Four ultracold beryllium ions
float in a trap. Using a single
laser pulse, experimenters
correlated quantum
properties of the ions. Sackett et al./Nature
A Colorado research team has coaxed an unprecedented number of microscopic particles—specifically, four beryllium ions—to share in a strange harmony known as quantum entanglement.
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