Deconstructing Schrödinger’s Cat – Solving the Paradox
The French theoretical physicist Franck Laloë presents a modification of Schrödinger’s famous equation that ensures that all measured states are unique, helping to solve the…
Quantum Mechanics
Theoretical Physicists Find Deep Link Between Quantum Entanglement and Thermalization
How Supercomputers Helped Link Quantum Entanglement to Cold Coffee Theoretical physicists from Trinity have found a deep link between one of the most striking features…
Artificial Intelligence System Learns the Fundamental Laws of Quantum Mechanics
Deep machine learning method can predict molecular wave functions and electronic properties of molecules This algorithm could drastically speed-up future simulation efforts in the design…
Combining Quantum Physics and Biology to Improve Enzyme Activity Measurements
Quantum Light Improves Sensitivity of Biological Measurements In a new study, researchers showed that quantum light can be used to track enzyme reactions in real…
Pair of Civil Servants Rewrite Quantum Mechanics in Their Spare Time
A pair of civil servants solve a quantum mechanics problem that had bothered them since they were students. As students, Jussi Lindgren and Jukka Liukkonen…
Using Quantum Mechanics to Trigger Atomic Fusion
Fusion by strong lasers: HZDR scientists want to use quantum mechanics to trigger the fusion of atomic nuclei at lower energies. Nuclear physics usually involves…
Quantum Effects at Mega-Scale: The Universe May Have Quantum Properties
An article of the IKBFU Director of Institute of Physics, Mathematics and Informational Technology, Artyom Yurov and the Institute’s Associate Professor, Valerian Yurov was recently…
Surprising Quantum Effect Discovered in an Exotic Superconductor
Study explores how superconductivity forms in iron-based materials. An international team led by researchers at Princeton University has directly observed a surprising quantum effect in…
Topological Quantum States in Graphene Created by Laser Pulses
Discovering ways to control the topological aspects of quantum materials is an important research frontier because it can lead to desirable electrical and spin transport…
“Spooky” Quantum Tunneling Observed by Chemists
Extremely large electric fields can prevent umbrella-shaped ammonia molecules from inverting. A molecule of ammonia, NH3, typically exists as an umbrella shape, with three hydrogen…
Quantum Destabilization of a Water Sandwich – Laws of Classical Physics Break Down
When a thin layer of water is squeezed between two hydrophobic surfaces, the laws of classical physics break down. From raindrops rolling off the waxy…
Evading Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle Isn’t Easy
EPFL researchers, with colleagues at the University of Cambridge and IBM Research–Zurich, unravel novel dynamics in the interaction between light and mechanical motion with significant…
Faster, More Secure Communications Using Structured Light in Quantum Protocols
Quantum mechanics is embracing patterns of light to create an alphabet that can be leveraged to build a light-based quantum network. Structured light is a…
Cryptography Without Using Secret Keys – White Paint as an Unclonable Key
Most security applications, for instance, access to buildings or digital signatures, use cryptographic keys that must at all costs be kept secret. That also is…
Researchers Watch Quantum Knots Untie – “Surprising Result”
After first reporting the existence of quantum knots, Aalto University & Amherst College researchers now report how the knots behave. A quantum gas can be…
Efficient Quantum-Mechanical Interface Leads to a Strong Interaction Between Light and Matter
Researchers have succeeded in creating an efficient quantum-mechanical light-matter interface using a microscopic cavity. Within this cavity, a single photon is emitted and absorbed up…
“Completely Unexpected” – MIT Scientists Discover Fractal Patterns in Quantum Material
The X-ray-focusing lens used in the experiment is based on a design used in lighthouses for centuries. A fractal is any geometric pattern that occurs…
Quantum Paradox Experiment Puts Einstein to the Test – May Lead to More Accurate Clocks and Sensors
More accurate clocks and sensors may result from a recently proposed experiment, linking an Einstein-devised paradox to quantum mechanics. University of Queensland physicist Dr. Magdalena…