Quantum physics underlies technologies from the laser to the smartphone. The International Year of Quantum marks a century of scientific developments.

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The quantum revolution is advancing technology, and new experimental equipment from the University of Barcelona helps ...

Physics: Current Generated by the Quantum Hall Effect Has Additional Magnetic Properties Dec. 17, 2024 — The quantum Hall effect, a fundamental effect in quantum mechanics, not only generates an ...

Keck Foundation, Mahdi Hosseini and Selim Shahriar aim to build and test an ultra-sensitive optomechanical system to determine whether quantum mechanics ... and computer engineering at Northwestern ...

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