Whether a quantum object behaves like a wave or like a particle depends on the tool used to observe the system, and thus on the type of measurement performed. Now, a team of physicists at the University of Vienna, Austria, and the Austrian Academy of Sciences has taken this phenomenon to the extreme by performing measurements on two photons placed 144 km apart. … Read More
Research Proves Humans Can Sense Future Events
Wouldn’t it be nice to predict future events, even if they are just ten seconds ahead? According to researchers at Northwestern University, we can do just that. Researchers already know that our subconscious minds sometimes know more than our conscious minds. Physiological measures of subconscious arousal, for instance, tend to show up before conscious awareness that a deck of cards … Read More
Quantum jumps are not objective events? Precisely.
The famous physicist Niels Bohr first conceived of the notion of quantum jumps, or quantum leaps, in 1913. Bohr understood quantum jumps as objective events in which an atom emits or absorbs a photon, causing an electron to jump from one energy level – or quantum state – to another inside the atom. But a few decades later, when physicists … Read More
Quantum Activist to air on KQED / PBS!
We’re so very excited to have our PBS network premiere at San Francisco’s KQED television! This event sets a benchmark of our film making dreams. When we were hard at work on the Quantum Activist, our highest thought was the hope of it showing on PBS. And here we are! This also shows on a much bigger picture the acceptance … Read More
Quantum physics mimics spooky action into the past
[styled_image w=”300″ h=”211″ lightbox=”yes” image=”/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/42928_web-300×211.jpg” align=”left” alt=”Spooky Stuff.” link=”#” ]Physicists of the group of Prof. Anton Zeilinger at the Institute for Quantum Optics and Quantum Information (IQOQI), the University of Vienna, and the Vienna Center for Quantum Science and Technology (VCQ) have, for the first time, demonstrated in an experiment that the decision whether two particles were in an entangled or … Read More
Quantum Levitation
Tel-Aviv University demos quantum superconductors locked in a magnetic field (www.quantumlevitation.com). For an explanation of the physics behind this demonstration, visit here. With the theme “Knowledge that Works: From Theory to Practice,” the 2011 ASTC Annual Conference featured more than 100 sessions, which highlighted how science centers and museums are putting new ideas to practical use to serve their communities. … Read More