Two experiments find quarter-electron charge in a quantum Hall state
An electron cannot be split into smaller charged pieces. Yet under extreme conditions, electrons can behave collectively and…
Physicists Shatter Quantum Entanglement Distance Record With 420 Kilometers of Optical Fiber
Maintaining a long-distance relationship may be difficult for humans, but it’s even more difficult for entangled states. The…
Physicists Create an Exotic New Form Of Matter: The ‘Fermi Sea’
At the lowest temperatures in the Universe, physics gets funky. When atoms are cooled to just above absolute…
Schrödinger’s Cat Just Got a Whole Litter of Weird New Siblings in a Major Quantum Breakthrough
Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Schrödinger’s Cat is a famous thought experiment that explains…
New breakthrough brings diamond-based quantum internet closer to reality
Scientists are steadily advancing toward a future where quantum communication networks could revolutionize how information is transmitted. A…
Superconductivity Breakthrough Brings Practical Use Closer than Ever, as Team Unveils “Hidden Magnetic Order in the Pseudogap”
In the quest for room-temperature superconductivity, an international team of physicists has uncovered a link between magnetism and…
Scientists Discovered a New, Deeply Weird Quantum State
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Scientists discover ‘impossible’ quantum state at near absolute zero
Scientists have uncovered a previously unthinkable state of matter that challenges decades of assumptions about how electrons behave,…
“This Will Be a New Chapter in Quantum Physics”: Odd Quasiparticles May Explain a Pair of Quantum Experiments That Baffled Scientists
The unexpected coexistence of superconductivity and magnetism observed in two experiments this year has finally been explained by…
Quantum Teleportation Was Achieved Over Internet For The First Time
In 2024, a quantum state of light was successfully teleported through more than 30 kilometers (around 18 miles)…