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A high degree of quantum entanglement was detected in a centimeter-sized crystal of a strange metal, using a method from quantum information theory.

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TU Wien, Vienna, Austria and Grenoble, France (ILL)

Who
experimentalists at TU Wien, Prof. Silke Bühler-Paschen, Peter Zoller, Federico Mazza, Fakher Assaad
What
A high degree of quantum entanglement was detected in a centimeter-sized crystal of a strange metal, using a method from quantum information theory.
When
Tue, 16 Jun 2026 21:00:04 GMT · 3h 13m ago
Where
TU Wien, Vienna, Austria and Grenoble, France (ILL) ·
Why
This research aimed to understand whether macroscopic objects can display quantum effects and to better understand the strange metal behavior of the crystal.
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This discovery establishes a new bridge between solid-state physics and quantum physics, providing direct evidence of high multipartite quantum entanglement in a macroscopic solid, which may lead to future applications in quantum metrology.

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