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February 5, 2013

Quantum Physics Sheds Light on Cells

Stephen Pincock, ABC Science


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For the first time, Australian scientists have explored the inner workings of a living cell using a new kind of laser microscopy that harnesses the laws of quantum physics.

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TAGGED: lasers, quantum entanglement, quantum mechanics, microscopy

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