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The original paper by Kim et al. on the Delayed Choice Quantum Eraser suggests the concept of retrocausality, which stems ...

Tests in a gate-defined loop on graphene tracked a fractional charge circling back with a steady interference beat, as ...

The team have pushed the boundaries of quantum mechanics beyond what some thought possible. Now they want to go even further ...

“For two years, I was looking at flat lines,” physicist Sebastian Pedalino recalled of a stubborn detector that refused to ...

Quantum technologies, devices and systems that process, store, detect, or transfer information leveraging quantum mechanical ...

Coherent laser ranging systems confront a fundamental trade-off: higher resolution typically comes with increased system complexity and cost. Researchers from Tsinghua University have demonstrated a ...

Long before quantum mechanics existed, a scientist developed a powerful way of describing motion by drawing an analogy between particles and light.

A new optical device allows researchers to generate and switch between two stable, donut-shaped light patterns called ...

One calculation probes complex behavior and yields a checkable result where classical simulation blows up in cost—vital for chemistry and medicine.