In a Landmark Physics First, Scientists Observe Atoms Existing in Two Separate Places at the Same Time
Scientists at Australian National University (ANU) have reported the first confirmed observation of atoms engaged in one of…
physicist who brought quantum theory to the macro world
Credit: L. Brian Stauffer, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Originally educated as a philosopher, Anthony (Tony) Leggett later switched…
Near-miss particle encounters reveal hidden secrets of strong force
Deep inside every atom lies a restless world of quarks and gluons—the tiny building blocks that hold everything…
Large exciton longitudinal–transverse splitting enables room-temperature ultrafast coherent polaritonics in layered perovskite crystals
Phillips, D. F., Fleischhauer, A., Mair, A., Walsworth, R. L. & Lukin, M. D. Storage of light in…
Single-atomic-ion detection with plasmon-enhanced whispering-gallery-mode microlasers
Toropov, N. et al. Review of biosensing with whispering-gallery mode lasers. Light Sci. Appl. 10, 42 (2021). Article …
A quantum walk comb source at telecommunication wavelengths
Diddams, S. A., Vahala, K. & Udem, T. Optical frequency combs: coherently uniting the electromagnetic spectrum. Science 369,…
Physicists Stretch, Blur, and Reverse Time’s Arrow in Wild Quantum Engine
There’s a lot we don’t understand about quantum systems. But over the past century, physicists have found ways…
Magnetic resonance control of spin-correlated radical pair dynamics in vivo
Kaptein, R. & Oosterhoff, J. L. Chemically induced dynamic nuclear polarization II: (relationwith anomalous ESR spectra). Chem. Phys.…
Quantum computers still struggle with chemistry’s hardest calculations
One of the biggest promises of quantum computing is the ability to simulate molecules with unprecedented accuracy. If…
Simulation of a Floquet non-Abelian topological insulator with photonic quantum walks
Qi, X.-L. & Zhang, S.-C. Topological insulators and superconductors. Rev. Mod. Phys. 83, 1057–1110 (2011). Article ADS Google…