THE HIDDEN COST OF KNOWING TIME IN THE QUANTUM WORLD
Quantum clocks were supposed to be ultra-efficient. But researchers just found out the real energy hog isn’t the clock - it’s you trying to read it.
In a new study, scientists built a quantum clock powered by single electrons hopping between two nano-sized zones. Each hop = one tick. Simple, right? But when they measured those hops using high-tech sensors, they burned up to a billion times more energy than the clock used to tick.
Let that sink in: observing time at the quantum level costs way more energy than keeping time. The moment you try to turn those quantum ticks into classical data? Boom - entropy skyrockets.
This shatters the old belief that measurement is cheap in quantum physics. Turns out, just watching the clock is what makes time irreversible - giving it a forward direction.
So if you’re dreaming of ultra-efficient quantum tech, don’t just build better clocks. Fix how we look at them.
Source: Physical Review Letters
QUANTUM PINBALL: SCIENTISTS FIND ELECTRONS THAT CAN’T MAKE UP THEIR MIND
Researchers just spotted a wild new state of matter where some electrons freeze in place while others zip around like chaos gremlins in a pinball machine.
It’s called a “generalized Wigner crystal” - think of it like electrons forming weird honeycomb patterns, but half of them decide they’d rather party than sit still.
This mix of frozen + free-flowing electrons could help power breakthroughs in quantum computing, spintronics, and futuristic tech that doesn’t suck up all your electricity.
Source: FSU News
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