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“The last decade has seen a remarkable amount of progress in the study of quantum coherence and measurement in condensed matter systems; experimentalists now almost routinely prepare and probe superposition states in electronic circuits. Attention has recently focused on attempting to produce and measure quantum effects in relatively large mechanical objects by coupling them to quantum electronic circuits. Not only does this work seek to test quantum mechanics in a previously untested regime of large masses, it also holds the promise of helping further our understanding of quantum dissipation and quantum measurement; applications to quantum information processing and ultra-sensitive force detection are also envisaged. In this talk, I will discuss some of the remarkable experimental progress in this field, and will highlight some related theoretical questions being pursued by my group.”
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