Quantum Measurements Leave Schrödinger's Cat Alive

First time accepted submitter Walking The Walk writes "Your co-workers who keep using Schrödinger's cat metaphor may need to find a new one. New Scientist reports that 'by making constant but weak measurements of a quantum system, physicists have managed to probe a delicate quantum state without destroying it – the equivalent of taking a peek at Schrodinger's metaphorical cat without killing it. The result should make it easier to handle systems such as quantum computers that exploit the exotic properties of the quantum world.'"

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Scrodingpost

[Anonymous Coward]

Slightly look at me, and I will post and no post at the same time

Looks like Schrodingers Cat stayed alive

[toygeek]

just long enough to be eaten by Pavlov's Dog