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2012 Nobel Prize: How Do We See Light?

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Published on Oct 9, 2012

What was the 2012 Nobel Prize in physics given for? Capturing a single photon of light!
Congrats to Serge Haroche and David Wineland
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Thanks to Krister Shalm, Nima Doroud and Bruno LeFloch for contributions and to Perimeter Institute for support.
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  • MehJaw

    MehJaw 1 week ago

    That cat on a cat drawing at the end should be like the new logo of quantum mechanics XD

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    josh kregg 6 days ago

    Black box?

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  • DrSpoon99

    DrSpoon99 6 hours ago

    And sheep.

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    AlloyXIII 1 day ago

    "Secretly" my ass.

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    reblogo 1 day ago

    I think he secretly likes cats

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  • level1mallow

    level1mallow 1 day ago

    So you can change the odds of what something will be when observed by changing the type of particle that does the observing? That... has many implications.

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    toni9595 2 days ago

    Awesome videos!!!

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    MrSuperpanda100 2 days ago

    Blew my mind

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  • Reinabil

    Reinabil 2 days ago

    How does he make the apinwheel turn? What software is he using?

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  • Naruto AccelAF

    Naruto AccelAF 2 days ago

    Atomic excitation, I guess

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  • yayo4624

    yayo4624 3 days ago

    You know, this is a good video and all, but I couldn't understand a single shit.

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  • Nicholas Hadler

    Nicholas Hadler 4 days ago

    But how does the photon interact with the atom to make it "dead" or "alive"?

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