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Quantum information theorists are shedding light on entanglement, one of the spooky mysteries of quantum mechanics

  • Written by William Mark Stuckey, Professor of Physics, Elizabethtown College
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The year 2025 marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of quantum mechanics. In the century since the field’s inception, scientists and engineers have used quantum mechanics to create technologies such as lasers, MRI scanners and computer chips.

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