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Quantum Holography

Posted by Hemos on from the peering-into-the-cat dept.

Buzz Skyline writes "Physicists succeed where psychics fail. Researchers from Boston University propose a quantum holography system that can construct 3d images of objects sealed in closed containers. Could it lead to quantum luggage scanners at the airport?"

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  1. Nice ap, but no real world potential yet by linuxrunner · · Score: 1, Redundant

    As I see it, if you CAN'T see the back side of an object, then you can't see it!

    You can assume what it looks like and then create an image out of that assumption, but unless you are looking directly at it, you'll never know.

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  2. Re:Schroedinger's Cat by jeffy124 · · Score: 2, Redundant

    Schroedinger's gonna have to rephrase the question - is the cat dead or just sleeping?

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  3. Re:Schroedinger's Cat by Pseudonym · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Exactly. Indeed, the molecules, atoms and subatomic particles in the air, the poison, the box and the rest of the cat can act like "observers" to the events caused by the introduction of poison into the cat's anatomy, causing the wavefunction to collapse.

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