Quantum Mechanics
Nobel prize in physics 2025 awarded to quantum physicists
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John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret, and John M. Martinis receive the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics for experiments demonstrating quantum tunneling in macroscopic circuits. Their mid-1980s work laid the foundation for superconducting quantum computers. The laureates expressed great surprise at the award.
Researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory have developed quantum control techniques that can make systems appear to reverse the flow of time. The work, published in Physical Review X, uses measurements and feedback to manipulate the perceived direction of time in quantum processes.
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Physicist Jonathan Oppenheim has proposed a theory of post-quantum gravity that treats space-time as fundamentally non-quantum. The idea introduces random fluctuations in the flow of time that could connect general relativity with quantum mechanics.
Physicists led by Lu Li at the University of Michigan have discovered quantum oscillations originating from the bulk of an insulating material, challenging long-held assumptions in physics. The finding, published in Physical Review Letters, suggests a new duality where materials can behave as both metals and insulators. This bizarre phenomenon was observed using powerful magnets at the National Magnetic Field Laboratory.
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A challenging mathematical proof, famously dubbed the '10 martini' problem, has been solved by connecting quantum mechanics to infinitely intricate structures. The solution employs number theory to explain quantum fractals. This breakthrough was first reported in Quanta Magazine and featured in WIRED.