Ultracold atoms spun on a string form quantum tornadoes
Physicists call it 'quantum weather'.
Tag: quantum physics
Hoverboards are now real — and the science behind them is dope
Hoverboards like the ones in Back to the Future II now exist for real. Sort of.
Physicists make 2-D supersolid that flows without friction, a world first
It's like an ice cube flowing on water without friction.
What are Gravitational Waves?
Not only do gravitational waves represent the ultimate confirmation of the theory of General Relativity, they will provide us with ...
What is the Standard Model of Particle Physics?
The Standard Model is our best description of the subatomic world. Join ZME for a stroll through the particle zoo.
Time Travel Without the Paradoxes
Join ZME Science in its carefully non-copyright infringing time machine with your sidekick ‘Marty’ to see if time travel paradoxes ...
Quantum Teleportation: Separating Science Fact from Science Fiction
Quantum teleportation may take its name from its fictional counterpart, but aside from that, it shares few commonalities. Despite this, ...
A Journey through Multiverses, Hidden Dimensions, and Many Worlds
The alternate world, universe, or dimension is a long-standing element of pop-culture. But these concepts, often conflated, have their roots ...
Certainly Uncertain: What’s Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle
Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle is more than a mathematical quirk, a handy guiding principle, or the inspiration for some really nerdy ...
Superposition! The strange tale of Schrödinger’s cat
The tale of physics’ most famous cat is one that is familiar to many, but what is the inside story ...
Physicists solved decades-old puzzle with huge implications for quantum computers
A happy accident lead to a breakthrough that may prove to be revolutionary in physics and beyond.
Side stepping Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle isn’t easy
The uncertainty principle provides a constant hindrance to the sensitivity of equipment such as LIGO's interferometer and new research shows, ...
Super-Superposition: 2,000 atoms in ‘two places at once’
A new record for the most atoms placed in a quantum superposition simultaneously has been set by researchers - pushing the boundary ...
Quantum satellite investigates the gap between Quantum Mechanics and General Relativity
An international team of scientists has attempted to test the effects of gravity on quantum entanglement using the Micius Quantum ...
Physicists are a step closer to a theory of quantum gravity
A new study outlines the conditions that couple quantum gravity and low-energy physics.
Physicists measure quantum entanglement in chemical reactions
The discovery has implications for the improvement of technologies like solar energy systems.
‘Quantum compass’ can locate objects without GPS
The device is completely self-contained, being able to determine the position of an object on the globe with no external ...
Physicists may have solved ‘chicken or the egg’ paradox — both can come first
Of course it had to be weird and confusing.
Scientists demonstrate quantum entanglement with objects big enough to see
'Spooky action at a distance' is approaching the human scale.
Quantum technology of spinning black holes
Are black holes trying to tell us something?