Quantum Physics
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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.
How Fast Can Quantum Computers Get?
By Sebastian Deffner published
Turns out, there's a quantum speed limit.
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?
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.
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.
Quantum Computers Bust Problem Conventional Computers Can't Solve
By Rafi Letzter published
It's all about smearing your atoms.
The Subatomic Discovery That Physicists Considered Keeping Secret
By Rafi Letzter published
This subatomic reaction is eight times more powerful than the reaction at the core of hydrogen bombs.
There and Back Again: Scientists Beam Photons to Space to Test Quantum Theory
By Harrison Tasoff published
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