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Two illustrations: on the left, a ball bounces back after hitting a wall; on the right, inspired by quantum advances, the ball passes through—echoing breakthroughs honored with the Nobel Prize in Physics. A child throws the ball in both scenarios.
Starts With A Bang
Macroscopic quantum tunneling wins 2025’s Nobel Prize in physics
Quantum mechanics was first discovered on small, microscopic scales. 2025's Nobel Prize brings the quantum and large-scale worlds together.
Ethan Siegel
levitation
Starts With A Bang
The incredible physics of quantum levitation
With the right material at the right temperature and a magnetic track, physics really does allow perpetual motion without energy loss.
Ethan Siegel
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