Quantum Squeezing Applied to Nanoparticle for the First Time
Physicists at the University of Tokyo, Japan have successfully performed quantum mechanical squeezing on a nanoparticle.
This achievement was made possible by levitating the particle and rapidly varying its oscillation frequency, shedding light on the classical-quantum transition for small objects.
Quantum squeezing has potential applications in quantum technology, including improvements in quantum sensors, optical clocks, and superconducting devices.
Such objects are small enough to be affected by Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle, which places a limit on how precisely we can simultaneously measure the position and momentum of a quantum object.
Author's summary: Physicists applied quantum squeezing to a nanoparticle, a breakthrough in quantum technology.