Quantum Physics
Feb 14, 2022
What's inside a black hole? Physicist uses quantum computing, machine learning to find out
Dude, what if everything around us was just ... a hologram?
Search results for wave particle duality
Quantum Physics
Dec 16, 2021
Demonstrating Feshbach resonances between a single ion and ultracold atoms
A team led by Prof. Dr. Tobias Schätz, Professor of Atomic and Quantum Physics at the Institute of Physics at the University of Freiburg, Dr. Pascal Weckesser, Fabian Thielemann and colleagues, demonstrate magnetic Feshbach ...
Optics & Photonics
Sep 30, 2021
Study unveils the quantum nature of the interaction between photons and free electrons
For several decades, physicists have known that light can be described simultaneously as a wave and a particle. This fascinating 'duality' of light is due to the classical and quantum nature of electromagnetic excitations, ...
General Physics
Aug 18, 2021
Experimental confirmation of wave-particle duality
The 21st century has undoubtedly been the era of quantum science. Quantum mechanics was born in the early 20th century and has been used to develop unprecedented technologies which include quantum information, quantum communication, ...
Education
Aug 18, 2021
Teaching Einsteinian physics in schools
Why are middle school students losing interest in physics? Why is Australia falling behind in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)?
General Physics
May 20, 2021
Neutrons piece together 40-year puzzle behind iron-iodide's mysterious magnetism
Advanced materials with more novel properties are almost always developed by adding more elements to the list of ingredients. But quantum research suggests some simpler materials might already have advanced properties that ...
Nanophysics
Mar 25, 2021
New class of versatile, high-performance quantum dots primed for medical imaging, quantum computing
A new class of quantum dots deliver a stable stream of single, spectrally tunable infrared photons under ambient conditions and at room temperature, unlike other single photon emitters. This breakthrough opens a range of ...
Optics & Photonics
Mar 2, 2021
Photon-photon polaritons: the intriguing particles that emerge when two photons couple
Scientists at the University of Bath in the UK have found a way to bind together two photons of different colors, paving the way for important advancements in quantum-electrodynamics—the field of science that describes ...
Optics & Photonics
Feb 18, 2021
Quantum leap: how we discovered a new way to create a hologram
Once, holograms were just a scientific curiosity. But thanks to the rapid development of lasers, they have gradually moved center stage, appearing on the security imagery for credit cards and bank notes, in science fiction ...
Quantum Physics
Jul 29, 2020
'Quantum negativity' can power ultra-precise measurements
Scientists have found that a physical property called 'quantum negativity' can be used to take more precise measurements of everything from molecular distances to gravitational waves.
