Quantum mechanics Research update Superposition and entanglement flee the quantum nest The connection between the two effects can now be explained without recourse to quantum theory Read article: Superposition and entanglement flee the quantum nest
Quantum mechanics Research update Experiments with quantum cause and effect reveal hidden nonclassicality Scientists probe causality with photons, shining light on when reality is quantum Read article: Experiments with quantum cause and effect reveal hidden nonclassicality
Quantum mechanics Research update Extremely compressible photon gas confirms peculiar prediction of quantum theory Bose–Einstein condensate of light could be used as force sensor Read article: Extremely compressible photon gas confirms peculiar prediction of quantum theory
Quantum mechanics Research update ‘Strange history’ of photons challenges our understanding of quantum interactions Surprising experiment reveals atoms can be excited by photons passing straight through a medium Read article: ‘Strange history’ of photons challenges our understanding of quantum interactions
Quantum mechanics Research update Complex numbers are essential in quantum theory, experiments reveal Imaginary numbers are more that just a mathematical convenience Read article: Complex numbers are essential in quantum theory, experiments reveal
Ultracold matter Research update Pauli blocking is spotted in ultracold fermionic gases Quantum degenerate systems are more transparent to light Read article: Pauli blocking is spotted in ultracold fermionic gases
Structure and properties Research update Quantum material ‘learns’ like a living creature Discovery of habituation and sensitization behaviours in a Mott insulator could inspire new algorithms for artificial intelligence Read article: Quantum material ‘learns’ like a living creature
Quantum mechanics Research update Quantum Cheshire cats could have a travelling grin Researchers postulate that the quantum Cheshire cat effect, in which a property of a quantum object becomes separated from the object itself, can have dynamics of its own Read article: Quantum Cheshire cats could have a travelling grin
Gravity Research update Black-hole laser could have quantum computing applications Proposed device uses superconducting technology Read article: Black-hole laser could have quantum computing applications
Quantum mechanics Research update Wave–particle duality quantified for the first time Experiment attaches precise numbers to a photon’s wave-like and particle-like character Read article: Wave–particle duality quantified for the first time
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