Physicists in China have recreated a rare quantum effect known as false vacuum decay, a theoretical process that could abruptly transform the universe. Using a ring of highly excited Rydberg atoms ...
A ring of 10 to 30 atoms, each inflated to a fragile, oversized state and held in place by laser tweezers, has given physicists what the authors describe as a highly controlled look at a quantum ...
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