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Read article: Quantum physics guides proton motion in biological systems Biophysics Research update Quantum physics guides proton motion in biological systems A central mechanism behind information transfer in living cells depends on the transfer of electrons with a specific spin
Read article: Subtle quantum effects dictate how some nuclei break apart Nuclear physics Research update Subtle quantum effects dictate how some nuclei break apart Asymmetric fission landscape emerges from nuclear shell effects
Read article: Could an extra time dimension reconcile quantum entanglement with local causality? Quantum mechanics Research update Could an extra time dimension reconcile quantum entanglement with local causality? “Toy model” could be tested using photons
Read article: Quantum interference observed in collisions between methane molecules and gold surface Quantum mechanics Research update Quantum interference observed in collisions between methane molecules and gold surface Study has important implications for our understanding of surface chemistry, say researchers
Read article: Schrödinger’s cat states appear in the nuclear spin state of antimony Quantum mechanics Research update Schrödinger’s cat states appear in the nuclear spin state of antimony New finding will be important for applications in quantum information processing and quantum error correction
Read article: Theorists propose a completely new class of quantum particles Mathematical physics Research update Theorists propose a completely new class of quantum particles Paraparticles are fundamentally different from bosons and fermions and could be created using ultracold atoms
Read article: No-go theorem illuminates how quantum processes are constrained by classical causality Quantum mechanics Research update No-go theorem illuminates how quantum processes are constrained by classical causality Systems with indefinite causal order must be nonlocal in space–time
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