Scientists Experimenting With Quantum Effect That Some Fear Could Cause Chain Reaction That Ends Entire Universe
In quantum physics, there’s a state with even less energy than a vacuum, called a true vacuum, which…
Integrated photonics for continuous-variable quantum optics
Moody, G. et al. Roadmap on integrated quantum photonics. JPhys Photonics 4, 012501 (2022). Article ADS Google Scholar …
Scientists Were Wrong About This Strange “Rule-Breaking” Particle
A muon is a fundamental particle similar to an electron but about 200 times heavier and much less…
Dark mode turned into bright state to unlock blocked quantum phenomena
In the strange world of quantum physics, some effects are not just hard to control—they are completely hidden.…
Scientists Overcome Major Quantum Bottleneck, Potentially Transforming Teleportation and Computing
Achieving the entanglement measurement of the W state. Credit: KyotoU / Takeuchi lab A new method reveals hidden…
The strange connection between falling balls and quantum weirdness
A ball tossed into the air follows a path that classical physics can track with confidence. Shrink that…
MIT scientists explain quantum behavior of particles using classical physics tools
A new study by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) now bridges the gap between quantum…
Solving the Black Hole Paradox May Require Seven Dimensions
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Physicists Now Understand Why a Weird Quantum Gas Refuses to Heat Up
Typically, adding energy to a system makes it hotter. But last year, scientists demonstrated that quantum systems don’t…
Incoherent dielectric tensor tomography for quantitative three-dimensional measurement of biaxial anisotropy
Hayashi, Y., Setoyama, D., Hirose, Y., Yoshida, T. & Kimura, H. Intragranular three-dimensional stress tensor fields in plastically…
Strong ultrafast nonlinear optical response from megaelectronvolt electrons in semiconductors
Uiberacker, M. et al. Attosecond real-time observation of electron tunnelling in atoms. Nature 446, 627–632 (2007). Article ADS …
Symmetry shortcut unlocks maximum work from unknown quantum states
For years, physicists have treated knowledge as a kind of fuel in the quantum world, the more precisely…