Quantum Physics
- Quantum Physics
A quarter century ago, the qubit was born
The invention of the qubit a quarter century ago enabled the quantum information revolution.
- Quantum Physics
Quantum computers are about to get real
Qubit-based machines are gearing up to solve problems that are out of reach for even the most powerful supercomputers.
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Quantum satellite shatters entanglement record
A satellite sent entangled particles to two Chinese cities 1,200 kilometers apart.
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Quantum tractor beam could tug atoms, molecules
The wavelike behavior of quantum particles could be harnessed to move atoms.
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Key Einstein principle survives quantum test
Particles in quantum superposition adhere to the equivalence principle in atomic test.
- Physics
There’s still a lot we don’t know about the proton
Researchers are puzzling over the proton's radius, spin and whether it decays.
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Millions of atoms entangled in record-breaking quantum tests
Scientists make advance in the quest to take quantum effects to larger scales.
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Quantum counterfeiters might succeed
Physicists demonstrate security issue with quantum cash.
- Quantum Physics
Readers amazed by Amasia
Quantum spookiness, shifting landmasses and more in reader feedback.
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Vacuum’s quantum effect on light detected
Light can be polarized through interactions with empty space.
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Cosmic test confirms quantum weirdness
Physicists used starlight to perform a cosmic Bell test.
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Readers ponder hominid hookups and more
Neandertal evolution, quantum internet and more in reader feedback.
