“Heavy” Electrons Hold the Key to a New Type of Quantum Computer
Scientists in Japan have uncovered quantum entanglement in “heavy fermions,” revealing electron behavior tied to Planckian time in…
Scientists Unlock Quantum Computing Power by Entangling Vibrations in a Single Atom
Artist’s impression of the entangled logic gate built by University of Sydney quantum scientists. Credit: Emma Hyde/University of…
Bloch oscillations of a soliton in a one-dimensional quantum fluid
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What happens when you cross the point of no return?
Black holes form when massive stars exhaust their nuclear fuel and collapse under their own gravity. This collapse…
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…
Exact collective occupancies of the Moshinsky model in two-dimensional geometry
We consider a system of N bosons in a two-dimensional isotropic harmonic potential, interacting with a force proportional…
High-purity quantum optomechanics at room temperature
Aspelmeyer, M., Kippenberg, T. J. & Marquardt, F. Cavity optomechanics. Rev. Mod. Phys. 86, 1391 (2014). ADS Google…
Time crystals: Matter that ticks without a clock and defies physics | Technology News
In 2012, Nobel Prize–winning physicist Frank Wilczek was riding a wave of curiosity. He had spent his life…
Quantum mechanics physics theory was born 100 years ago, thanks to Heisenberg’s hay fever
In 1925, a young German physicist fled to the treeless island of Helgoland in the North Sea to…
Famous double-slit experiment holds up when stripped to its quantum essentials | MIT News
MIT physicists have performed an idealized version of one of the most famous experiments in quantum physics. Their…