Quantum physics news, features and articles
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Largest objects ever get cooled down to their ‘quantum limit’The researchers hope to use their apparatus to probe why large objects do not exhibit quantum effects.
By Ben Turner Published
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Physicists link 'quantum memories' in early step toward quantum internetTwo novel demonstrations bring the backbone of the quantum internet, quantum repeaters, a little closer.
By Charlie Wood Published
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What is quantum entanglement?Quantum entanglement is one of the uber-bizarre phenomena seen when things get itty-bitty. Here's a look at how entanglement works and why it's so weird.
By Paul Sutter Published
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Physicists discover the 'Kings and Queens of Quantumness'A new mathematical framework helps physicists define the degree of quantumness of a system
By Adam Mann Published
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New quantum paradox throws the foundations of observed reality into questionPhysicists have found a new paradox in quantum mechanics that throws doubt on some common-sense ideas about physical reality.
By Eric Cavalcanti Published
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Physicists watch quantum particles tunnel through solid barriers. Here's what they found.A team of physicists has devised a simple way to measure the duration of a bizarre phenomenon called quantum tunneling.
By Diane Lincoln Published
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Freeman Dyson, quantum physicist who imagined alien megastructures, has died at 96Physicist Freeman Dyson was known for his work on quantum physics and mathematics, as well as his big ideas about the far future.
By Rafi Letzter Published
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Schrödinger's cat: The favorite, misunderstood pet of quantum mechanicsTo meow or not to meow?
By Adam Mann Published
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Mysterious 'antihydrogen' particles reveal uncanny quantum effectThe bubbling, raucous quantum vacuum distorts the shape of every hydrogen atom in the universe, and it distorts antimatter "antihydrogen" too.
By Rafi Letzter Published
