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The 12 Most Important and Stunning Quantum Experiments of 2019
By Rafi Letzter published
Quantum computing seems to inch closer every year.
Physicists Use Bubbling Quantum Vacuum to Hopscotch Heat Across Empty Space
By Rafi Letzter published
Heat isn't supposed to move like this.
Quantum Supremacy Is Unlikely, Scientist Says
By Subhash Kak published
Google claims quantum supremacy – IBM says not so fast. One researcher explains why he doesn't see quantum computers outpacing classical computers any time soon ... and maybe not ever.
Do We Live in a Quantum World?
By Paul Sutter published
At some point, the rules of the subatomic give way to the rules of the macroscopic. But how? We're not exactly sure, and it's been a long, strange journey in trying to answer that question.
Objective Reality Doesn't Exist, Quantum Experiment Shows
By Alessandro Fedrizzi, Massimiliano Proietti published
A quantum experiment raises deeply philosophical questions about the fundamental nature of reality.
These Weirdo Stellar Corpses Have Creamy Centers Filled with Exotic Quantum Liquids
By Paul Sutter published
Physicists have figured out what's lurking inside of white dwarfs, revealing the stellar corpses are creamy and filled with exotic quantum liquids.
Google's Quantum Computer Just Aced an 'Impossible' Test
By Tim Childers published
For the first time, a quantum computer has solved a task that Google says would be impossible for the most advanced supercomputers in the world.
2,000 Atoms Exist in Two Places at Once in Unprecedented Quantum Experiment
By Rafi Letzter published
The new experiment demonstrated a bizarre quantum effect from the double-slit experiment at an unprecedented scale.
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