Oxford physicists created a new type of “Schrödinger’s cat” quantum state, where a tiny trapped particle can exist in multiple unusual quantum states at once. The breakthrough could improve future quantum computers, sensors, and our understanding of how the quantum world works.
Quantum mechanics, unlike classical physics, allows objects to exist in more than one state at the same time. This idea is often illustrated by Schrödinger's cat, imagined as being both alive and dead...
