macroscopic

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Quantum metals are metals where quantum effects -- behaviors that normally only matter at atomic scales -- become powerful enough to control the metal's macroscopic electrical properties.

From Science Daily • Oct. 8, 2025

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

According to the study, "fluctuations in density, energy and entropy in water are regulated by these quantum interactions, with effects ranging from the nanometre to the macroscopic scale," says researcher Luis E. Coronas.

From Science Daily • Nov. 14, 2024

That means the puddle has more entropy than the crystals, and the system evolves to the macroscopic state with the greatest entropy.

From Science Magazine • Mar. 28, 2024

One can therefore ask: does quantum theory allow time travel on a macroscopic scale, which people could use?

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