Using Quantum Mechanics to detect COVID-19 disease and more

CQT Online Talks – Series: Colloquium Speaker: Marlan Scully, Texas A&M, Princeton, and Baylor Universities Abstract: Recently we have been researching the application of, e.g., quantum coherence and quantum entanglement to detect SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibodies [1] and/or RNA [2, 3]. Related work mapping the surface of a single COVID-19 virus [4] and measuring the binding free energy [5] of the virus to the ACE-2 site will be discussed. The connection, if any, between quantum coherence in brain microtubules [6] and superradiance [7] will be presented as time allows. References: [1] “Enhancing sensitivity of lateral flow assay with application to SARS-CoV-2”, T. Peng et al., Applied Physics Letters (2020) [2] “A fiber optic–nanophotonic approach to the detection of antibodies and viral particles of COVID-19”, N. Rajil et al., Nanophotonics (2020) [3] “FAST CARS: Engineering a laser spectroscopic technique for rapid identification of bacterial spores”, M. Scully et al., PNAS (2002) [