A team of scientists showed that two diamonds can entangle with one another, meaning that vibrations in one of the crystals share an invisible, long-range connection with vibrations in the other crystal.

“We have been able to demonstrate that even everyday objects can exhibit some of the strange, counterintuitive behavior of quantum physics,” said University of Oxford professor Ian Walmsley, who led the study, published recently in the journal Science.

Until now, scientists had only seen that phenomenon in frozen clusters of atoms.

“One of the weird effects well-known from atomic-scale systems is the possibility of superposition – the ability of an object to be in two places at once,” Walmsley said.

You may have heard of Erwin Schrodinger’s cat thought experiment in which a cat is both alive and dead at the same time because its life depends on an atom that has both decayed and not decayed. This paradox illustrates how bizarre superposition can be.

In the case of Walmsley’s study, photons were showing up in two spots at the same time and causing vibrations within a pair of diamonds. The researchers made it happen by placing two diamonds about 15 centimeters (about 6 inches) apart on a table and then shooting a series of photons at a device called a beam splitter. Most of them went toward one diamond or the other, but a few of the photons went both ways at the same time. When those multitasking photons struck the pair of diamonds, they caused vibrations called phonons with each of the crystals.

The light from each of the beams recombines after exiting the crystals. And sometimes when the light is leaving the crystals, it has less energy than when it entered. That’s how the researchers could tell that the photon had caused some vibrations.

“We know that one diamond is vibrating, but we don’t know which one,” Walmsley said. “In fact, the universe doesn’t know which diamond is vibrating – the diamonds are entangled, with one vibration shared between them, even though they are separated in space.”

Walmsley said that diamonds may someday be used to generate random numbers or store information in next-generation computers, but his colleagues point out that this particular research project does not have any immediate technological applications. It’s just really fascinating, and really confusing, at the same time.

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Many joined the filmmakers Renee Slade and Ri Stewart, along with the pivotal Betsy Chasse, co-creator of  ”What the Bleep do we know?” for a lively conversation after the film about quantum physics, the nature of reality, and our responsibility to it.

Many moviegoers talked about how the film touched them to apply the power of quantum physics into their own lives.  We talked about dualism a bit, but most importantly… what can we do to create a beautiful reality within the co-creation that we are entangled with?   Thanks for coming!

The first screening was held at the New Vision Spiritual Center on Hayden.

Our friends at New Vision have been the perfect hosts for our premiere, as they know personally the power of quantum physics, and the message that can be shared via film.

We would like to personally thank David Bell for putting on such a wonderful event, and look forward to another one in Spring of 2010! Check out these fun graphics he did for the screening:

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This excellent film takes up where “The Secret” & “What the Bleep Do We Know?”  left off. If you’ve been wondering why, despite your best intentions, you haven’t manifested a BMW or the winning lottery ticket, then “The Quantum Activist“ will set you straight.

Better yet, this film may jump start the kind of collective leap of consciousness needed for solving the big issues like war, poverty, global warming and the environmental crisis.

Dr. Amit Goswami, a theoretical quantum physicist, has written the textbook for quantum mechanics as well as several other books of a more mystical nature. This film, based in part on Goswami’s lectures, outlines a new view of consciousness, science, God, and what it all means for us. According to Goswami, quantum physics supports or explains how we create from our consciousness, how “intentions” really work, and how we are not separated from each other or from God. As the title implies though, this film goes beyond manifesting a fat paycheck and into the realms of activism. Amit Goswami is looking at the larger picture and hoping for a global shift in consciousness that may be the next step in our evolution.

Goswami guides us through his theories with humor and illustrative stories (math phobics will be reassured as there is no math at all) and leads us to the same conclusion that every great religion has been saying for centuries — that we are all connected. Once we realize that than global change becomes possible. As “The Quantum Activist” illuminates, when we realize that we are all one, then violence becomes unthinkable. If we are all connected to each other and to the earth, than stealing land or resources, or squandering them becomes impossible. We are only damaging ourselves when we damage the earth.

“The Quantum Activist” turns physics into surprisingly good eye candy, and the cinematography is lively. Kudos to Ri Stewart and Renee Slade for great directing, producing and editing.