Shrödinger's hat (not cat . . . in the hat)

Ah, physics humor.  Anyway, it’s been too long since I made a pure science post.  I’ve been trying to wean myself off, but when I saw Jon Cartwright’s article on physicsworld.com, I couldn’t help myself.  According to the article, an international team of physicists has proposed a new device that could detect the presence of waves or particles while barely disturbing them. Called a “Schrödinger’s hat”, the device has not yet been built in the lab but the team believes that it could someday be used as a new type of sensor for quantum-information systems.

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Andy Edwards
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