In the 2023 blockbuster movie Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, superheroes and villains fight for control of the quantum realm, the ultra-microscopic domain where particles are governed by different physics laws than what we see with the naked eye. Though the movie mentions real physics concepts and provides entertaining depictions, Marvel is light on the specifics of quantum science.
Though not an official Avenger, Emily Edwards, an associate research professor of electrical and computer engineering (ECE) at Duke, has a superpower: teaching the public about the quirky, confounding and curious field of quantum information science (QIS).
Edwards, who previously led the Illinois Quantum Information Science and Technology Center and is involved in quantum technology education policy, believes it is important to increase the interest in QIS, particularly among K-12 students.