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Swiss Scientists Perform Massive Test of 80-Year-Old, 'Spooky' Quantum Paradox
By Rafi Letzter published
This new experiment is a huge example of the behavior Albert Einstein called "spooky action at a distance."
Quantum Radar Could Make Stealth Technology Obsolete
By Brandon Specktor published
Using entangled photons, scientists want to create a 'quantum radar' that can detect stealth bombers.
'Virtual Particles' Could Create Dark, Echoing Dead Stars
By Rafi Letzter published
There might be a massive, dead star out there that bends the stuff of raw vacuum and prevents itself from collapsing into a black hole.
Quantum Physicists Doubled the Information Speed Limit of the Universe
By Rafi Letzter published
A team of quantum physicists has busted the limit on how fast information can move through the universe.
The 'Skyrmion' May Have Solved the Mystery of Ball Lightning
By Rafi Letzter published
An experiment on ultracold atoms may have revealed the electromagnetic knot that traps the hot plasma of ball lightning.
Why Measuring a Tiny, Spinning Particle Is Such a Big Deal
By Don Lincoln published
The g-2 experiment has begun and it has the potential to shake up the reigning model of particle physics.
Quantum Physicist Named 'Australian of the Year'
By Mindy Weisberger published
Chalk one up for the physicists, as 2018’s "Australian of the Year" title goes to a quantum physicist who created the world’s first transistor made from a single atom.
Time Crystals to Tetraquarks: Quantum Physics in 2017
By Rafi Letzter published
The year 2017 was weird all over. And what science is better-suited for a weird year than quantum physics?
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