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The Physics That Curves a Ping-Pong Ball Just Showed Up in Quantum Light

Researchers have directly observed the optical Magnus effect for the first time, revealing a tiny shift in laser interactions that could affect the precise control of qubits in quantum computers. Anyone who has watched a spinning soccer ball curve around a defensive wall has seen what happens when spin changes an object's path through the [...]

The Physics That Curves a Ping-Pong Ball Just Showed Up in Quantum Light

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Researchers have directly observed the optical Magnus effect for the first time, revealing a tiny shift in laser interactions that could affect the precise control of qubits in quantum computers.

Anyone who has watched a spinning soccer ball curve around a defensive wall has seen what happens when spin changes an object's path through the [...]

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Researchers have directly observed the optical Magnus effect for the first time, revealing a tiny shift in laser interactions that could affect the precise control of qubits in quantum computers. Anyone who has watched a spinning soccer ball curve around a defensive wall has seen what happens when spin changes an object's path through the [...]

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