Record-breaking experiment shows that a cluster of thousands of atoms can act like a wave as well as a particle.

Can a small lump of metal be in a quantum state that extends over distant locations? A research team at the University of Vienna answers this question with a resounding yes. In the journal Nature, ...

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Experiments reveal that metallic nanoparticles thousands of atoms wide can exist in quantum superposition, providing a ...

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

Physicists have long suspected that gravity might have a hidden quantum side, but for decades the idea has been more mathematics than measurement. A new proposal for a tabletop experiment now suggests ...

Metal clusters made of thousands of atoms showed quantum interference, offering new insight into how large objects follow quantum rules.

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One of the most famous quantum thought experiments is that of the "Schrödinger's cat"—a cat whose life or death depends on the decay of a radioactive atom. According to quantum mechanics, unless the ...

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