3D image reveals atomic dance moments before molecule explosion
Atoms never stay still. Even in their lowest energy state, they vibrate due to quantum effects. Now, for…
Scientists Crack Code Behind Quantum Entanglement, At Least In Theory
3D-rendering of quantum entanglement. (Image by Vink Fan on Shutterstock) New mathematical breakthrough reveals entanglement follows universal laws…
Anisotropic non-Fermi liquid and dynamical Planckian scaling of a quasi-kagome Kondo lattice system
The temperature dependences of the R(ω) and σ1(ω) spectra obtained from the Kramers-Kronig analysis of the R(ω) spectra…
Photons pass famous Bell test but without entanglement, shows study
For decades, entanglement has been the hallmark of quantum weirdness, a ghostly connection between particles that Einstein famously…
Scientists Are Still Perplexed by Quantum Physics and Can’t Agree on Its True Meaning, Landmark Survey Finds
Close to a century after it was first conceived, quantum mechanics remains one of the most profound—and puzzling—theories…
Survey of 1,000 Experts Shows Quantum Physicists Still Can’t Agree on Anything
In July 1925—exactly a century ago—famed physicist Werner Heisenberg wrote a letter to his equally famous colleague, Wolfgang…
Einstein Was Wrong? ‘Idealized’ Double-Slit Experiment Ends Nearly 100-Year-Old Debate
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) scientists performing what they described as an “idealized” version of the infamous double-slit…
Wide-field spectroscopic imaging of optical activity
Concept and experimental workflow Figure 1 shows the conceptual scheme and the experimental setup of the polarization-sensitive off-axis…
New framework clears spin-orbit confusion in solids and unifies physics
For over a century, scientists have accepted an uneasy truth. Quantum mechanics and relativity, two of the most…
Increasing the hardness of posiform planting using random QUBOs for programmable quantum annealer benchmarking
Kadowaki, T. & Nishimori, H. Quantum annealing in the transverse ising model. Phys. Rev. E 58, 5355–5363 (1998).…
Radical New Theory Rewrites the Story of the Earliest Universe
Following the Big Bang, our universe expanded at an exponential rate. According to this theory, known as cosmic…
The Hunt for a Fundamental Theory of Quantum Gravity
The world of Bousso’s new theorem still departs from our universe in notable ways. For mathematical convenience, he…