2025 Nobel Prize in Physics: The Truth About Macroscopic Quantum Mechanics

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2025 Nobel Prize in Physics: The Truth About Macroscopic Quantum Mechanics

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Did you know a circuit big enough to hold in your hand can behave like a single quantum particle? The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded for proving this exact mind-bending reality, forever changing our understanding of the quantum world. In this deep dive, we unpack the groundbreaking experiments on Macroscopic Quantum Mechanics (MQM) and Macroscopic Quantum Tunneling (MQT) that laid the foundation for today's quantum computers. Discover how scientists used a Josephson junction and microwave spectroscopy to demonstrate that quantum rules don't just apply to single atoms. This exploration of the 2025 Nobel Prize reveals the painstaking classical calibration and cryogenic experiments that provided undeniable proof of quantum tunneling and energy quantization in a macroscopic system, paving the way for the quantum technology that will define our future. Watch on YouTube with subtitles: https://www.youtube.com/@whatthestudysays Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/tw/podcast/what-the-study-says/id1814559387 FLink: https://open.firstory.me/user/cmao5odis0eyf01w36mahd8ub/platforms Tell us what you think:https://open.firstory.me/user/cmao5odis0eyf01w36mahd8ub/comments Powered by Firstory Hosting