Can something large enough to wire, probe and manipulate behave as a single quantum system?

Zahra Yamani & Marco Merkli explore the the emergence of macroscopic quantum coherence as an engineered resource in this new Perspective: https://ow.ly/4RzU50ZzSvO

#QuantumPhysics #MacroscopicQuantum 🧪

Can something large enough to wire, probe and manipulate behave as a single quantum system?

Zahra Yamani & Marco Merkli explore the the emergence of macroscopic quantum coherence as an engineered resource in this new Perspective: https://ow.ly/M0YG50ZzSwy

#QuantumPhysics #MacroscopicQuantum 🧪

Quantum Leap: 3 US Scientists With UC Ties Win 2025 Physics Nobel

Full Story: indiawest.com/quantum-leap...

#UCScientists #QuantumTunneling #MacroscopicQuantum #NobelPrize2025 #QuantumComputing #TransmonQubits #QuantumSensors #BerkeleyLab #UCSantaBarbara #MichelDevoret #JohnClarke #JohnMartinis

Novel scheme demonstrates spatial quantum coherence in massive systems through spin-only measurements, enabling tests of quantum superposition for nanodiamonds up to 10^10 amu using confined uniform magnetic fields rather than complex interferometry.

#QuantumCoherence #MacroscopicQuantum #Research