Voor hardcore quantumics: ‘Universe’s coolest lab creates bizarre quantum matter in space’
13 June 2020
11:24
Physicists have made a Bose–Einstein condensate on the International Space Station — allowing them to probe the mysteries of quantum physics in detail.
For 25 years, physicists have used an exotic state of matter made from ultracold atoms to probe quantum behaviour at the macroscopic scale. Now, they can do it in space.
The feat comes from physicists behind NASA’s US$100-million Cold Atom Lab, which began operating on the International Space Station in June 2018. The results are a proof-of-principle showing that the laboratory can successfully exploit the microgravity of space in ways that should allow scientists to create phenomena that would be impossible on Earth. The facility is on track to become the coldest place in the known Universe.
Je bent nog niet hardcore, maar droomt er wel van? In bijgaande artikel worden onder de linkdump suggesties gegeven om (meer) quantum bekwaam te worden. En om begrip voor Einstein te krijgen.
