Quantum mechanics Research update Quantum Darwinism spotted in diamond spins Physicists use nitrogen-vacancy centres to investigate the origin of classical reality Read article: Quantum Darwinism spotted in diamond spins
Quantum mechanics Podcasts Quantum teleportation, FLASH radiotherapy and the end of electricity from coal We discuss developments in real-world quantum teleportation, how government policies can affect start-ups and the take-up of alternative technologies to coal Read article: Quantum teleportation, FLASH radiotherapy and the end of electricity from coal
Quantum mechanics Research update Arrow of time points forward in quantum systems Second law of thermodynamics holds at the microscopic scale Read article: Arrow of time points forward in quantum systems
Quantum mechanics Research update To catch a quantum jump A new experiment intercepts a quantum leap as it is occurring – something deemed impossible until now Read article: To catch a quantum jump
Materials Research update Single-spin system breaks quantum symmetry “Dilation” technique could allow researchers to study exotic physics in non-classical Hamiltonians Read article: Single-spin system breaks quantum symmetry
Quantum mechanics Research update Quantum sunlight experiment could shed light on stellar astrophysics Solar photons pair-up with light from a quantum dot in a “highly non-classical” manner Read article: Quantum sunlight experiment could shed light on stellar astrophysics
Quantum mechanics Opinion and reviews QB or not QB – that is the question for quantum physicists and philosophers Philosophers can learn much from a row in the physics community, says Robert P Crease Read article: QB or not QB – that is the question for quantum physicists and philosophers
Quantum mechanics Research update Antimatter quantum interferometry makes its debut Researchers of the QUPLAS collaboration have performed the first ever double-slit-like experiment on antiparticles Read article: Antimatter quantum interferometry makes its debut
Quantum mechanics Opinion and reviews As real as it gets Philip Ball reviews Einstein’s Unfinished Revolution: the Search for What Lies Beyond the Quantum by Lee Smolin Read article: As real as it gets
Optics and photonics Research update Light can behave like a magnet Photons behave like magnetic dipoles at absolute zero temperatures in new quantum simulator Read article: Light can behave like a magnet