Quantum double-slit experiment done with molecules for the first time

By Philip Ball2021-11-25T10:13:00

An illustration showing a regular arrangement of parallel waves that are broken into concentric ones as they pass through two narrow openings in a barrier

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Researchers prepare ‘new type of matter’ to conduct classic wave–particle duality experiment

The iconic quantum double-slit experiment, which reveals how matter can behave like waves that displays interference and superposition, has for the first time been demonstrated with individual molecules as the slits.