Welcome to Quantumville. Population: uncertain. Walk down Main Street, lined with blurry cars simultaneously moving and remaining still. See the house with the curtains drawn? The television in the living room is both on and off at the same time. In this neighborhood, everyday objects do seemingly contradictory things.
Janel Kiley
DAMPING THE WOBBLE | For decades, scientists have used light to quell the vibrations of individual atoms.
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