the sun wouldn't shine without it! 
 
James Kakalios is a Taylor Distinguished Professor and Head of the School of Physics and Astronomy. His experimental research ranges from the nano to the neuro, and he is active in outreach and public engagement.

This lecture is part of a free public lecture series. You are welcome to attend a single session or join us for the entire series. No registration required.

All lectures will be held in the former Bell Museum on the University of Minnesota's East Bank campus and will take place Tuesdays from 7 to 8 p.m., June 23 through July 28, 2026.

Street parking is available on campus, and several public parking ramps are located nearby.

Find more information here: https://cse.umn.edu/physics/summer-quirky-quantum-physics
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## Event venue details

- **city**: Minneapolis
- **state**: MN
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 10 Church St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455-0145, United States
- **lat**: 44.97776
- **long**: -93.23269
- **full address**: 10 Church St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455-0145, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is QUIRKY QUANTUM PHYSICS FREE LECTURE SERIES: A Tunnel Through Nothing being held?
  - **A:** QUIRKY QUANTUM PHYSICS FREE LECTURE SERIES: A Tunnel Through Nothing takes place on Tue, 14 Jul, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Tue, 14 Jul, 2026 at 08:00 pm at 10 Church St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455-0145, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing QUIRKY QUANTUM PHYSICS FREE LECTURE SERIES: A Tunnel Through Nothing?
  - **A:** QUIRKY QUANTUM PHYSICS FREE LECTURE SERIES: A Tunnel Through Nothing is organized by College of Science and Engineering, University of Minnesota.

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