#quantum-physics

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“The cosmos is within us. We are made of star-stuff. We are a way for the universe to know itself.” ― Carl Sagan

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Physicists confirm ’negative time’ is real by asking the atoms themselves

A new experiment confirms that photons passing through a cloud of atoms can spend a negative amount of time there, and the atoms themselves are the ones saying so.

Physicists confirm ’negative time’ is real by asking the atoms themselves

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’Really, really weird’: Physicists entangle two moving atoms for the first time, validating ’spooky’ quantum theory

For the first time, scientists have observed quantum entanglement in the momentum of massive particles. The result, decades in the...

’Really, really weird’: Physicists entangle two moving atoms for the first time, validating ’spooky’ quantum theory

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Physicists push quantum boundaries by turning a superfluid into a supersolid — and back — for the first time

Physicists saw excitons, a type of quasiparticle, undergo a reversible phase transition from superfluid to supersolid for the first time,...

Physicists push quantum boundaries by turning a superfluid into a supersolid — and back — for the first time

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Physicists push thousands of atoms to a ’Schrödinger’s cat’ state — bringing the quantum world closer to reality than ever before

Researchers have demonstrated that a nanoparticle of 7,000 sodium atoms can act as a wave, creating a record-setting...

Physicists push thousands of atoms to a ’Schrödinger’s cat’ state — bringing the quantum world closer to reality than ever before

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Beam Me Up, Broadband: Quantum Teleportation Joins the Wi-Fi Party

 🌐✨Forget sci-fi teleportation chambers and shimmering Star Trek beams—Northwestern University just shoved quantum teleportation through the same fiber-optic cables that are already choking on your Netflix binge and your aunt’s cat videos. For the first time, delicate quantum states piggybacked on the same wires carrying memes, spam, and probably your boss’s “urgent” Slack pings. 🚀 Schrödinger’s…

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Beyond Particles: A Universe of Possibility, Not Pieces What if we’ve misunderstood the universe all along? What if reality isn’t made of “things,” but of processes, perspectives, and possibilities? What if we stopped thinking of the world as a machine filled with parts, and started seeing it as a symphony unfolding in real time—with us as both audience and instrument? This is not a…

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Light, Engines, and the Laws of Thermo: Did We Just Break Physics (Again)?

Imagine a motor that doesn’t burn fuel, doesn’t heat up, doesn’t move gears—and yet, it works. Now imagine it runs on light alone. No wires. No combustion. Just photons zipping in, and mechanical motion zipping out. That’s not just the fever dream of a physicist who’s had one too many espressos—it’s the reality emerging from the labs of Australian engineers, who have unveiled a heat engine…

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