Quantum Physics May Predict the Next Financial Crash, New Study Finds
When Albert Einstein first debated the strange logic of quantum mechanics, he probably didn’t imagine his ideas might one…
Room-temperature spin-layer locking of exciton–polariton nonlinearities in a WS2 microcavity
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Scientists Just Discovered a Quantum Physics Loophole—And It Could Finally Unlock Interstellar Travel
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Quantum fusion of independent networks based on multi-user entanglement swapping
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Plasma lens for focusing attosecond pulses
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Quadrature-dependent lattice dynamics of dissipative microcombs
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Physicists Create a Thermometer for Measuring ‘Quantumness’
The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. If there’s one law of physics that seems…
The sci-fi films that physicists love to watch — from Interstellar to Spider-Man
Nature has interviewed a multitude of physicists this year in celebration of the 100th birthday of quantum mechanics.…
Plasmon-enhanced ultralow-threshold solid-state triplet fusion upconversion
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Continuous terahertz band coverage through precise electron-beam tailoring in free-electron lasers
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6 Times Einstein Missed the Mark, but Still Changed Physics
Albert Einstein is undeniably one of the greatest names in physics. But Einstein, for all his contributions to…