If a tree falls in a forest and no one is there to hear it, does it make a sound? Perhaps not, some say.
Quantum Physics
Aug 24, 2020
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A trio of Japanese physicists have applied a reformulation of string theory, called IIB, whereby matrices are used to describe the properties of the physical universe, on a supercomputer, to effectively show ...
Physicists at the University of Sussex have tamed one of the most counterintuitive phenomena of modern science in their quest to develop a new generation of machines capable of revolutionizing the way we can solve many problems ...
Quantum Physics
Jan 19, 2015
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Lasers produce coherent waves of light: All the light inside a laser vibrates completely in sync. Meanwhile, quantum mechanics tells us that particles like atoms should also be thought of as waves. As a result, we can build ...
Condensed Matter
Jun 14, 2022
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(Phys.org) —In theory, Maxwell's demon can decrease the entropy of a system by opening and closing a door at appropriate times to separate hot and cold gas molecules. But as physicist Leó Szilárd pointed out in 1929, ...
An important milestone toward the realization of a large-scale quantum computer, and further demonstration of a new level of the quantum control of light, were accomplished by a team of scientists at UC Santa Barbara and ...
Quantum Physics
Feb 15, 2011
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Researchers from Trinity have discovered a uniquely quantum effect in erasing information that may have significant implications for the design of quantum computing chips. Their surprising discovery brings back to life the ...
Quantum Physics
Oct 16, 2020
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Researchers at Princeton University have begun crystallizing light as part of an effort to answer fundamental questions about the physics of matter.
Optics & Photonics
Sep 9, 2014
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Quantum mechanics and the general theory of relativity form the bedrock of the current understanding of physics—yet the two theories don't seem to work together. Physical phenomena rely on relationship of motion between ...
Quantum Physics
Sep 19, 2019
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Scientists have taken the next major step toward quantum computing, which will use quantum mechanics to revolutionize the way information is processed.
Quantum Physics
Jul 20, 2011
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