Steering by peeking: Physicists control quantum particles by looking at them
Monday, February 17, 2014 - 13:30
in Physics & Chemistry
Scientists from the FOM Foundation and Delft University of Technology have manipulated a quantum particle, merely by looking at it in a smart way. By adjusting the strength of their measurement according to earlier measurement outcomes, they managed to steer the particle towards a desired state. The scientists published their results online on 16 February 2014 in Nature Physics.