macroscopic

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In the words of the committee, "the discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical tunnelling and energy quantisation in an electric circuit".

From BBC • Oct. 7, 2025

Being able to control the macroscopic twist between layers allows for more control over the properties of the entire system.

From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2024

"We are doing the same experiment that has been done many times, but we are doing it in a quantum material. We are seeing that the quantum effects can lead to macroscopic changes."

From Science Daily • Mar. 28, 2024

Entropy is essentially the number of such microstates consistent with the same macroscopic variables, he deduced.

From Science Magazine • Mar. 28, 2024

This says that the laws of physics conspire to prevent macroscopic bodies from carrying information into the past.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking