New micrometer Quantum systems
Eva Weig and her team are building mechanical quantum sensors large enough to be seen under an electron microscope. One day, they could become fundamental components of a new quantum technology.To ordinary people with a healthy dose of common sense, the processes at work in the quantum world sound more like a fairytale than reality. Particles that change into waves and back again, objects that can be present in two different locations simultaneously. Without these astonishing phenomena, we would not have computers, lasers, magnetic resonance imaging, or even a standard television. ...
