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Soundwaves settle debate about elusive quantum particle

It was a head-spinning discovery. In 2018, researchers in Japan claimed to find concrete evidence of an elusive particle, a Majorana fermion, in a quantum spin liquid called ruthenium trichloride. Majoranas are highly sought-after ...

Classical physics can explain quantum weirdness, study shows

When you throw a ball in the air, the equations of classical physics will tell you exactly what path the ball will take as it falls, and when and where it will land. But if you were to squeeze that same ball down to the size ...

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Soft Matter
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Optics & Photonics
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Quantum Physics
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Superconductivity
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Quantum Physics
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Optics & Photonics
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Quantum Physics
Multitasking quantum sensors can measure several properties at once
Condensed Matter
Quantum simulations reveal spin transport in 1D materials
Optics & Photonics
Spatiotemporal light pulses could secure optical communication by masking data
Quantum Physics
Smart cable sharing gives quantum computers a big boost
General Physics
Mirror-positioning method could make quantum gravity tests possible
Optics & Photonics
Quantum simulations tackle photon polarization flip, but today's hardware falls short
Condensed Matter
A silicon-compatible path toward scalable quantum systems
Quantum Physics
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General Physics
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Quantum Physics
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Superconductivity
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