Quantum Physics
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Quantum PhysicsQuantum histories get all tangled up
Multiple versions of history may be quantum entangled just like particles, a new experiment suggests.
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PhysicsAt last, some details on Stephen Hawking’s solution to black hole problem
Stephen Hawking and colleagues have finally provided more information about how black holes might preserve information.
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PhysicsMore details on Stephen Hawking’s solution to black hole problem
Stephen Hawking and colleagues have finally provided more information about how black holes might preserve information.
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Quantum PhysicsYear in review: Quantum spookiness is real
A new version of an experiment proposed in 1964 confirmed a counterintuitive tenet of quantum mechanics.
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Quantum PhysicsGoogle’s quantum computer speeds up, but practical use is unclear
Google’s D-Wave quantum computer is getting faster, but it’s still unclear whether it will ever outperform regular computers at completing useful tasks.
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ChemistryElusive chemical reaction transition state captured
A new method provides a detailed look at the elusive transition state.
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Quantum PhysicsSpooky quantum connection quantified for multiple particles
Physicists have measured quantum entanglement between several particles rather than just two.
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Quantum PhysicsMore tests confirm quantum spookiness
New experimental results confirm and strengthen evidence for the “spooky” reality of quantum physics.
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Science & SocietyQuantum spookiness, magnetic mysteries and more feedback
Letters and comments from readers on quantum spookiness, Earth's magnetic field, and more.
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Quantum PhysicsLight mimics hotel with limitless vacancies
By mimicking a mathematician’s method for creating vacancies in a hotel with an infinite number of rooms, physicists may have found a way of increasing the amount of data that can be carried via light.
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Quantum PhysicsQuantum interpretations feel the heat
Landauer’s principle shows a way to test competing interpretations about quantum physics.
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Quantum PhysicsConfirmed: Quantum mechanics is weird
The first demonstration of a loophole-free Bell test validates the weirdness of quantum physics.
By Andrew Grant