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Stevens Institute of Technology

QuantumClocks

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Trapped ions are versatile platforms used for quantum computing and ultra-precise timekeeping. New results now show that combining these capabilities can reveal a deeper layer of physical reality: quantum superpositions of the passage of time. 

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Igor Pikovski

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