Quantum Physics news
New Law of Physics Could Explain Quantum Mysteries
(PhysOrg.com) -- Since the early days of quantum mechanics, scientists have been trying to understand the many strange implications of the theory: superpositions, wave-particle duality, and the observer’s ...
Aug 17, 2009 |
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Scientists capture first direct images of theoretically predicted magnetic monopoles
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have captured the first direct images of magnetic monopoles which were theoretically conceived by the British-Swiss physicist Dirac in the early 1930s who showed that their existence ...
Oct 20, 2010 |
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Scientists create first electronic quantum processor
A team led by Yale University researchers has created the first rudimentary solid-state quantum processor, taking another step toward the ultimate dream of building a quantum computer.
Jun 28, 2009 |
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Physicist proposes method to teleport energy
(PhysOrg.com) -- Using the same quantum principles that enable the teleportation of information, a new proposal shows how it may be possible to teleport energy. By exploiting the quantum energy fluctuations ...
Feb 05, 2010 |
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Digital Quantum Battery Could Boost Energy Density Tenfold
(PhysOrg.com) -- Physicists theorize that quantum phenomena could provide a major boost to batteries, with the potential to increase energy density up to 10 times that of lithium ion batteries. According to ...
Dec 22, 2009 |
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Golden ratio discovered in a quantum world
Researchers from the Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie (HZB, Germany), in cooperation with colleagues from Oxford and Bristol Universities, as well as the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, ...
Jan 07, 2010 |
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Spacetime May Have Fractal Properties on a Quantum Scale
(PhysOrg.com) -- Usually, we think of spacetime as being four-dimensional, with three dimensions of space and one dimension of time. However, this Euclidean perspective is just one of many possible multi-dimensional ...
Mar 25, 2009 |
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Proposed Spacetime Structure Could Provide Hints for Quantum Gravity Theory
(PhysOrg.com) -- Spacetime, which consists of three dimensions of space and one time dimension, is such a large, abstract concept that scientists have a very difficult time understanding and defining it. Moreover, ...
Dec 16, 2009 |
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Quantum leap: World's smallest transistor built with just 7 atoms
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have literally taken a leap into a new era of computing power by making the world's smallest precision-built transistor - a "quantum dot" of just seven atoms in a single silicon ...
May 24, 2010 |
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Quantum Mysticism: Gone but Not Forgotten
Does mysticism have a place in quantum mechanics today, or is the idea that the mind plays a role in creating reality best left to philosophical meditations? Harvard historian Juan Miguel Marin argues the ...
Jun 08, 2009 |
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Physicists take steps toward delivering quantum information to the home
(PhysOrg.com) -- Today, fiber optics technology transports information in the form of classical data to homes and businesses. But researchers are currently working on ways to combine quantum data with the ...
Jul 18, 2011 |
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Time travel theory avoids grandfather paradox
(PhysOrg.com) -- The possibility of going back in time only to kill your ancestors and prevent your own birth has posed a serious problem for potential time travelers, not even considering the technical details ...
Jul 21, 2010 |
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New evidence for quantum Darwinism found in quantum dots
(PhysOrg.com) -- Physicists have found new evidence that supports the theory of quantum Darwinism, the idea that the transition from the quantum to the classical world occurs due to a quantum form of natural ...
May 10, 2010 |
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Quantum measurement precision approaches Heisenberg limit
(PhysOrg.com) -- In the classical world, scientists can make measurements with a degree of accuracy that is restricted only by technical limitations. At the fundamental level, however, measurement precision ...
Feb 26, 2010 |
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Rice physicists find reappearing quantum trios
Using atoms at temperatures colder than deep space, Rice University physicists have delivered overwhelming proof for a once-scoffed-at theory that's become a hotbed for research some 40 years after it first ...
Dec 11, 2009 |
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