Split atom clouds get entangled in quantum tests
The feat takes researchers a step closer to creating ultraprecise measurement devices
![Illustration of electromagnetic fields trapping a cloud of rubidium atoms above a microchip](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/042518_EC_quantum-entanglement-2_feat.jpg?fit=860%2C460&ssl=1)
ENTANGLED WEB Electromagnetic fields trap a cloud of rubidium atoms above a microchip (illustrated). Quantum linkages were observed between atoms in the left and right halves of the clump.
Dept. of Physics/Univ. of Basel