quantum
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Sub-themes would also be expanded from 16 to 24, including quantum computing and aerospace and satellite technology as new categories.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
The material differs so greatly from conventional quantum materials that the researchers created a new term for it: the quantum statistical plasmonic metacrystal.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026
These small variations influence how the light behaves at the quantum level.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026
Such materials could eventually support quantum computers, highly secure communication systems, advanced sensors, and new energy technologies.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026
But that time it set me off like a high-yield quantum torpedo.
From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram
At wide-open throttle, the raunchiness doesn’t come in wild quanta but in one smoothly linear, incredibly steep exponential function, with no interval for tactility and feedback.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2025
In order to see and study single quanta of sound, the number of phonons must be minimized.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 18, 2024
Quantum theory typically deals with the universe in tiny chunks, or quanta, while general relativity takes the cosmos to be continuous even at the smallest scales.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 19, 2023
Quantum mechanics describes how, in the subatomic realm, everything is broken up in discrete chunks, or quanta, such as the individual particles of light called photons.
From New York Times ● May 8, 2023
In order to observe a primordial black hole one would have to detect several gamma ray quanta coming from the same direction within a reasonable space of time, such as a week.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
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