Quantum Physics
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Quantum Physicist Named 'Australian of the Year'
By Mindy Weisberger published
Chalk one up for the physicists, as 2018’s "Australian of the Year" title goes to a quantum physicist who created the world’s first transistor made from a single atom.
![A diagram from the paper shows the shape and dimensions of the silicon design.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Q7xbmgE9KM828DdHsuTt2Y-320-80.jpg)
Crystal Slab of 'Snowflakes' to Become World's Tiniest Sonic Shield
By Rafi Letzter published
Acoustics go nano.
![An illustration provided by Physical Review Letters shows a beam of light reflecting off of the quantum mirror.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NMEiHfuP6HY7gxe2z397US-320-80.jpg)
The New Thinnest Mirrors in the World Use Quantum 'Excitons' to Reflect Light
By Rafi Letzter published
Two separate teams of scientists have built the thinnest mirrors in the world: sheets of molybdenum diselenide (MoSe2), each just a single atom wide.
![A figure from the letter shows how the Micius satellite transfers quantum keys across vast distances.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SQLKV9YbP7CQnQzLkakh8A-320-80.png)
China's Quantum-Key Network, the Largest Ever, Is Officially Online
By Rafi Letzter published
The Chinese satellite Micius has once again shattered records, this time enabling practical quantum encryption between Beijing and Austria.
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How Fast Can Quantum Computers Get?
By Sebastian Deffner published
Turns out, there's a quantum speed limit.
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Time Crystals to Tetraquarks: Quantum Physics in 2017
By Rafi Letzter published
The year 2017 was weird all over. And what science is better-suited for a weird year than quantum physics?
![Besides mass and charge, electrons also have a strange quantum property called "spin."](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZVwVoksLKc7Y2ozPP5oUZE-320-80.jpg)
The Weird Quantum Property of 'Spin'
By Paul Sutter published
You would think that electrons would be easy enough to describe — but a quantum-mechanical property called "spin" makes that task much less straightforward.
![This artist's rendering depicts a quantum liquid droplet formed by mixing two condensates of ultracold potassium atoms.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zFP5FTJScNf6ymrwphmujW-320-80.jpg)
These Quantum Droplets Are the Most Dilute Liquids in the Known Universe
By Rafi Letzter published
A new form of liquid droplet, formed out of potassium "super-atoms," demonstrates strange and powerful quantum effects.
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