90-year-old quantum guitar strings mystery finally explained
Imagine plucking a guitar string. It vibrates, the sound lingers, and then fades away as the energy drains…
Gravity vs Quantum Physics: Researchers Say They are Closing in on “One of the Most Important Outstanding Problems”
In a new roundup of promising advances in quantum physics, researchers are revealing the upcoming cutting-edge studies they…
The man behind famous quantum physics experiment
The famous cat experiment in 1935 of the Austrian physicist Erwin Schrödinger became one of the most iconic…
Schrodinger’s Cat: The man behind the thought experiment that questioned reality
A cat is in a sealed box. It is both alive and dead, at least until you open…
Passive demultiplexed two-photon state generation from a quantum dot
Aspuru-Guzik, A. & Walther, P. Photonic quantum simulators. Nat. Phys. 8, 285–291 (2012). Google Scholar Sparrow, C. et…
Scientists measure quantum distance in a solid for the first time ever
For decades, physicists have talked about quantum distance, a way of measuring how similar or different two quantum…
Scientists show a way to speed or slow reactions using tiny mirror gaps
Chemists have always relied on physical changes such as heat, cold, pressure, light, or extra chemicals to make…
First-Ever Look at Exploding Molecules Reveals Their Quantum Secrets
In the quantum world, molecules are always on the move. And for the first time ever, scientists have…
Scientists Directly Measure ‘Impossible’ Zero-Point Motion That Cannot be Explained Classically
Scientists at Goethe University, Frankfurt, have directly measured the zero-point motion of atoms within molecules prepared in their…
Bipartite Gaussian boson sampling in the time-frequency-bin domain with squeezed light generated by a silicon nitride microresonator
Experimental setup The experimental setup is shown in Fig. 1a. A butterfly laser diode emitting at a wavelength…
Quantum state unlocked in object at room temperature in world-first
Researchers at the University of Wien (TU Wien) in collaboration with those at ETH Zurich have unlocked quantum…
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…