Researchers at the University of Basel and the Laboratoire Kastler Brossel have demonstrated how quantum mechanical ...

Researchers have demonstrated that quantum entanglement can link atoms across space to improve measurement accuracy. By ...

A team of researchers led by the University of Warwick has developed the first unified framework for detecting "spacetime ...

Entangled atoms, separated in space, are giving scientists a powerful new way to measure the world with stunning precision.

Artificial crystals of light, consisting of hundreds of thousands of optical microtraps, are routinely created by interfering optical laser beams. These so-called optical lattices act as versatile ...

Making a perfect lens that produces flawless images has been a dream of lens makers for centuries. In 1873, Ernst Abbe discovered a fundamental 'diffraction limit' in optics: whenever an object is ...

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